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Toronto Maple Leafs vs Buffalo Sabres Prediction

Our pick: Toronto Maple Leafs to win at 1.816, locked when this prediction was published. It was the market favourite with the bookmaker margin removed; the analysis below is written from match data.

Toronto Maple Leafs

vs

Scotiabank Arena (Toronto)

Buffalo Sabres

Result

Lost

Toronto Maple Leafs 4 · Buffalo Sabres 5

Buffalo Sabres won after overtime

How our call settled

Our pick, Toronto Maple Leafs to win at locked odds 1.816, lost. It was published with 53% confidence, leaving a 47% chance for Buffalo Sabres to win, the outcome that came in.

At the last price check before the start the best price on Toronto Maple Leafs to win was still 1.816.

Analysis

Toronto Maple Leafs take on Buffalo Sabres on 15 October 2026, a fixture listed under NHL. The bookmaker line makes Toronto Maple Leafs the favourite at 1.816, which is 52.3% once the bookmaker margin is removed, against Buffalo Sabres at 1.99 (47.7%).

The head-to-head record in our data feed, all competitions combined, shows 15 meetings since 2022: Toronto Maple Leafs won 8 and Buffalo Sabres won 7. Toronto Maple Leafs have played 6 games in the NHL this season (3 won, 3 lost), form W L W L W. Buffalo Sabres have played 6 games this season (3 won, 3 lost), form W L L W W.

The call is Toronto Maple Leafs to win, overtime and shootout included, at 53% confidence: the market's margin-free 52.3% for Toronto Maple Leafs, moved up 0.5 points by the head-to-head record; the move is limited to 8 points. Line-ups, injuries and the starting goaltenders are not available, so late team news is the main risk to this pick.

Match winner odds

Overtime and shootout included

Updated

1 · Toronto Maple Leafs 1.816 Our pick
2 · Buffalo Sabres 1.94

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

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