Result
 
                    6:2
                
               
                
                                 
                    
                    
                        27/12/2024 at  19:00 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))
                    
 
                 
                
                
				
				                
				
				                
                 
                 
                     
                     
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 Denmark | Viaplay | 
 Finland | Viaplay | 
 Hungary | Net4+ | 
 Iceland | Viaplay | 
 Norway | Viaplay | 
 Poland | Viaplay | 
 Sweden | Viaplay | 
                      
                     
                  
				
				            
            
            
                            				
                
                
				
				                 
                    
                        Match Stats
                    
                    
                        
                                
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| Shots on Goal | 
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| 35 | 17 | 
| Shots off Goal | 
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| 17 | 15 | 
| Shooting PCT | 
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| 17.14% (6/35) | 11.76% (2/17) | 
| Blocked Shots | 
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| 9 | 11 | 
| Goalkeeper Saves | 
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| 15 | 29 | 
| Saves PCT | 
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| 88.24% (15/17) | 82.86% (29/35) | 
| Penalties | 
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| 2 | 2 | 
| PIM | 
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| 4 | 4 | 
| Power-play Goals | 
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| 0 | 0 | 
| Shorthanded Goals | 
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| 0 | 0 | 
| Power-play PCT | 
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| 0% (0/2) | 0% (0/2) | 
| Pen. Killing PCT | 
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| 100% (2/2) | 100% (2/2) | 
| Hits | 
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| 22 | 31 | 
| Faceoffs Won | 
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| 25 | 24 | 
| Faceoffs % | 
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| 51.02 | 48.98 | 
| Giveaways | 
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| 8 | 17 | 
| Takeaways | 
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| 5 | 4 | 
| Empty Net Goals | 
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| 0 | 0 | 
                        
                      
                 
				 				 
				 
				                  
                    
                        Key Moments
                    
                    
					    Here there are
                                
- 1st Period (4 - 0)
 - 09:51, 1 - 0, Benson Z. (G), Dahlin R. (A), Byram B. (A2)
 - 12:23, 2 - 0, Tuch A. (G), Thompson T. (A), Dahlin R. (A2)
 - 12:38, 3 - 0, Quinn J. (G), Cozens D. (A), Peterka J. (A2)
 - 19:18, 4 - 0, Cozens D. (G), Quinn J. (A), 
 - 2nd Period (0 - 1)
 - 00:01, Mrazek P. ↓, Soderblom A. ↑, 
 - 02:24, Brodie T.J. (2 min), 
 - 12:43, Krebs P. (2 min), 
 - 12:43, Korchinski K. (2 min), 
 - 16:39, 4 - 1, Bertuzzi T. (G), Hall T. (A), Bedard C. (A2)
 - 3rd Period (2 - 1)
 - 03:04, 4 - 2, Jones S. (G), Maroon P. (A), Reichel L. (A2)
 - 03:28, Tuch A. (2 min), 
 - 05:48, 5 - 2, Tuch A. (G), McLeod R. (A), Lafferty S. (A2)
 - 15:06, 6 - 2, Tuch A. (G), 
 
                        
                      
                 
				 				 
				                 
				 				 
				 
				 				 
				 
				 
				
				                 
                    
                        Chances of winning
                    
                    
                        
                                
 Buffalo Sabres  47.9% | Draw  21.1% | Chicago Blackhawks  31% | 
Initial Probability
 (when we started the analysis)
Our Initial ML Estimation
                        
                      
                 
				 				 
				 
				                  
                    
                        Buffalo Sabres - Chicago Blackhawks Odds
                    
                    
                        
                                
            
            
            
			
			
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			   1 | 
			   X | 
			   2 | 
                           Marga | 
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			   Avarage Now (Initially) | 
			   1.97 ↑ (1.97) | 
			   4.51 ↓ (4.58) | 
			   3.04 ↓ (3.12) | 
			   5.7% (4.7%) |  | 
                               
			
- The most likely Over/Under: 5.75
 
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                        What is the prediction for Buffalo Sabres - Chicago Blackhawks?
                    
                    
                        
						        
                                            
                                            Users Predictions: 
                                            
                                            
                                            22 users predict this event. Buffalo will win (votes: 16 - 72.7%). Chicago will win (votes: 1 - 4.5%). It will Tie (votes: 5 - 22.7%). 
Confidence interval (95%) for Buffalo: 54.1% – 91.3%.                                The most likely score by Bookmakers is 3:2.
                        
