Sabres vs. Ducks Prediction, Picks & Odds

Dimers' prediction and analysis for Sabres vs. Ducks in the NHL on Thursday, October 29, 2026 including our projected final score and probabilities for the moneyline, puck line, game total, and player props.
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Sabres
7
6
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Ducks
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Sabres
3 2 2 7
Ducks
3 0 3 6
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  • Sabres
    100%
  • Ducks
    0%
Win Probability
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Sabres
3 2 2 7
Ducks
3 0 3 6
P3 19:30 Goal scored by Beckett Sennecke
P3 19:27 Shot missed by Cutter Gauthier
P3 19:00 Shot on goal by Leo Carlsson saved by Colten Ellis
P3 18:51 Shot on goal by Tristan Luneau saved by Colten Ellis
P3 18:38 Shot missed by Jack Quinn
P3 17:54 Shot on goal by Ducks saved by Colten Ellis
P3 17:26 Tristan Luneau shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
P3 17:18 Shot on goal by Frank Vatrano saved by Colten Ellis
P3 16:32 Beckett Sennecke shot blocked by Tyson Kozak
P3 16:22 Shot missed by Cutter Gauthier
P3 15:59 Jackson LaCombe shot blocked by Noah Ostlund
P3 15:35 Tristan Luneau shot blocked by Louis Crevier
P3 15:27 Shot on goal by Leo Carlsson saved by Colten Ellis
P3 14:44 Shot on goal by Cutter Gauthier saved by Colten Ellis
P3 14:16 Roger McQueen shot blocked by Zach Benson
P3 11:53 Beckett Sennecke shot blocked by Olen Zellweger
P3 10:41 Tristan Luneau shot blocked by Owen Power
P3 06:45 Shot on goal by A.J. Greer saved by Colten Ellis
P3 04:38 Shot on goal by Jackson LaCombe saved by Colten Ellis
P3 03:32 Peyton Krebs shot blocked by Travis Mitchell
Play by Play
  1. P3 20:00
    End of 3rd Period.
  2. P3 19:57
    Noah Ostlund won faceoff against Mikael Granlund in offensive zone
  3. P3 19:57
    Stoppage - Icing
  4. P3 19:30
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Beckett Sennecke
    7-6
  5. P3 19:27
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Cutter Gauthier
  6. P3 19:00
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Leo Carlsson saved by Colten Ellis
  7. P3 18:52
    Peyton Krebs won faceoff against Mikael Granlund in neutral zone
  8. P3 18:51
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Tristan Luneau saved by Colten Ellis
  9. P3 18:38
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jack Quinn
  10. P3 17:54
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ducks saved by Colten Ellis
  11. P3 17:26
    SHOT
    Tristan Luneau shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
  12. P3 17:18
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Frank Vatrano saved by Colten Ellis
  13. P3 16:32
    SHOT
    Beckett Sennecke shot blocked by Tyson Kozak
  14. P3 16:22
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Cutter Gauthier
  15. P3 15:59
    SHOT
    Jackson LaCombe shot blocked by Noah Ostlund
  16. P3 15:51
    Sabres won faceoff against Mikael Granlund in defensive zone
  17. P3 15:35
    SHOT
    Tristan Luneau shot blocked by Louis Crevier
  18. P3 15:32
    A.J. Greer won faceoff against Noah Ostlund in offensive zone
  19. P3 15:29
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  20. P3 15:27
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Leo Carlsson saved by Colten Ellis
  21. P3 14:52
    Peyton Krebs won faceoff against Mikael Granlund in defensive zone
  22. P3 14:46
    Peyton Krebs won faceoff against Roger McQueen in defensive zone
  23. P3 14:46
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  24. P3 14:44
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Cutter Gauthier saved by Colten Ellis
  25. P3 14:16
    SHOT
    Roger McQueen shot blocked by Zach Benson
  26. P3 13:31
    Mikael Granlund won faceoff against Peyton Krebs in offensive zone
  27. P3 13:31
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  28. P3 11:57
    Giveaway by Olen Zellweger in defensive zone
  29. P3 11:53
    SHOT
    Beckett Sennecke shot blocked by Olen Zellweger
  30. P3 10:41
    SHOT
    Tristan Luneau shot blocked by Owen Power
  31. P3 09:32
    Cutter Gauthier credited with hit on Ryan McLeod in defensive zone
  32. P3 08:03
    Stoppage - Icing
  33. P3 07:51
    Tim Washe won faceoff against Noah Ostlund in defensive zone
  34. P3 07:51
    Stoppage - Icing
  35. P3 06:50
    Power play - Takeaway by Beckett Sennecke in offensive zone
  36. P3 06:49
    Shorthanded - Sam Carrick won faceoff against Mikael Granlund in defensive zone
  37. P3 06:49
    Penalty to Dennis Gilbert 2 minutes for Interference (Drawn by A.J. Greer)
  38. P3 06:45
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by A.J. Greer saved by Colten Ellis
  39. P3 06:37
    Tim Washe won faceoff against Noah Ostlund in neutral zone
  40. P3 05:21
    Cutter Gauthier won faceoff against Tyson Kozak in offensive zone
  41. P3 05:21
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  42. P3 04:38
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jackson LaCombe saved by Colten Ellis
  43. P3 03:32
    SHOT
    Peyton Krebs shot blocked by Travis Mitchell
  44. P3 02:50
    SHOT
    Frank Vatrano shot blocked by Olen Zellweger
  45. P3 02:26
    Roger McQueen won faceoff against Josh Norris in offensive zone
  46. P3 02:26
    Stoppage - Icing
  47. P3 01:57
    Tim Washe won faceoff against Josh Norris in neutral zone
  48. P3 01:40
    Power play - Tage Thompson won faceoff against Mikael Granlund in offensive zone
  49. P3 01:38
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Jack Quinn saved by Ville Husso
  50. P3 01:17
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Rasmus Dahlin saved by Ville Husso
  51. P3 01:05
    Delayed penalty (against the Ducks)
  52. P3 01:04
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Rasmus Dahlin saved by Ville Husso
  53. P3 00:00
    Leo Carlsson won faceoff against Peyton Krebs in neutral zone
  54. P2 20:00
    End of 2nd Period.
  55. P2 19:46
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Noah Ostlund saved by Ville Husso
  56. P2 19:43
    Roger McQueen won faceoff against Josh Doan in defensive zone
  57. P2 19:43
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  58. P2 19:41
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Mattias Samuelsson saved by Ville Husso
  59. P2 19:38
    Stoppage
  60. P2 19:35
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Josh Doan saved by Ville Husso
  61. P2 18:51
    Josh Norris won faceoff against Tim Washe in neutral zone
  62. P2 18:50
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Tage Thompson
  63. P2 18:34
    Peyton Krebs won faceoff against Mikael Granlund in offensive zone
  64. P2 16:55
    SHOT
    Tristan Luneau shot blocked by teammate
  65. P2 16:29
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jason Zucker
  66. P2 15:54
