Sabres vs. Blackhawks Prediction, Picks and Odds

Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Sabres vs. Blackhawks NHL game on April 13, 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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United Center
Blackhawks
United Center
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Sabres
1 1 3 5
Blackhawks
1 0 0 1
Live Probabilities
Win %
  • Sabres
    100%
  • Blackhawks
    0%
Win Probability
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Sabres
1 1 3 5
Blackhawks
1 0 0 1
P3 15:50 Shot on goal by Tyson Kozak saved by Spencer Knight
P3 14:57 Shot on goal by Ethan Del Mastro saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
P3 14:51 Shot missed by Anton Frondell
P3 10:15 Power play - Shot missed by Alex Tuch
P3 07:50 Power play - Shot missed by Sam Rinzel
P3 07:17 Shorthanded - Jordan Greenway shot blocked by Connor Bedard
P3 04:05 Power play - Frank Nazar shot blocked by Owen Power
P3 02:31 Power play - Shot on goal by Anton Frondell saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
P3 02:22 Power play - Shot on goal by Tyler Bertuzzi saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
P3 01:58 Shot on goal by Andre Burakovsky saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
P3 01:34 Shot missed by Connor Bedard
P3 00:52 Shot missed by Jack Quinn
P2 19:12 Power play - Anton Frondell shot blocked by Owen Power
P2 19:02 Power play - Shot missed by Connor Bedard
P2 18:23 Power play - Connor Bedard shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
P2 17:56 Power play - Connor Bedard shot blocked by Conor Timmins
P2 17:13 Shot missed by Josh Doan
P2 17:12 Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Sam Rinzel
P2 14:58 Shot on goal by Alex Tuch saved by Spencer Knight
P2 13:51 Wyatt Kaiser shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn
Play by Play
  1. P3 20:00
    End of 3rd Period.
  2. P3 19:03
    Tyson Kozak credited with hit on Teuvo Teravainen in defensive zone
  3. P3 18:53
    Stoppage - High Stick
  4. P3 18:43
    Sabres won faceoff against Blackhawks in neutral zone
  5. P3 18:35
    Tyson Kozak won faceoff against Ryan Greene in neutral zone
  6. P3 17:38
    Josh Norris won faceoff against Connor Bedard in defensive zone
  7. P3 17:38
    Stoppage - Puck Frozen - TV timeout
  8. P3 16:33
    Tage Thompson won faceoff against Dominic Toninato in defensive zone
  9. P3 16:33
    Stoppage - Icing
  10. P3 15:50
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Tyson Kozak saved by Spencer Knight
  11. P3 14:59
    Ryan McLeod won faceoff against Connor Bedard in defensive zone
  12. P3 14:57
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ethan Del Mastro saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  13. P3 14:51
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Anton Frondell
  14. P3 14:21
    Josh Norris won faceoff against Anton Frondell in defensive zone
  15. P3 12:22
    Ryan McLeod won faceoff against Frank Nazar in offensive zone
  16. P3 11:13
    Connor Bedard won faceoff against Josh Norris in neutral zone
  17. P3 10:18
    Shorthanded - Ryan Greene won faceoff against Jason Zucker in defensive zone
  18. P3 10:15
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Alex Tuch
  19. P3 09:04
    Power play - Josh Norris won faceoff against Ryan Greene in offensive zone
  20. P3 07:50
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Sam Rinzel
  21. P3 07:17
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Jordan Greenway shot blocked by Connor Bedard
  22. P3 06:21
    Shorthanded - Ryan McLeod won faceoff against Frank Nazar in defensive zone
  23. P3 05:38
    Josh Norris won faceoff against Connor Bedard in neutral zone
  24. P3 04:05
    SHOT
    Power play - Frank Nazar shot blocked by Owen Power
  25. P3 02:49
    Power play - Frank Nazar won faceoff against Alex Tuch in offensive zone
  26. P3 02:49
    Penalty to Sabres 2 minutes for Too Many Men on the Ice (Served by Jack Quinn)
  27. P3 02:32
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  28. P3 02:31
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Anton Frondell saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  29. P3 02:24
    Shorthanded - Ryan McLeod won faceoff against Anton Frondell in defensive zone
  30. P3 02:22
