NHL Prop Bets: Buffalo Sabres vs Chicago Blackhawks (October 3, 2026)
The Chicago Blackhawks (0-2-0) face the Buffalo Sabres (0-1-0) at KeyBank Center. Let's take a look at the NHL Prop Bets for Saturday's matchup. The Sabres are favored to win at -218. They're currently +114 to cover the -1.5 puck line while the Blackhawks are -135 to cover the +1.5 puck line.
- The Blackhawks have a 49-35 Puck Line record since the beginning of last season, while the Sabres hold a record of 53-43 across the same span.
The total goals line is set at 6.5, with OVER at +105 and UNDER at -125.
- The Blackhawks have a 37-45-2 O/U record since the beginning of last season (meaning 37 games have gone over the total points line, 45 have gone under and two have resulted in a push). The Sabres have a 44-46-6 O/U record.
Goals For Insights
- The Blackhawks have scored 2.52 goals per game since the beginning of last season (31st in the league). Comparatively, the Sabres have averaged +0.9 more at 3.45 goals over the same span (6th).
- Defensively, the Blackhawks have allowed a whopping 3.35 goals per game since the beginning of last season (28th in the league), while the Sabres have given up an average of 2.96 goals over that span (T10th).
Shots
- Looking at creating chances to score, Chicago is averaging 24.5 shots per game since the beginning of last season (32nd in the NHL). Meanwhile, Buffalo is allowing its opposition 29.0 shots per game (23rd).
- Flipping that script, the Blackhawks have allowed 30.1 shots per game (31st in the NHL), while the Sabres are averaging 28.1 shots (13th).
Power Play
- Chicago holds a power play percentage of 16.6%, ranking 29th in the league since the beginning of last season, while Buffalo sits 21st with 19.1% of its power play opportunities converted.
Penalty Kill %
- On the opposite end, the Blackhawks have a penalty kill rate of 82.8% (ranked 2nd), compared to the Sabres at 81.3% (8th).
P1 Result
- Here are their first period records since the beginning of last season.
| Total | Home | Road | Last 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 21-26-37 | 10-14-17 | 11-12-20 | |
| Buffalo | 33-32-31 | 20-15-13 | 13-17-18 |
To Go To Overtime
Saturday's matchup is +300 to go to overtime.
- The Blackhawks have played in 21 games that have gone to overtime since the beginning of last season, while the Sabres have appeared in 19.
To Go To a Shootout
- The Blackhawks have played in 8 games that have gone to a shootout since the beginning of last season, while the Sabres have appeared in 6.
Last Time They Met
Buffalo recorded a 1-5 beatdown over Chicago at United Center when these teams last met on April 13, 2026. Tage Thompson led the way to that result, scoring 2 goals. The Sabres have now won six straight against the Blackhawks.
