Sabres vs Blackhawks Prediction, Player Props & Odds (Nov 12, 2026)

Sabres8-9 · 8-9 ATS10th in the East

8:00 PM ETThu, Nov 12

Blackhawks4-14 · 6-12 ATS15th in the West

NHL · Thursday, November 12, 2026 · 8:00 PM ET · United Center

Team	Moneyline	Spread	Total
Buffalo Sabres	-146	-1.5 +170	O 6.5 -102
Chicago Blackhawks	+132	+1.5 -192	U 6.5 -110

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Sabres vs Blackhawks preview

Buffalo is -146 on the moneyline, Chicago is +132 with a +1.5 spread, and the total is 6.5 after opening at the same DraftKings numbers. The last meeting went to Buffalo 4-3 at home on Oct. 3, and the Sabres are 7-0 straight up in the last seven meetings with a 2-2 ATS mark in the listed ATS results. Buffalo is 8-9 straight up and ATS this season and 5-5 in both over its last 10 after a 1-4 loss to Vegas. Chicago is 4-14 straight up and 6-12 ATS, including 1-9 straight up and 2-8 ATS over its last 10 after a 2-9 loss at Carolina.

The defensive ranks are a useful angle: Chicago allows 4.22 goals per game (31st), 30.67 shots (32nd) and 11.33 points (31st), while Buffalo allows 27.12 shots (14th) but 3.29 goals (20th) and 3 power-play points (29th). On the prop side, Connor Bedard over 0.5 points is -260 after clearing it 8 of last 10, with StatsBench projecting 1.0; Roman Kantserov over 0.5 points is -136, also 8 of last 10, projected at 0.7.

StatsBench picks

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Top Sabres vs Blackhawks player props

Player	Prop	Best price	Last 10	Last 5	Projection
Roman Kantserov CHI	Over 0.5 points	-136 FanDuel	80% (8/10)	100%	0.7
Connor Bedard CHI	Over 0.5 points	-260 FanDuel	80% (8/10)	80%	1
Frank Nazar CHI	Over 1.5 shots on goal	-190 Fanatics	60% (6/10)	80%	–
Anton Frondell CHI	Over 1.5 shots on goal	-245 Fanatics	40% (4/10)	60%	–
Wyatt Kaiser CHI	Over 0.5 goals	+2000 Fanatics	20% (2/10)	20%	–

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Ryan GreeneOver 0.5 goals2/10

Ethan Del MastroOver 0.5 goals0/10

Ian ColeOver 0.5 goals0/10

Key matchups

Each player’s lines against what this defense allows to his position this season. The ranks run from the defense allowing the fewest to the one allowing the most. Bars show how often he cleared the line over his recent games, green at 70% or better.

Connor Bedard vs Sabres

Connor BedardF, CHI

SabresDefense vs forwards

Good matchup for Connor BedardSabres allow 6.9 points a game to forwards, 10th most in the league. Bedard averages 1.1 against a line of 0.5.

Toughest23rd of 32, pointsSoftest

Points over 0.58/10avg 1.1 · 23rd of 32 vs F · -260

Assists over 0.56/10avg 0.7 · 18th of 32 vs F · -111

Shots on goal over 2.56/10avg 3.1 · 22nd of 32 vs F · -210

Roman Kantserov vs Sabres

Roman KantserovF, CHI

SabresDefense vs forwards

Good matchup for Roman KantserovSabres allow 6.9 points a game to forwards, 10th most in the league. Kantserov averages 0.8 against a line of 0.5.

Toughest23rd of 32, pointsSoftest

Points over 0.58/10avg 0.8 · 23rd of 32 vs F · -136

Goals over 0.56/10avg 0.6 · 26th of 32 vs F · +235

Shots on goal over 1.56/10avg 1.9 · 22nd of 32 vs F · -205

Frank Nazar vs Sabres

Frank NazarF, CHI

SabresDefense vs forwards

Good matchup for Frank NazarSabres allow 20.8 shots a game to forwards, 11th most in the league. Nazar averages 1.6 against a line of 1.5.

Toughest22nd of 32, shotsSoftest

Shots on goal over 1.56/10avg 1.6 · 22nd of 32 vs F · -190

Points over 0.52/10avg 0.3 · 23rd of 32 vs F · -115

Goals over 0.51/10avg 0.2 · 26th of 32 vs F · +250

Betting trends

Blackhawks have failed to cover in 4 straight games.
Blackhawks are 2-8 against the spread in their last 10.
Sabres are 7-0 in the last 7 meetings with the Blackhawks.

From each team’s last 10 games and recent meetings, against the closing line.