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Zach Benson
  67. P2 15:15
    Leo Carlsson won faceoff against Tage Thompson in offensive zone
  68. P2 15:00
    SHOT
    Mattias Samuelsson shot blocked by teammate
  69. P2 14:55
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Mattias Samuelsson
  70. P2 14:35
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Louis Crevier
  71. P2 13:26
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jason Zucker
  72. P2 13:01
    Tim Washe won faceoff against Ryan McLeod in defensive zone
  73. P2 13:00
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Owen Power saved by Ville Husso
  74. P2 12:57
    Ryan McLeod won faceoff against Roger McQueen in offensive zone
  75. P2 11:54
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Zach Benson saved by Ville Husso
  76. P2 11:19
    Stoppage - Offside
  77. P2 10:37
    Mikael Granlund won faceoff against Tyson Kozak in offensive zone
  78. P2 10:37
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  79. P2 10:34
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Frank Vatrano saved by Colten Ellis
  80. P2 08:42
    Shorthanded - Tim Washe won faceoff against Tage Thompson in defensive zone
  81. P2 08:42
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  82. P2 08:19
    Tage Thompson won faceoff against Tim Washe in offensive zone
  83. P2 08:19
    Penalty to Frank Vatrano 2 minutes for Tripping (Drawn by Jason Zucker)
  84. P2 07:46
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Cutter Gauthier saved by Colten Ellis
  85. P2 07:17
    SHOT
    Shot missed by A.J. Greer
  86. P2 06:35
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Tage Thompson saved by Ville Husso
  87. P2 06:00
    Peyton Krebs won faceoff against Mikael Granlund in neutral zone
  88. P2 05:03
    SHOT
    Leo Carlsson shot blocked by Owen Power
  89. P2 03:56
    Giveaway by Sam Colangelo in offensive zone
  90. P2 03:51
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Frank Vatrano saved by Colten Ellis
  91. P2 02:44
    Giveaway by Nick Jensen in defensive zone
  92. P2 02:37
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Mattias Samuelsson saved by Ville Husso
  93. P2 01:54
    Tim Washe won faceoff against Ryan McLeod in neutral zone
  94. P2 01:08
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Tyson Hinds
  95. P2 00:53
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Zach Benson saved by Ville Husso
  96. P2 00:52
    Mikael Granlund won faceoff against Tage Thompson in offensive zone
  97. P1 20:00
    End of 1st Period.
  98. P1 19:33
    SHOT
    Power play - Tim Washe shot blocked by Louis Crevier
  99. P1 18:53
    Shorthanded - Ryan McLeod won faceoff against Tim Washe in defensive zone
  100. P1 18:53
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  101. P1 17:39
    Power play - Leo Carlsson won faceoff against Ryan McLeod in offensive zone
  102. P1 17:36
    Delayed penalty (against the Sabres)
  103. P1 17:04
    Roger McQueen won faceoff against Tyson Kozak in neutral zone
  104. P1 17:04
    Stoppage - Puck in Benches
  105. P1 16:51
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Cutter Gauthier saved by Colten Ellis
  106. P1 16:03
    SHOT
    Jackson LaCombe shot blocked by Ryan McLeod
  107. P1 16:01
    SHOT
    Noah Warren shot blocked by Jason Zucker
  108. P1 15:32
    Leo Carlsson won faceoff against Josh Norris in neutral zone
  109. P1 15:32
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Tage Thompson assisted by Zach Benson and Peyton Krebs
    3-3
  110. P1 14:12
    Sam Colangelo won faceoff against Tyson Kozak in neutral zone
  111. P1 14:03
    Sam Colangelo won faceoff against Tyson Kozak in offensive zone
  112. P1 14:03
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  113. P1 13:13
    Peyton Krebs won faceoff against Tim Washe in offensive zone
  114. P1 12:33
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Tristan Luneau saved by Colten Ellis
  115. P1 11:39
    Tyson Kozak won faceoff against Mikael Granlund in neutral zone
  116. P1 11:17
    Shorthanded - Tim Washe won faceoff against Tage Thompson in defensive zone
  117. P1 11:17
    Penalty to Tyson Hinds 2 minutes for Tripping (Drawn by Josh Doan)
  118. P1 10:37
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Roger McQueen
    1-3
  119. P1 10:34
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Nick Jensen
  120. P1 10:14
    Stoppage - Icing
  121. P1 10:03
    Roger McQueen won faceoff against Josh Norris in neutral zone
  122. P1 09:17
    Tim Washe won faceoff against Tyson Kozak in neutral zone
  123. P1 09:17
    Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
  124. P1 08:04
    Josh Doan won faceoff against Mikael Granlund in offensive zone
  125. P1 08:01
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Noah Ostlund saved by Ville Husso
  126. P1 07:34
    Takeaway by Frank Vatrano in offensive zone
  127. P1 06:39
    Tim Washe won faceoff against Peyton Krebs in defensive zone
  128. P1 06:39
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  129. P1 05:48
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Owen Power saved by Ville Husso
  130. P1 05:33
    Sam Carrick won faceoff against Mikael Granlund in defensive zone
  131. P1 02:54
    Sabres won faceoff against Ducks in neutral zone
  132. P1 02:54
    GOAL
    Power play - Goal scored by Cutter Gauthier assisted by Beckett Sennecke and Leo Carlsson
    0-2
  133. P1 02:17
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Cutter Gauthier
  134. P1 01:57
    Power play - Mikael Granlund won faceoff against Ryan McLeod in neutral zone
  135. P1 01:40
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  136. P1 01:39
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Cutter Gauthier saved by Colten Ellis
  137. P1 01:35
    Delayed penalty (against the Sabres)
  138. P1 01:11
    SHOT
    Power play - Leo Carlsson shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
  139. P1 01:05
    Power play - Mikael Granlund won faceoff against Ryan McLeod in offensive zone
  140. P1 00:44
    Shorthanded - Josh Norris won faceoff against Leo Carlsson in defensive zone
  141. P1 00:44
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  142. P1 00:35
    Penalty to Olen Zellweger 2 minutes for Holding (Drawn by Alex Killorn)
  143. P1 00:20
    Peyton Krebs won faceoff against Leo Carlsson in neutral zone
  144. P1 00:00
    Leo Carlsson won faceoff against Peyton Krebs in neutral zone
  145. P1 00:00
    Game Setup.
Stats
Sabres
STATS
Ducks
31Shots on Goal35
40% Faceoff Win % 60%
3/2 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 4/3
8Penalty Infraction Mins6
27Hits27
9 Shots Blocked 9
13Giveaways21
SabresBUF
DucksANA
31Shots on Goal35
40% Faceoff Win % 60%
3/2 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 4/3
8Penalty Infraction Mins6
27Hits27
9 Shots Blocked 9
13Giveaways21

