BUFFALO

SABRESBUF

14-20-4  |  Road

5
FINAL
Thu, Jan 2 • 9:00 PM ET
Ball Arena
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COLORADO

AVALANCHECOL

23-15-0  |  Home

6
Goaltending
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
GOALTENDER

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

#1 | Goaltender
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Scott Wedgewood
GOALTENDER

Scott Wedgewood

#41 | Goaltender
Player W-L-OTL GAA SV% SO
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen None-None 5.92 0.793 --
Scott Wedgewood None-None 5.79 0.778 --
None-None W-L-OTL None-None
5.92 GAA Ldr 5.79
0.793 Ldr Save % 0.778
-- SO --
AI Model Win Probability
SABRES
100%
📊
AVALANCHE
0%
SABRES --
AVALANCHE --
AI Model Projected Total
AI Projection
6.1
Projected
Book Total
--
Over / Under Line
Over 0 0%
Under 0 100%
AI Model Spread Expectation
AI Spread Proj
-0.6
COLORADO
Book Spread
--
Book Line
▲ Edge: +0.6 points (Colorado)
SabresBUF (-3.5) 0 AvalancheCOL (+3.5)
Model Expected Spread
Spread Distribution
AI Model

Sabres Cover

38.4%

Avalanche Cover

61.6%

+6+4+20-2-4-6
Distribution centered around COL -0.6 expected margin.
Margin of Victory (COL)

BUF By 1 goal

14.5%

BUF By 2-3 goals

12.8%

COL By 1 goal

19.3%

COL By 2-3 goals

25.2%

AI Model Projected Score
2.74
BUFFALO
3.33
COLORADO
Simulated Score
3
BUFFALO
4
COLORADO
Projections Grades
Moneyline (ML)
Agreement
AI Avalanche Win
0% Win Prob
D
Sim Avalanche Win
50% Win Prob
C
Puck Line (ATS)
Agreement
AI Avalanche (+0) Win
Proj Goals: -0.6
D
Sim Avalanche (+0) Win
Proj Goals: -1.0
C
Over/Under (Total)
No Consensus
AI o0 Win
Proj Total: 6.1
D
Sim u0.0 Win
Proj Total: 7.0
C
Head-to-Head History
Date Game Score
Nov 13, 2025 BUF @ COL 3 - 6
Oct 13, 2025 COL @ BUF 3 - 1
Jan 2, 2025 BUF @ COL 5 - 6
Dec 3, 2024 COL @ BUF 5 - 4
Dec 13, 2023 BUF @ COL 1 - 5
Key Model Drivers
Shots on Goal (L5) +41.7% more
Colorado: 33.3 vs Buffalo: 23.5
Faceoff % (L5) +11.5%
Colorado: 49.8% vs Buffalo: 38.3%
Blocked Shots (L5) +20.8% more
Buffalo: 18.4 vs Colorado: 14.6
Takeaways (L5) +16.9% more
Buffalo: 3.8 vs Colorado: 3.2
Post-Mortem Analysis
Metric Projected Actual
Score Game
BUF Score 2.7 5
COL Score 3.3 6
Team Stats Splits (Home / Away)
Blocked Shots 14.6 / 18.4 9.0 / 9.0
Faceoff % 49.8 / 38.3 44.8 / 55.2
Hits 19.9 / 21.8 31.0 / 27.0
Power Play % 10.1 / 21.4 33.3 / 66.7
Shots on Goal 33.3 / 23.5 29.0 / 21.0
Takeaways 3.2 / 3.8 9.0 / 4.0
Public Market Splits
Moneyline
Open: -- → --
4%TICKETS96%
4%MONEY96%
Spread (ATS)
Open: -- → --
13%TICKETS87%
7%MONEY93%
Total (O/U)
Open: -- → --
89%TICKETS11%
94%MONEY6%