Sabres vs. Predators Prediction, Picks and Odds

Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Sabres vs. Predators NHL game on January 20, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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Sabres
5
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Bridgestone Arena
Predators
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Sabres
3 1 1 5
Predators
0 2 1 3
Live Probabilities
Win %
  • Sabres
    100%
  • Predators
    0%
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3 1 1 5
Predators
0 2 1 3
P3 19:57 Shot on goal by Ryan O'Reilly saved by Alex Lyon
P3 19:55 Luke Evangelista shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
P3 19:46 Shot missed by Roman Josi
P3 19:00 Shot on goal by Filip Forsberg saved by Alex Lyon
P3 18:54 Shot on goal by Brady Skjei saved by Alex Lyon
P3 18:53 Shot on goal by Filip Forsberg saved by Alex Lyon
P3 17:43 Shot missed by Alex Tuch
P3 17:10 Noah Ostlund shot blocked by Matthew Wood
P3 15:51 Shot missed by Filip Forsberg
P3 15:23 Filip Forsberg shot blocked by Owen Power
P3 15:02 Jason Zucker shot blocked by Brady Skjei
P3 12:45 Nicolas Hague shot blocked by Jack Quinn
P3 12:04 Roman Josi shot blocked by Alex Tuch
P3 11:41 Shot on goal by Filip Forsberg saved by Alex Lyon
P3 09:51 Shot on goal by Rasmus Dahlin saved by Justus Annunen
P3 09:39 Shot missed by Erik Haula
P3 09:30 Goal scored by Ryan O'Reilly assisted by Luke Evangelista and Filip Forsberg
P3 09:13 Filip Forsberg shot blocked by teammate
P3 07:13 Steven Stamkos shot blocked by Owen Power
P3 07:08 Luke Evangelista shot blocked by Owen Power
Play by Play
  1. P3 20:00
    End of 3rd Period.
  2. P3 19:57
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ryan O'Reilly saved by Alex Lyon
  3. P3 19:55
    SHOT
    Luke Evangelista shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
  4. P3 19:46
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Roman Josi
  5. P3 19:02
    Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff against Alex Tuch in offensive zone
  6. P3 19:00
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Filip Forsberg saved by Alex Lyon
  7. P3 18:54
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Brady Skjei saved by Alex Lyon
  8. P3 18:53
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Filip Forsberg saved by Alex Lyon
  9. P3 18:14
    Sabres won faceoff against Predators in neutral zone
  10. P3 17:43
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Alex Tuch
  11. P3 17:10
    SHOT
    Noah Ostlund shot blocked by Matthew Wood
  12. P3 16:28
    Steven Stamkos won faceoff against Ryan McLeod in offensive zone
  13. P3 16:28
    Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
  14. P3 15:51
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Filip Forsberg
  15. P3 15:23
    SHOT
    Filip Forsberg shot blocked by Owen Power
  16. P3 15:18
    Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff against Ryan McLeod in offensive zone
  17. P3 15:02
    SHOT
    Jason Zucker shot blocked by Brady Skjei
  18. P3 14:05
    Alex Tuch won faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly in offensive zone
  19. P3 14:05
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  20. P3 12:45
    SHOT
    Nicolas Hague shot blocked by Jack Quinn
  21. P3 12:32
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  22. P3 12:04
    SHOT
    Roman Josi shot blocked by Alex Tuch
  23. P3 11:41
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Filip Forsberg saved by Alex Lyon
  24. P3 11:17
    Sabres won faceoff against Predators in neutral zone
  25. P3 11:04
    Giveaway by Bowen Byram in defensive zone
  26. P3 10:29
    Giveaway by Fedor Svechkov in offensive zone
  27. P3 09:51
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Rasmus Dahlin saved by Justus Annunen
  28. P3 09:39
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Erik Haula
  29. P3 09:30
    Erik Haula won faceoff against Beck Malenstyn in neutral zone
  30. P3 09:30
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Ryan O'Reilly assisted by Luke Evangelista and Filip Forsberg
    4-3
  31. P3 09:13
    SHOT
    Filip Forsberg shot blocked by teammate
  32. P3 08:14
    Alex Tuch won faceoff against Michael McCarron in offensive zone
  33. P3 08:14
    Stoppage - Puck in Benches
  34. P3 08:07
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  35. P3 07:13
    SHOT
    Steven Stamkos shot blocked by Owen Power
  36. P3 07:08
    SHOT
    Luke Evangelista shot blocked by Owen Power
  37. P3 06:05
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Owen Power saved by Justus Annunen
  38. P3 05:35
    Erik Haula won faceoff against Alex Tuch in defensive zone
  39. P3 05:27
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Konsta Helenius
  40. P3 05:21
    Giveaway by Nicolas Hague in defensive zone
  41. P3 04:22
    Ryan McLeod won faceoff against Fedor Svechkov in defensive zone
  42. P3 04:22
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  43. P3 04:16
    Sabres won faceoff against Predators in neutral zone
  44. P3 04:16
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  45. P3 03:58
    Ryan McLeod won faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly in defensive zone
  46. P3 03:58
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  47. P3 03:54
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  48. P3 03:52
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Roman Josi saved by Alex Lyon
  49. P3 03:34
    Sabres won faceoff against Predators in neutral zone
  50. P3 02:44
