St. Louis Blues vs Buffalo Sabres Prediction

at 5v5 last season the two were level on expected goals (50.7% to 50.3%).

In goal, neither team has named a starter. Last season Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (BUF) saved -1.3 goals above expected to Jordan Binnington's -37.1, on save percentages of 0.910 and 0.873.

None of that is the model read. This is a rating-and-home-ice forecast; the full prediction, with confirmed goalies, rest and form, priced against the market, publishes inside the seven days before puck drop and replaces these numbers. Buffalo Sabres over St. Louis Blues is where it starts, not where it ends.

No sportsbook has posted a price for this game yet. Prices usually appear roughly a week before puck drop.

No starter is named this far out. These are each side’s projected starters on the current roster, with last season’s numbers.

STL

Jordan Binnington

SV%

0.873

GSAx

-37.1

GAA

3.33

Record

13-20-7

41 games, 2025-26

BUF

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

SV%

0.910

GSAx

-1.3

GAA

2.52

Record

22-9-3

35 games, 2025-26