Blackhawks vs Sabres Prediction
Saturday, Oct 3, 2026, 7:00 PM ET, KeyBank Center, Buffalo
Agatha Research Desk, Updated
AGATHA'S PICK
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AWAYChicagoBlackhawksPREDICTED SCOREPREDICTED SETSMATCHUPLIVEDELAYEDFINALPOSTPONEDLIVE
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Predicted --
HOMEBuffaloSabres66%WIN CHANCELIVE READSabres to WinWON#177 SEALEDSEALED ODDS -Agatha's pick: Sabres to WinTHE VERDICT
Win chance at the seal 66%
Final score: Sabres 4, Blackhawks 3
- SEALED ODDS
- -222Betano
- CLOSING ODDS
- -250Betano, at the start
- STAKE
- 1 unitflat, every pick
- RESULT
- WON +0.45uat the sealed price
- GRADED
- 9:40 PM ETreceipt #177
Game Center
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| BUF | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Play-by-play
- [3- 20:00] Game End
- [3- 20:00] End of 3rd Period
- [3- 19:41] Patrick Kane Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
- [3- 19:38] Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Frank Nazar
- [3- 19:38] Icing
- [3- 19:28] Kevin Korchinski Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- [3- 17:56] Alex Vlasic shot blocked by Tage Thompson
- [3- 16:49] Konsta Helenius hit Patrick Kane
- [3- 15:17] Tage Thompson hit Wyatt Kaiser
- [3- 14:53] Konsta Helenius hit Ethan Del Mastro
- [3- 14:09] Giveaway by Zach Benson
- [3- 14:03] Giveaway by Tyler Bertuzzi
Leaders
- Tage Thompson (BUF): 1
- Tage Thompson (BUF): 1
- Tage Thompson (BUF): 2
- Tyler Bertuzzi (CHI): 1
- Alex Vlasic (CHI): 2
- Alex Vlasic (CHI): 2
Game-day injuries
- Alex Lyon (BUF) - Injured Reserve
- Conor Timmins (BUF) - Injured Reserve
- Topias Leinonen (BUF) - Injured Reserve
- Jack Rathbone (BUF) - Injured Reserve
- Jason Zucker (BUF) - Injured Reserve
- Bowen Byram (CHI) - Out
- Andrew Mangiapane (CHI) - Out
- Connor Bedard (CHI) - Injured Reserve
CHITale of the tape
BUFBlackhawks vs Sabres recent form
CHI 1-4 Blackhawks: last 5 games
- L0-6UTA Oct 1 Utah Mammoth, 0-6
- L2-5VGK Sep 29 Vegas Golden Knights, 2-5
- W5-2SJS Apr 15 San Jose Sharks, 5-2
- L1-5BUF Apr 13 Buffalo Sabres, 1-5
- L3-5STL Apr 11 St. Louis Blues, 3-5
BUF 2-3 Sabres: last 5 games
- L3-6CBJ Oct 1 Columbus Blue Jackets, 3-6
- L2-3MTL May 18 Montreal Canadiens, 2-3
- W8-3MTL May 16 Montreal Canadiens, 8-3
- L3-6MTL May 14 Montreal Canadiens, 3-6
- W3-2MTL May 12 Montreal Canadiens, 3-2
Goals scored, last 5CHI 11BUF 19
Goals allowed, last 5fewer is betterCHI 23BUF 20
Blackhawks vs Sabres head-to-head
Since Nov 19, 2023: Sabres 6, Blackhawks 0
- Apr 13, 2026Sabres 5-1
- Nov 21, 2025Sabres 9-3
- Dec 27, 2024Sabres 6-2
- Oct 19, 2024Sabres 4-2
- Jan 18, 2024Sabres 3-0
- Nov 19, 2023Sabres 3-2
Blackhawks vs Sabres line movement
Market (latest pregame line)
Spread (BUF)
-1.5
Total
5.5
Moneyline
- CHI
- +200
- BUF
- -240
Line movement, tracked by Agatha since first sighting (10 snapshots)
- Moneyline (BUF) at FanDuel: opened -230, now -245
- Spread (BUF) at FanDuel: opened -1.5, now -1.5
- Total at FanDuel: opened 6.5, now 6.5
Agatha's pick for Blackhawks vs Sabres
The Sabres. Agatha gave Buffalo a 66% chance to win at KeyBank Center, Buffalo. It was one of Agatha's Best NHL Bets for Oct 3.
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