Puckigree — Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals

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ANA 44% @ PHI 56%LAK 44% @ NJD 56%SJS 34% @ BOS 66%NYR 48% @ OTT 52%NSH 50% @ PIT 50%BUF 42% @ WSH 58%VGK 59% @ CBJ 41%CAR 57% @ STL 43%TOR 39% @ EDM 61%TBL 54% @ UTA 46%DET 54% @ CGY 46%MIN 54% @ SEA 46%MODEL v0.4.0LAST RUN OCT 24, 1:40 AM ET5,248 GAMES BACKTESTED59.1% PICKEDANA 44% @ PHI 56%LAK 44% @ NJD 56%SJS 34% @ BOS 66%NYR 48% @ OTT 52%NSH 50% @ PIT 50%BUF 42% @ WSH 58%VGK 59% @ CBJ 41%CAR 57% @ STL 43%TOR 39% @ EDM 61%TBL 54% @ UTA 46%DET 54% @ CGY 46%MIN 54% @ SEA 46%MODEL v0.4.0LAST RUN OCT 24, 1:40 AM ET5,248 GAMES BACKTESTED59.1% PICKED

← ALL MATCHUPSSAT OCT 24 · 7:00 PM ET · WASHINGTON

AwayBUFBuffalo Sabres →#18 Puckigree · 4-4-2

Home · favoriteWSHWashington Capitals →#9 Puckigree · 5-4-0

42% BUF

Puckigree odds PREGAME ESTIMATE

58% WSH

If this game were played 100 times, WSH win about 58. For fun, not betting advice.

Goalie scenarios

HOVER A PAIRING

BUF starts Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen 13 of last 20 starts · 70% to start

BUF starts Colten Ellis 5 of last 20 starts · 30% to start

WSH starts Logan Thompson 16 of last 20 starts · 81% to start

WSH starts Charlie Lindgren 3 of last 20 starts · 19% to start

Goalie value is saves above a league-average save % over recent seasons, shrunk toward average for small samples and measured against what the team’s rating already reflects. The NHL doesn’t confirm starters before puck drop, so the odds above blend these pairings by how likely each is. Click a pairing to see its odds on their own.

The read

Washington Capitals come in as the favorite at 58%. Buffalo Sabres have played the 25th-hardest schedule so far, so their record flatters them more. An upset by Buffalo Sabres would move the rankings most.

Head to head

#18 Puckigree rank #9

-0.6 Rating 5.0

23rd Standings 21st

4-4-2 Record 5-4-0

28–36 Goals for–against 30–29

25th hardest Schedule strength 4th hardest

Last 5

Blue marks the edge. Hover a last-5 result for the game.

What’s on the line

Full re-run of the rankings · regulation results assume a two-goal margin

Projected table · sabres win in regulation

1 CAR Carolina Hurricanes +10.9 –

⋯ 6 teams

8 MIN Minnesota Wild +5.0 –

9 UTA Utah Mammoth +4.1 ▲1

10 OTT Ottawa Senators +3.5 ▲1

11 WSH Washington Capitals +3.4 ▼2

12 NYR New York Rangers +2.9 –

13 BUF Buffalo Sabres +1.8 ▲5

14 STL St. Louis Blues +1.4 ▼1

15 WPG Winnipeg Jets +0.5 ▼1

16 NYI New York Islanders 0.0 ▼1

17 MTL Montréal Canadiens −0.3 ▼1

18 NJD New Jersey Devils −0.6 ▼1

19 TOR Toronto Maple Leafs −0.7 –

Playoff stakes

Each team's chance to make the playoffs, after a win or a loss tonight

Buffalo Sabres · now 36%

Win43%

Lose30%

A 13-point swing on one game.

Washington Capitals · now 69%

Win75%

Lose62%

A 13-point swing on one game.

More tonight

COMPARE ANY TWO TEAMS →

ANA@PHI#29 @ #24

LAK@NJD#25 @ #17

SJS@BOS#28 @ #5

NYR@OTT#12 @ #11

NSH@PIT#22 @ #26

VGK@CBJ#7 @ #27

CAR@STL#1 @ #13

TOR@EDM#19 @ #3

TBL@UTA#2 @ #10

DET@CGY#21 @ #30

MIN@SEA#8 @ #20