						
                    
 
                 
                                
                
                                  
                    
                     Preview Facts
                    
                    
                        
                              - We will watch a tense game between outsiders (ranked 16 and 16).
 - Last 5 head-to-head matches Buffalo won 4. 
 - Buffalo is in awful shape (in the last 5 games wins - 1). 
 - Recent matches Chicago is playing uncertain (in the last 5 games wins - 3). 
 - Buffalo could have problems with physics compare with it opponent - last days they played more matches than their opponents. 
 - Recently Buffalo have a series of guest games. 
 - Buffalo will have a small advantage in this match.
 - There will not play in Buffalo: Greenway J.
(Injury)
 - There will not play in Chicago: Brossoit L.
(Knee Injury)
Martinez A.
(Neck Injury)
 - Last 20 head-to-head matches Buffalo won 7 matches, drawn 0 matches, lost 13 matches and goals 55:69 (average 2.8:3.5). 
 - Including matches at home between the teams Buffalo won 4 matches, drawn 0 matches, lost 5 matches and goals 25:29 (average 2.8:3.2).                        
 
                      
                 
                
                                  
                    
                        How many head-to-head matches has Buffalo Sabres won against Chicago Blackhawks?
                    
                    
                        
                            Buffalo Sabres has won 4 of their last 5 head-to-head matches.
                        
                    
 
                 
                
                
                                  
                    
                        How many head-to-head matches has Chicago Blackhawks won against Buffalo Sabres?
                    
                    
                        
                             Chicago Blackhawks has won 1 of their last 5 head-to-head matches.
                        
                    
 
                 
                
                
                
                                 
                    
                        What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?
                    
                    
                    
                        
                            The latest head-to-head matches between Buffalo Sabres - Chicago Blackhawks were as follows:
                                                        
                                19.10.2024 
                                Chicago Blackhawks 
                                - 
                                Buffalo Sabres 
                                2:4
                            
        
                                                        
                                18.01.2024 
                                Buffalo Sabres 
                                - 
                                Chicago Blackhawks 
                                3:0
                            
        
                                                        
                                19.11.2023 
                                Chicago Blackhawks 
                                - 
                                Buffalo Sabres 
                                2:3
                            
        
                                                        
                                17.01.2023 
                                Chicago Blackhawks 
                                - 
                                Buffalo Sabres 
                                4:3 OT
                            
        
                                                        
                                29.10.2022 
                                Buffalo Sabres 
                                - 
                                Chicago Blackhawks 
                                4:3
                            
        
                                                     
                      
                    
                 
                
                
                                
                    
                        Latest results of Buffalo Sabres                    
                    
                    
                 
                                
                                
                    
                        Latest results of Chicago Blackhawks                    
                    
                 
				
				
				
                
                
                                 
                                 
                			   
			                       
                            
                                                
NHL Table
MainWestern Conference |  | Pl | W | WO | LO | L |  | Pts | 
| 1 | Colorado Avalanche | 13 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 47:35 | 19 | 
| 2 | Winnipeg Jets | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 45:30 | 18 | 
| 3 | Utah Mammoth | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 42:34 | 16 | 
| 4 | Seattle Kraken | 12 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 33:33 | 16 | 
| 5 | Anaheim Ducks | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 41:34 | 15 | 
| 6 | Vegas Golden Knights | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 39:32 | 15 | 
| 7 | Dallas Stars | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 33:36 | 15 | 
| 8 | Edmonton Oilers | 14 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 43:44 | 15 | 
| 9 | Los Angeles Kings | 13 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 37:44 | 14 | 
| 10 | Vancouver Canucks | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 40:45 | 14 | 
| 11 | Chicago Blackhawks | 13 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 39:38 | 13 | 
| 12 | Nashville Predators | 14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 37:48 | 13 | 
| 13 | San Jose Sharks | 13 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 42:53 | 11 | 
| 14 | Minnesota Wild | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 37:49 | 11 | 
| 15 | St. Louis Blues | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 37:53 | 10 | 
| 16 | Calgary Flames | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 31:48 | 8 | 
Eastern Conference |  | Pl | W | WO | LO | L |  | Pts | 
| 1 | Montreal Canadiens | 12 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 44:36 | 18 | 
| 2 | New Jersey Devils | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 46:40 | 18 | 
| 3 | Detroit Red Wings | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 44:41 | 18 | 
| 4 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 49:40 | 18 | 
| 5 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 47:47 | 15 | 
| 6 | Carolina Hurricanes | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 41:32 | 14 | 
| 7 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 40:36 | 14 | 
| 8 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 35:33 | 14 | 
| 9 | New York Rangers | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 31:31 | 14 | 
| 10 | Ottawa Senators | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 48:51 | 14 | 
| 11 | Boston Bruins | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 45:48 | 14 | 
| 12 | Washington Capitals | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 31:29 | 13 | 
| 13 | Buffalo Sabres | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 37:38 | 13 | 
| 14 | New York Islanders | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 40:42 | 13 | 
| 15 | Florida Panthers | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 31:34 | 13 | 
| 16 | Philadelphia Flyers | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 33:31 | 13 | 
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