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Nick Perbix
  51. P3 02:23
    SHOT
    Tage Thompson shot blocked by Roman Josi
  52. P3 02:15
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Josh Doan saved by Justus Annunen
  53. P3 02:15
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Josh Doan
  54. P3 01:20
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  55. P3 01:19
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Roman Josi saved by Alex Lyon
  56. P3 00:57
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Ryan O'Reilly
  57. P3 00:56
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Filip Forsberg
  58. P3 00:31
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  59. P2 20:00
    End of 2nd Period.
  60. P2 19:50
    SHOT
    Power play - Luke Evangelista shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
  61. P2 19:48
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Roman Josi saved by Alex Lyon
  62. P2 19:22
    Erik Haula won faceoff against Peyton Krebs in neutral zone
  63. P2 19:11
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Brady Skjei
  64. P2 18:46
    Ryan McLeod won faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly in defensive zone
  65. P2 18:43
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Nick Blankenburg saved by Alex Lyon
  66. P2 18:24
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Ryan O'Reilly
  67. P2 18:15
    SHOT
    Luke Evangelista shot blocked by Zach Metsa
  68. P2 18:10
    Stoppage - Icing
  69. P2 17:51
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Cole Smith
  70. P2 17:16
    Sabres won faceoff against Michael McCarron in offensive zone
  71. P2 16:53
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Erik Haula
  72. P2 16:52
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jonathan Marchessault
  73. P2 16:03
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Ryan O'Reilly
  74. P2 16:02
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ryan O'Reilly saved by Alex Lyon
  75. P2 15:26
    SHOT
    Brady Skjei shot blocked by Konsta Helenius
  76. P2 14:54
    SHOT
    Fedor Svechkov shot blocked by teammate
  77. P2 14:21
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Fedor Svechkov saved by Alex Lyon
  78. P2 13:45
    Takeaway by Ozzy Wiesblatt in neutral zone
  79. P2 13:39
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Alex Tuch saved by Justus Annunen
  80. P2 12:21
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Filip Forsberg
  81. P2 11:54
    Sabres won faceoff against Predators in neutral zone
  82. P2 11:53
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Filip Forsberg assisted by Ryan O'Reilly and Luke Evangelista
    4-2
  83. P2 10:45
    Ryan McLeod won faceoff against Michael McCarron in offensive zone
  84. P2 10:45
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting - TV timeout
  85. P2 10:28
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jordan Greenway saved by Justus Annunen
  86. P2 10:09
    Erik Haula won faceoff against Peyton Krebs in neutral zone
  87. P2 09:37
    Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff against Alex Tuch in defensive zone
  88. P2 09:37
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  89. P2 09:18
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Noah Ostlund saved by Justus Annunen
  90. P2 08:59
    Fedor Svechkov won faceoff against Konsta Helenius in defensive zone
  91. P2 08:59
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  92. P2 08:57
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jack Quinn saved by Justus Annunen
  93. P2 06:20
    Shorthanded - Michael McCarron won faceoff against Jason Zucker in defensive zone
  94. P2 06:20
    Stoppage - TV timeout
  95. P2 05:37
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Roman Josi
  96. P2 04:55
    SHOT
    Michael Bunting shot blocked by Jacob Bryson
  97. P2 04:20
    Noah Ostlund won faceoff against Steven Stamkos in neutral zone
  98. P2 04:20
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Tage Thompson assisted by Alex Tuch and Josh Doan
    4-0
  99. P2 03:30
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Bowen Byram saved by Juuse Saros
  100. P2 03:24
    SHOT
    Jack Quinn shot blocked by Nicolas Hague
  101. P2 03:07
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jason Zucker saved by Juuse Saros
  102. P2 02:51
    SHOT
    Jack Quinn shot blocked by Filip Forsberg
  103. P2 02:49
    Ryan McLeod won faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly in offensive zone
  104. P2 02:49
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  105. P2 01:32
    Nicolas Hague credited with hit on Konsta Helenius in neutral zone
  106. P2 01:06
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jason Zucker saved by Juuse Saros
  107. P2 00:26
    Jason Zucker won faceoff against Erik Haula in defensive zone
  108. P2 00:26
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  109. P2 00:18
    SHOT
    Filip Forsberg shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
  110. P2 00:13
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Brady Skjei
  111. P2 00:00
    Tage Thompson won faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly in neutral zone
  112. P1 20:00
    End of 1st Period.
  113. P1 18:27
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jason Zucker
  114. P1 18:12
    SHOT
    Beck Malenstyn shot blocked by Brady Skjei
  115. P1 17:56
    Stoppage - Icing
  116. P1 17:36
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Beck Malenstyn saved by Juuse Saros