Sabres vs. Ducks prediction & analysis

Game overview: NHL Thursday

  • Teams: Buffalo Sabres vs. Anaheim Ducks
  • Date: Thursday, October 29, 2026
  • Puck drop: 10:00PM ET
  • Venue: Honda Center

Current betting odds

  • Puck line: Sabres (-1.5, +170), Ducks (+1.5, -174)
  • Total (Over/Under): 6.5 goals (-122/+117)
  • Moneyline: Sabres -135, Ducks +144

Dimers’ win probabilities

  • Sabres: 56.3%
  • Ducks: 43.7%

Our NHL win probabilities come from a machine learning model that assesses each team’s offensive and defensive performance, calculating multiple factors and accounting for OT and shootout chances.

It draws from these projections to forecast probabilities for the moneyline, puck line, and total goals.

Sabres vs. Ducks player props & projections

Our highest anytime goalscorer probabilities for this game are:

  • Tage Thompson, Sabres: 38.7%
  • Jack Quinn, Sabres: 31.1%
  • Cutter Gauthier, Ducks: 33.2%
  • Tristan Luneau, Ducks: 32.3%

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Our Prediction: Who Wins?

After extensive simulations, our model gives the Sabres a win probability of 56.3%, while the Ducks have a win probability of 43.7%.

Summary

According to our analysis, the Sabres are more likely to beat the Ducks in the NHL game at Honda Center on Thursday.

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