Away team
Edmonton Oilers
58.1%
Fair American
-139
Fair decimal
1.72
Edmonton Oilers vs Buffalo Sabres prediction, odds, win probability, and matchup analysis for December 10, 2026
NHL matchup
Edmonton Oilers at Buffalo Sabres
View the PlayerWON Model V2 prediction, fair odds, market comparison, team performance, and recent head-to-head history for December 10, 2026.
December 10, 2026
· 6:00 PM CST
Model V2 pick:
Edmonton Oilers at 58.1%
Prediction
Model V2 versus market
Compare PlayerWON win probabilities with fair odds and available market data.
Home team
Buffalo Sabres
41.9%
Fair American
+139
Fair decimal
2.39
Simulated betting results
Team performance leading into this game
Model V2 · One-unit bets backing each team before Dec 10, 2026.
All Model Picks
- Bets
- 5
- Record
- 4-1
- Net units
- 1.39
- ROI
- 27.9%
Value Picks
- Bets
- 2
- Record
- 2-0
- Net units
- 1.84
- ROI
- 92.0%
Market Favourite
- Bets
- 9
- Record
- 6-3
- Net units
- 0.93
- ROI
- 10.4%
All Model Picks
- Bets
- 7
- Record
- 3-4
- Net units
- -1.66
- ROI
- -23.7%
Value Picks
- Bets
- 6
- Record
- 1-5
- Net units
- -4.07
- ROI
- -67.8%
Market Favourite
- Bets
- 4
- Record
- 2-2
- Net units
- -0.62
- ROI
- -15.6%
This game and later dates are excluded.
Recent usage
Forward trios & defense pairs
Most-used five-on-five trio and defense pair from each team's last 10 completed regular-season games before Dec 10. Historical usage, not confirmed lines for this matchup.
Edmonton Oilers
10 / 10 games covered · Minimum 5 shared minutes
Forward trio
137:07 together · 10 games
- Corsi for / against
- 159 / 103
- Fenwick for / against
- 118 / 86
- Corsi share
- 60.7%
- Fenwick share
- 57.8%
- xG for / against
- 8.71 / 6.11
Defense pair
141:59 together · 10 games
- Corsi for / against
- 88 / 130
- Fenwick for / against
- 63 / 90
- Corsi share
- 40.4%
- Fenwick share
- 41.2%
- xG for / against
- 4.22 / 4.74
Buffalo Sabres
10 / 10 games covered · Minimum 5 shared minutes
Forward trio
103:15 together · 10 games
- Corsi for / against
- 117 / 54
- Fenwick for / against
- 81 / 41
- Corsi share
- 68.4%
- Fenwick share
- 66.4%
- xG for / against
- 6.30 / 2.72
Defense pair
81:19 together · 7 games
- Corsi for / against
- 72 / 59
- Fenwick for / against
- 50 / 42
- Corsi share
- 55.0%
- Fenwick share
- 54.3%
- xG for / against
- 3.23 / 2.92
Ambiguous events and unreliable intervals are excluded. xG requires complete current scoring for each contributing game. These summaries do not change the model prediction.
Goalie predictions
Expected starters
Estimated starting chances among eligible goalies. These are model predictions, not confirmed starters.
Edmonton Oilers
Expected starter unavailable.
Buffalo Sabres
Expected starter unavailable.
Goalie context
Recent starting goalies
Each team's last recorded starter before this matchup. These are not confirmed or projected starters for this game. Results cover their last 5 appearances before the matchup.
Tristan Jarry
Edmonton Oilers · Last start: Oct 24
4 / 4 appearances covered
- Shots faced
- 102
- Save %
- 85.3
- Goals allowed
- 15
- Close-range shots %
- 25.5
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Buffalo Sabres · Last start: Oct 24
5 / 5 appearances covered
- Shots faced
- 163
- Save %
- 89.0
- Goals allowed
- 18
- Close-range shots %
- 40.5
Pregame context · xG V1
Recent expected goals
Last 10 completed regular-season games before Dec 10, 2026. This game and later dates are excluded.
Edmonton Oilers
- xG for / game
- 3.09
- xG against / game
- 2.91
- xG differential / game
- 0.19
10 / 10 selected games fully scored. Historical chance quality, not a forecast of this game's goals.
Buffalo Sabres
- xG for / game
- 3.20
- xG against / game
- 3.55
- xG differential / game
- -0.35
10 / 10 selected games fully scored. Historical chance quality, not a forecast of this game's goals.
Recent play-by-play
Team tendencies before this game
Last 10 completed regular-season games before Dec 10, 2026. This game and later dates are excluded.
Edmonton Oilers
10 / 10 games covered
- Attempts / game
- 52.8
- Corsi share (%)
- 47.9
- Fenwick share (%)
- 48.5
- Faceoff win %
- 49.1
- Penalties / game
- 3.7
Shots / game: 24.4 · Shooting: 17.6% · Avg distance: 32.8 ft
Buffalo Sabres
10 / 10 games covered
- Attempts / game
- 56.8
- Corsi share (%)
- 51.0
- Fenwick share (%)
- 49.5
- Faceoff win %
- 48.2
- Penalties / game
- 4.2
Shots / game: 26.4 · Shooting: 10.6% · Avg distance: 30.6 ft
Team comparison
Season and recent form
Season overview
|
EDM
|
Metric |
BUF
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Points | 11 |
| 0.773 | Points % | 0.500 |
| 49 | Goals for | 31 |
| 39 | Goals against | 41 |
| 10 | Goal differential | -10 |
| L1 | Current streak | OT1 |
Road versus home
|
EDM road
|
Metric |
BUF home
|
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Games | 6 |
| 5 | Wins | 3 |
| 10 | Points | 6 |
| 14 | Goal differential | -5 |
Last 10 games
|
EDM
|
Metric |
BUF
|
|---|---|---|
| 8-2-0 | Record | 4-3-3 |
| 16 | Points | 11 |
| 44 | Goals for | 28 |
| 33 | Goals against | 35 |
| 11 | Goal differential | -7 |
History
Last 10 head-to-head games
EDM
4 wins
10
games reviewed
BUF
6 wins
Total goals32 – 30
Goal differential
+2
/
-2
Goals per game3.2 / 3.0
Shots per game35.8 / 29.0
| Date | Matchup | Score | Shots | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 2025 |
Buffalo Sabres
at
Edmonton Oilers
|
4 - 3 | 28 - 30 | View |
| Nov 17, 2025 |
Edmonton Oilers
at
Buffalo Sabres
|
1 - 5 | 33 - 28 | View |
| Mar 10, 2025 |
Edmonton Oilers
at
Buffalo Sabres
|
2 - 3 | 34 - 23 | View |
| Jan 25, 2025 |
Buffalo Sabres
at
Edmonton Oilers
|
2 - 3 | 41 - 34 | View |
| Mar 21, 2024 |
Buffalo Sabres
at
Edmonton Oilers
|
3 - 8 | 29 - 39 | View |
| Mar 9, 2024 |
Edmonton Oilers
at
Buffalo Sabres
|
2 - 3 | 32 - 27 | View |
| Mar 6, 2023 |
Edmonton Oilers
at
Buffalo Sabres
|
3 - 2 | 37 - 39 | View |
| Oct 18, 2022 |
Buffalo Sabres
at
Edmonton Oilers
|
4 - 2 | 24 - 48 | View |
| Mar 17, 2022 |
Buffalo Sabres
at
Edmonton Oilers
|
1 - 6 | 28 - 36 | View |
| Nov 12, 2021 |
Edmonton Oilers
at
Buffalo Sabres
|
2 - 3 | 35 - 23 | View |