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Buffalo Sabres vs Minnesota Wild Prediction

Our pick: Minnesota Wild to win at 1.696, locked when this prediction was published. It was the market favourite with the bookmaker margin removed; the analysis below is written from match data.

Buffalo Sabres

vs

KeyBank Center (Buffalo)

Minnesota Wild

Result

Lost

Buffalo Sabres 3 · Minnesota Wild 2

Buffalo Sabres won after overtime

How our call settled

Our pick, Minnesota Wild to win at locked odds 1.696, lost. It was published with 59% confidence, leaving a 41% chance for Buffalo Sabres to win, the outcome that came in.

Before the start the best price on Minnesota Wild to win had drifted from 1.696 to 1.90, so the market moved away from this pick after it was published.

Analysis

Minnesota Wild are the market favourite against Buffalo Sabres in the NHL on 7 October 2026. The bookmaker line is 1.696 for Minnesota Wild and 2.16 for Buffalo Sabres, which works out at implied chances of 56.0% and 44.0% once the margin is removed.

No head-to-head record is available. Minnesota Wild won all 3 of their recent games, beating Boston Bruins on 4 October 2026 and Nashville Predators on 2 October 2026. Buffalo Sabres won 2 of 4, beating Chicago Blackhawks on 3 October 2026 after losing to Columbus Blue Jackets on 1 October 2026.

The pick is Minnesota Wild to win, at 59% confidence. Recent results lean to Minnesota Wild, and they raised the market chance of 56.0% by 2.9 points. The line-ups and starting goaltenders are not available, and at 44.0% Buffalo Sabres remain a live threat.

Match winner odds

Overtime and shootout included

Updated

1 · Buffalo Sabres 1.925
2 · Minnesota Wild 1.696 Our pick

Best price for each outcome before the start; our pick shows its locked odds.

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