Stars vs Sabres Prediction
Thursday, Oct 8, 2026, 7:00 PM ET, KeyBank Center, Buffalo
Agatha Research Desk, Updated
AGATHA'S PICK
AWAYDallasStarsAGATHA'S PICK
HOMEBuffaloSabres
AWAYDallasStarsPREDICTED SCOREPREDICTED SETSMATCHUPLIVEDELAYEDFINALPOSTPONEDLIVE
0400vs
Predicted --
HOMEBuffaloSabres55%WIN CHANCELIVE READSabres to WinLOST#548 SEALEDSEALED ODDS -Agatha's pick: Sabres to WinTHE VERDICT
Win chance at the seal 55%
Final score: Stars 4, Sabres 0
- SEALED ODDS
- +113BetOnline
- CLOSING ODDS
- +106BetOnline, at the start
- STAKE
- 1 unitflat, every pick
- RESULT
- LOST -1.00uat the sealed price
- GRADED
- 9:40 PM ETreceipt #548
Game Center
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
- [3- 20:00] Game End
- [3- 20:00] End of 3rd Period
- [3- 19:12] Zach Metsa shot blocked by Lian Bichsel
- [3- 19:03] Justin Danforth saved by Jake Oettinger
- [3- 18:23] Noah Ostlund shot blocked by Lian Bichsel
- [3- 17:48] Arttu Hyry faceoff won against Noah Ostlund
- [3- 17:48] Icing
- [3- 17:39] Zach Benson Missed Shot Wide Left
- [3- 17:34] Jack Quinn hit Nils Lundkvist
- [3- 17:31] Arttu Hyry faceoff won against Noah Ostlund
- [3- 17:31] Puck in Crowd
- [3- 16:58] Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Roope Hintz
Leaders
- Mikko Rantanen (DAL): 1
- Mikko Rantanen (DAL): 3
- Mikko Rantanen (DAL): 4
Game-day injuries
- Jason Zucker (BUF) - Injured Reserve
- Alex Lyon (BUF) - Injured Reserve
- Conor Timmins (BUF) - Injured Reserve
- Topias Leinonen (BUF) - Injured Reserve
- Jack Rathbone (BUF) - Injured Reserve
- Joel Kiviranta (DAL) - Out
- Matt Duchene (DAL) - Injured Reserve
- Harrison Scott (DAL) - Injured Reserve
- Luke Krys (DAL) - Injured Reserve
- Cameron Hughes (DAL) - Injured Reserve
DALTale of the tape
BUFStars vs Sabres recent form
DAL 1-4 Stars: last 5 games
- W5-0SJS Oct 5 San Jose Sharks, 5-0
- L1-2NSH Oct 3 Nashville Predators, 1-2
- L0-4STL Oct 2 St. Louis Blues, 0-4
- L2-5MIN Apr 30 Minnesota Wild, 2-5
- L2-4MIN Apr 28 Minnesota Wild, 2-4
BUF 3-2 Sabres: last 5 games
- W3-2MIN Oct 6 Minnesota Wild, 3-2
- W4-3CHI Oct 3 Chicago Blackhawks, 4-3
- 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
Goals scored, last 5DAL 10BUF 20
Goals allowed, last 5fewer is betterDAL 15BUF 17
Stars vs Sabres head-to-head
Since Feb 6, 2024: Stars 4, Sabres 2
- Apr 15, 2026Stars 4-3
- Dec 31, 2025Sabres 4-1
- Dec 31, 2024Stars 4-2
- Oct 22, 2024Sabres 4-2
- Apr 9, 2024Stars 3-2
- Feb 6, 2024Stars 2-1
Stars vs Sabres line movement
Market (latest pregame line)
Spread (BUF)
+1.5
Total
6
Moneyline
- DAL
- -125
- BUF
- +105
Line movement, tracked by Agatha since first sighting (15 snapshots)
- Moneyline (BUF) at FanDuel: opened -115, now +104
- Spread (BUF) at FanDuel: opened -1.5, now +1.5
- Total at FanDuel: opened 6.5, now 6.5
Agatha's pick for Stars vs Sabres
The Sabres. Agatha gave Buffalo a 55% chance to win at KeyBank Center, Buffalo. It was one of Agatha's Best NHL Bets for Oct 8.
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