NASHVILLE
PREDATORSNSH
18-24-7 | Road
3
BUFFALO
SABRESBUF
19-26-5 | Home
4
Goaltending
GOALTENDER
Justus Annunen
#29 | Goaltender@
GOALTENDER
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
#1 | Goaltender| Player | W-L-OTL | GAA | SV% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justus Annunen | None-None | 4.14 | 0.852 | -- |
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | None-None | 3.00 | 0.903 | -- |
None-None
W-L-OTL
None-None
4.14
GAA
Ldr 3.00
0.852
Save %
Ldr 0.903
--
SO
--
AI Model Win Probability
PREDATORS
0%
SABRES
100%
PREDATORS
--
SABRES
--
AI Model Projected Total
AI Projection
6.7
Projected
Book Total
--
Over / Under Line
Over 0
0%
Under 0
100%
AI Model Spread Expectation
AI Spread Proj
-0.9
NASHVILLE
Book Spread
--
Book Line
▲ Edge: +0.9 points (Nashville)
Spread Distribution
AI Model
-6-4-20+2+4+6
Distribution centered around NSH -0.9 expected margin.
Margin of Victory (NSH)
NSH By 1 goal
19.7%
NSH By 2-3 goals
28.6%
BUF By 1 goal
12.6%
BUF By 2-3 goals
10.0%
AI Model Projected Score
Nashville
3.78
NASHVILLE
Buffalo
2.87
BUFFALO
Simulated Score
Nashville
4
NASHVILLE
Buffalo
3
BUFFALO
Projections Grades
Moneyline (ML)
Agreement
AI
Predators
Loss
0% Win Prob
D
Sim
Predators
Loss
50% Win Prob
B
Puck Line (ATS)
Agreement
AI
Predators (-0)
Loss
Proj Goals: -0.9
D
Sim
Predators (-0)
Loss
Proj Goals: -1.0
B
Over/Under (Total)
No Consensus
AI
o0
Win
Proj Total: 6.7
D
Sim
u0.0
Win
Proj Total: 7.0
B
Head-to-Head History
Date
Game
Score
Mar 7, 2026
NSH @ BUF
2 - 3
Jan 20, 2026
BUF @ NSH
5 - 3
Feb 8, 2025
BUF @ NSH
4 - 6
Jan 31, 2025
NSH @ BUF
3 - 4
Mar 7, 2024
BUF @ NSH
2 - 4
Key Model Drivers
Takeaways (L5)
+17.2% more
Nashville: 4.6
vs
Buffalo: 3.8
Faceoff % (L5)
+6.3%
Nashville: 55.7%
vs
Buffalo: 49.4%
Power Play % (L5)
+5.2%
Nashville: 20.6%
vs
Buffalo: 15.5%
Blocked Shots (L5)
+14.9% more
Buffalo: 12.8
vs
Nashville: 11.2
Post-Mortem Analysis
Metric
Projected
Actual
Score Game
NSH Score
3.8
3
BUF Score
2.9
4
Team Stats Splits (Home / Away)
Blocked Shots
12.8 / 11.2
16.0 / 8.0
Faceoff %
49.4 / 55.7
35.8 / 64.2
Hits
21.6 / 20.8
23.0 / 25.0
Power Play %
1546.0 / 2062.0
0.0 / 0.0
Shots on Goal
33.8 / 36.6
27.0 / 31.0
Takeaways
3.8 / 4.6
4.0 / 8.0
Public Market Splits
Moneyline
Open: --
→
--
Spread (ATS)
Open: --
→
--
Total (O/U)
Open: --
→
--
Season to Date Model Accuracy
AI Model
SIM Engine
BUF
NSH
BUF
NSH
ML
67%
2-1
67%
2-1
67%
2-1
33%
1-2
ATS
33%
1-2
0%
0-3
100%
3-0
67%
2-1
TTL
33%
1-2
100%
3-0
33%
1-2
33%
1-2
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