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Tyler Bertuzzi saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  31. P3 02:02
    Tyson Kozak won faceoff against Connor Bedard in defensive zone
  32. P3 01:58
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Andre Burakovsky saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  33. P3 01:34
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Connor Bedard
  34. P3 01:24
    Connor Bedard won faceoff against Ryan McLeod in offensive zone
  35. P3 00:52
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jack Quinn
  36. P3 00:00
    Tage Thompson won faceoff against Anton Frondell in neutral zone
  37. P2 20:00
    End of 2nd Period.
  38. P2 19:12
    SHOT
    Power play - Anton Frondell shot blocked by Owen Power
  39. P2 19:02
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Connor Bedard
  40. P2 18:23
    SHOT
    Power play - Connor Bedard shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
  41. P2 18:07
    Power play - Frank Nazar won faceoff against Tyson Kozak in offensive zone
  42. P2 18:07
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  43. P2 17:56
    SHOT
    Power play - Connor Bedard shot blocked by Conor Timmins
  44. P2 17:48
    Power play - Frank Nazar won faceoff against Ryan McLeod in offensive zone
  45. P2 17:13
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Josh Doan
  46. P2 17:12
    SHOT
    Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Sam Rinzel
  47. P2 14:59
    Ryan McLeod won faceoff against Dominic Toninato in offensive zone
  48. P2 14:59
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  49. P2 14:58
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Alex Tuch saved by Spencer Knight
  50. P2 14:13
    Frank Nazar won faceoff against Peyton Krebs in defensive zone
  51. P2 13:51
    SHOT
    Wyatt Kaiser shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn
  52. P2 13:49
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  53. P2 13:45
    Connor Bedard won faceoff against Tyson Kozak in offensive zone
  54. P2 13:27
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Ethan Del Mastro
  55. P2 13:00
    Josh Norris won faceoff against Connor Bedard in neutral zone
  56. P2 12:25
    Connor Bedard won faceoff against Peyton Krebs in defensive zone
  57. P2 12:23
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Tage Thompson saved by Spencer Knight
  58. P2 12:19
    Sabres won faceoff against Blackhawks in neutral zone
  59. P2 12:17
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Rasmus Dahlin
  60. P2 11:16
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jason Zucker saved by Spencer Knight
  61. P2 10:52
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  62. P2 10:20
    SHOT
    Kevin Korchinski shot blocked by Tyson Kozak
  63. P2 10:18
    Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
  64. P2 10:05
    Frank Nazar won faceoff against Josh Norris in defensive zone
  65. P2 10:05
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  66. P2 09:56
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Conor Timmins
  67. P2 08:55
    Stoppage - Icing
  68. P2 07:26
    Giveaway by Louis Crevier in defensive zone
  69. P2 05:52
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Ilya Mikheyev
  70. P2 05:50
    Anton Frondell won faceoff against Tage Thompson in offensive zone
  71. P2 05:17
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ethan Del Mastro saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  72. P2 04:10
    Tyson Kozak credited with hit on Teuvo Teravainen in offensive zone
  73. P2 02:46
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Rasmus Dahlin
  74. P2 02:10
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Josh Doan saved by Spencer Knight
  75. P2 02:02
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Zach Benson saved by Spencer Knight
  76. P2 01:44
    SHOT
    Conor Timmins shot blocked by Ethan Del Mastro
  77. P2 01:34
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  78. P2 01:09
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Owen Power
  79. P2 00:43
    Stoppage - Icing
  80. P2 00:30
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Peyton Krebs saved by Spencer Knight
  81. P2 00:12
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  82. P2 00:10
    Takeaway by Peyton Krebs in offensive zone
  83. P1 20:00
    End of 1st Period.
