Senators9 – 6 – 1vsSabres7 – 4 – 3

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Model value

Model trendOttawa Senators games: +3.71 units on model side bets this season

Model side bets in games featuring Ottawa Senators went 10–5 (66.7%) this season, for an estimated profit of 3.71 units when staking one unit per bet.

Sharp total

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Model value

Model trendBuffalo Sabres games: +0.86 units on model total bets this season

Model total bets in games featuring Buffalo Sabres went 8–6 (57.1%) this season, for an estimated profit of 0.86 units when staking one unit per bet.

Model forecast

Projected outcome

Matchup intelligence

Team grades

Team	Skaters	Goalie	Overall
Ottawa Senators	B-	B-	B-
Buffalo Sabres	B	C+	B-

Sportsbook context

Game lines

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DraftKings

TeamMoneylinePuck Line

OTT+124+1.5 (-192)

BUF-148-1.5 (+160)

Total 6.5Over -115Under -105

Recent form

Last 3 games

Ottawa Senators

Overall1–2–0W–L–TPuck Line1–2–0W–L–PO/U2–1–0O–U–P

Date	Opponent	Result	Puck Line	Total
11/1/26	@ ANA	L 3–6	L -1.5	O 6.5
10/31/26	@ SJ	W 5–1	W -1.5	U 6.5
10/29/26	@ LA	L 5–6	L -1.5	O 5.5

W win · L loss · T tie · P push · O over · U under · — unavailable.

Buffalo Sabres

Overall3–0–0W–L–TPuck Line1–2–0W–L–PO/U1–2–0O–U–P

Date	Opponent	Result	Puck Line	Total
10/31/26	@ LA	W 3–2	L -1.5	U 5.5
10/29/26	@ ANA	W 7–6	L -1.5	O 6.5
10/27/26	@ SJ	W 2–0	W -1.5	U 6.5

W win · L loss · T tie · P push · O over · U under · — unavailable.

Team comparison

Projected team stats

Parenthetical values show each team’s average over the last 365 days.

Projected team statistics for Senators and Sabres
	Statistic
28.2 (28.2)	Shots	28.1 (28.1)

Starting goalie context

Expected goalies

SenatorsSamuel ErssonExpected

SabresUkko-Pekka LuukkonenExpected

Lineup context

Projected lines

Ottawa Senators

First line

CTim Stutzle
LWFabian Zetterlund
RWDylan Cozens
DJake Sanderson
DArtem Zub

Buffalo Sabres

First line

CPeyton Krebs
LWJiri Kulich
RWTage Thompson
DRasmus Dahlin
DMattias Samuelsson

Player availability

Injury report

Ottawa Senators

LWAndre BurakovskyLower BodyInjured Reserve
GLinus UllmarkLower BodyInjured Reserve
Ullmark (lower body) is expected to miss the next 1-2 weeks, Claire Hanna of TSN reports Thursday.
Updated: Oct 22, 2026 at 5:03 PM EDT
LWWarren FoegeleKneeInjured Reserve
Foegele (knee) will miss 3-4 weeks, Jackson Starr of the Senators' official site reports Saturday.
Updated: Oct 31, 2026 at 2:30 PM EDT

Buffalo Sabres

CKonsta HeleniusUpper BodyOut
Helenius (upper body) is week-to-week, according to Matthew Fairburn of The Athletic on Monday.
Updated: Nov 2, 2026 at 12:29 PM EST
LWZach BensonUndisclosedDay-To-Day
GAlex LyonUpper BodyInjured Reserve
Lyon (upper body) had a setback in his recovery and is without a timeline to return, the team announced Thursday.
Updated: Oct 15, 2026 at 1:59 PM EDT