  117. P1 17:24
    Beck Malenstyn won faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly in neutral zone
  118. P1 15:56
    Ozzy Wiesblatt credited with hit on Tage Thompson in defensive zone
  119. P1 15:45
    SHOT
    Nick Perbix shot blocked by Jacob Bryson
  120. P1 15:17
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Erik Haula saved by Alex Lyon
  121. P1 14:16
    SHOT
    Power play - Steven Stamkos shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
  122. P1 13:28
    Shorthanded - Giveaway by Ryan McLeod in defensive zone
  123. P1 13:24
    Power play - Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff against Ryan McLeod in offensive zone
  124. P1 13:24
    Penalty to Jason Zucker 2 minutes for Tripping (Drawn by Luke Evangelista)
  125. P1 12:41
    Luke Evangelista credited with hit on Rasmus Dahlin in offensive zone
  126. P1 12:38
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Luke Evangelista
  127. P1 12:13
    Ryan McLeod won faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly in defensive zone
  128. P1 12:13
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  129. P1 12:03
    Peyton Krebs won faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly in defensive zone
  130. P1 12:01
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Filip Forsberg saved by Alex Lyon
  131. P1 11:45
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Noah Ostlund assisted by Konsta Helenius and Owen Power
    2-0
  132. P1 11:43
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Konsta Helenius saved by Juuse Saros
  133. P1 10:30
    Giveaway by Roman Josi in offensive zone
  134. P1 09:49
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Ryan McLeod
  135. P1 08:57
    Fedor Svechkov won faceoff against Peyton Krebs in offensive zone
  136. P1 08:19
    Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff against Tage Thompson in offensive zone
  137. P1 08:19
    Stoppage - Icing
  138. P1 08:11
    Tage Thompson won faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly in neutral zone
  139. P1 08:10
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Konsta Helenius
  140. P1 07:32
    Erik Haula won faceoff against Noah Ostlund in neutral zone
  141. P1 07:20
    Erik Haula won faceoff against Noah Ostlund in defensive zone
  142. P1 07:05
    SHOT
    Luke Evangelista shot blocked by Owen Power
  143. P1 06:58
    Ryan McLeod won faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly in neutral zone
  144. P1 06:48
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jonathan Marchessault
  145. P1 06:21
    SHOT
    Nick Blankenburg shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn
  146. P1 06:02
    Peyton Krebs won faceoff against Fedor Svechkov in neutral zone
  147. P1 05:46
    Fedor Svechkov won faceoff against Peyton Krebs in neutral zone
  148. P1 05:35
    Tage Thompson won faceoff against Michael McCarron in offensive zone
  149. P1 05:33
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Konsta Helenius saved by Juuse Saros
  150. P1 04:54
    Giveaway by Ryan McLeod in defensive zone
  151. P1 04:50
    Giveaway by Jack Quinn in defensive zone
  152. P1 04:06
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jack Quinn saved by Juuse Saros
  153. P1 03:53
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  154. P1 03:28
    Michael McCarron won faceoff against Tage Thompson in defensive zone
  155. P1 03:28
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  156. P1 03:18
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  157. P1 03:16
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Nick Perbix saved by Alex Lyon
  158. P1 02:19
    Konsta Helenius credited with hit on Justin Barron in defensive zone
  159. P1 01:53
    Fedor Svechkov won faceoff against Konsta Helenius in defensive zone
  160. P1 01:18
    Giveaway by Ryan McLeod in offensive zone
  161. P1 00:53
    Giveaway by Jason Zucker in defensive zone
  162. P1 00:19
    Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin in offensive zone
  163. P1 00:10
    Tage Thompson won faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly in defensive zone
  164. P1 00:00
    Game Setup.
Stats
Sabres
STATS
Predators
32Shots on Goal34
45% Faceoff Win % 55%
1/0 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 2/0
6Penalty Infraction Mins4
17Hits27
19 Shots Blocked 8
15Giveaways10
SabresBUF
PredatorsNSH
32Shots on Goal34
45% Faceoff Win % 55%
1/0 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 2/0
6Penalty Infraction Mins4
17Hits27
19 Shots Blocked 8
15Giveaways10

Sabres vs. Predators: Detailed Breakdown

Matchup Overview

  • Teams: Sabres vs. Predators
  • Date: Tuesday, January 20, 2026
  • Time: 8:00 PM ET
  • Venue: Bridgestone Arena

Current Betting Odds

  • Spread: Predators favored at -1.5
  • Total (Over/Under): 6
  • Moneyline Odds: Sabres +115, Predators -129

Dimers' Win Probabilities

  • Sabres: 49%
  • Predators: 51%

Dimers' predictive model, renowned for its accuracy, assesses each team's chances by simulating the outcome of the game 10,000 times. This method provides a precise and unbiased view.

Our Prediction: Who Wins?

After extensive simulations, our model gives the Sabres a win probability of 49%, while the Predators have a win probability of 51%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.

Summary

According to our analysis, the Predators are more likely to beat the Sabres in the NHL game at Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.

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