  84. P1 19:57
    SHOT
    Alex Vlasic shot blocked by teammate
  85. P1 19:56
    Stoppage - Icing
  86. P1 19:01
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Josh Norris assisted by Josh Doan
    1-1
  87. P1 18:55
    Sabres won faceoff against Blackhawks in neutral zone
  88. P1 18:28
    SHOT
    Louis Crevier shot blocked by Alex Tuch
  89. P1 17:57
    Peyton Krebs won faceoff against Anton Frondell in offensive zone
  90. P1 17:57
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  91. P1 17:52
    SHOT
    Peyton Krebs shot blocked by Alex Vlasic
  92. P1 17:51
    Sabres won faceoff against Blackhawks in neutral zone
  93. P1 17:50
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jack Quinn saved by Spencer Knight
  94. P1 16:33
    Tyson Kozak won faceoff against Connor Bedard in neutral zone
  95. P1 16:12
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Louis Crevier saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  96. P1 15:20
    Josh Norris won faceoff against Dominic Toninato in defensive zone
  97. P1 14:44
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Ryan Donato
  98. P1 14:01
    Ryan McLeod won faceoff against Ryan Donato in neutral zone
  99. P1 13:37
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Anton Frondell saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  100. P1 12:36
    Landon Slaggert credited with hit on Josh Doan in defensive zone
  101. P1 12:32
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Josh Doan
  102. P1 12:15
    SHOT
    Nick Lardis shot blocked by Josh Norris
  103. P1 10:44
    Frank Nazar won faceoff against Ryan McLeod in neutral zone
  104. P1 10:28
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Alex Vlasic
  105. P1 07:49
    Power play - Frank Nazar won faceoff against Ryan McLeod in offensive zone
  106. P1 07:40
    Josh Norris won faceoff against Anton Frondell in offensive zone
  107. P1 07:40
    Stoppage - Icing
  108. P1 07:25
    Anton Frondell won faceoff against Tage Thompson in defensive zone
  109. P1 06:09
    Connor Bedard won faceoff against Tyson Kozak in offensive zone
  110. P1 06:09
    Stoppage - Puck in Benches - TV timeout
  111. P1 06:05
    Alex Tuch won faceoff against Connor Bedard in defensive zone
  112. P1 05:28
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Alex Tuch
  113. P1 03:58
    Power play - Josh Norris won faceoff against Teuvo Teravainen in neutral zone
  114. P1 03:44
    Power play - Tage Thompson won faceoff against Ryan Greene in offensive zone
  115. P1 03:41
    Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
  116. P1 02:49
    Jordan Greenway credited with hit on Wyatt Kaiser in offensive zone
  117. P1 02:16
    Dominic Toninato won faceoff against Tyson Kozak in offensive zone
  118. P1 02:14
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ethan Del Mastro saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  119. P1 01:34
    Giveaway by Ryan Greene in defensive zone
  120. P1 01:19
    Nick Lardis credited with hit on Ryan McLeod in defensive zone
  121. P1 00:41
    Giveaway by Ilya Mikheyev in offensive zone
  122. P1 00:00
    Tage Thompson won faceoff against Anton Frondell in neutral zone
Stats
Sabres
STATS
Blackhawks
26Shots on Goal16
55% Faceoff Win % 45%
2/0 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 5/0
10Penalty Infraction Mins4
20Hits8
10 Shots Blocked 9
12Giveaways23
SabresBUF
BlackhawksCHI
26Shots on Goal16
55% Faceoff Win % 45%
2/0 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 5/0
10Penalty Infraction Mins4
20Hits8
10 Shots Blocked 9
12Giveaways23

Sabres vs. Blackhawks: Detailed Breakdown

Matchup Overview

  • Teams: Sabres vs. Blackhawks
  • Date: Monday, April 13, 2026
  • Time: 8:30 PM ET
  • Venue: United Center

Current Betting Odds

  • Spread: Sabres favored at -1.5
  • Total (Over/Under): 6.5
  • Moneyline Odds: Sabres 64¢, Blackhawks +178

Dimers' Win Probabilities

  • Sabres: 64%
  • Blackhawks: 36%

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 64%, while the Blackhawks have a win probability of 36%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.

Summary

According to our analysis, the Sabres are more likely to beat the Blackhawks in the NHL game at United Center on Tuesday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.

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