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Sabres vs Blackhawks defense vs position

What each defense allows per game this season to everyone listed at a position, combined, so a row covers more than the starter. The small number is the rank across 32 teams: 1st allows the fewest. Green is the softest third of the league, red the toughest.

Sabres defense facing the Blackhawks

Pos	Goals	Assists	Points	Shots	Hits	Blocks
F	3.126th	3.818th	6.923rd	20.822nd	17.526th	6.219th
D	0.21st	1.927th	2.218th	6.32nd	7.831st	8.722nd

Softest spot: 7.8 hits a game to defensemen, 2nd most in the league.

Toughest spot: 0.2 goals a game to defensemen, the fewest in the league.

Blackhawks defense facing the Sabres

Pos	Goals	Assists	Points	Shots	Hits	Blocks
F	3.631st	4.631st	8.231st	22.831st	16.821st	4.84th
D	0.730th	2.531st	3.232nd	7.823rd	6.320th	7.27th

Softest spot: 3.2 points a game to defensemen, the most in the league.

Toughest spot: 4.8 blocks a game to forwards, 4th fewest in the league.

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Player stats and form

Season averages and each player’s last 5 games, newest first. Splits: per-game averages (games in brackets); vs the opponent covers this season and last, newest game first.

Buffalo Sabres

Tage Thompson C1.1 PTS · 4.1 SOG · 0.6 G per game

Date	Opp	TOI	G	A	SOG	HIT
11/8	vs VGK	19:04	0	0	2	0
11/6	vs CBJ	18:59	0	1	3	1
11/4	vs OTT	19:34	0	1	2	0
10/31	@ LAK	20:09	2	0	8	0
10/29	@ ANA	17:49	3	2	4	1

Splits	Season	Road	2025-26	vs CHI
PTS	1.1 (17)	1.3 (8)	1.0 (94)	2.0 (3) 2 · 2 · 2
SOG	4.1 (17)	4.3 (8)	3.4 (94)	4.7 (3) 4 · 6 · 4

Jack Quinn R0.9 PTS · 2.7 SOG · 0.5 G per game

Date	Opp	TOI	G	A	SOG	HIT
11/8	vs VGK	16:43	0	0	2	0
11/6	vs CBJ	17:21	1	1	3	1
11/4	vs OTT	20:32	0	0	1	1
10/31	@ LAK	17:31	1	1	2	0
10/29	@ ANA	18:28	1	0	4	1

Splits	Season	Road	2025-26	vs CHI
PTS	0.9 (17)	1.3 (8)	0.6 (95)	1.0 (3) 1 · 0 · 2
SOG	2.7 (17)	3.1 (8)	2.3 (95)	3.0 (3) 5 · 1 · 3

Zach Benson L0.9 PTS · 2.5 SOG · 0.1 G per game

Date	Opp	TOI	G	A	SOG	HIT
11/8	vs VGK	22:12	0	0	3	0
11/6	vs CBJ	22:09	0	1	3	2
11/4	vs OTT	20:16	0	1	3	1
10/31	@ LAK	23:20	0	2	4	1
10/29	@ ANA	19:30	1	2	3	1

Splits	Season	Road	2025-26	vs CHI
PTS	0.9 (17)	1.5 (8)	0.7 (78)	0.5 (2) 0 · 1
SOG	2.5 (17)	2.8 (8)	1.8 (78)	2.5 (2) 1 · 4

Chicago Blackhawks

Connor Bedard C1.2 PTS · 3.1 SOG · 0.4 G per game

Date	Opp	TOI	G	A	SOG	HIT
11/7	@ CAR	17:22	1	1	1	2
11/5	@ TBL	18:05	0	0	4	1
11/4	@ FLA	22:25	0	2	4	2
11/2	vs COL	21:19	0	1	4	2
10/31	@ BOS	22:07	1	1	6	1

Splits	Season	Home	2025-26	vs BUF
PTS	1.2 (12)	1.0 (7)	1.1 (69)	1.0 (2) 0 · 2
SOG	3.1 (12)	2.6 (7)	3.3 (69)	0.5 (2) 0 · 1

Roman Kantserov R0.6 PTS · 1.7 SOG · 0.5 G per game

Date	Opp	TOI	G	A	SOG
11/7	@ CAR	16:55	1	0	2
11/5	@ TBL	17:31	1	0	2
11/4	@ FLA	21:44	1	0	3
11/2	vs COL	16:31	1	0	1
10/31	@ BOS	18:51	0	1	0

Splits	Season	Home	2025-26	vs BUF
PTS	0.6 (18)	0.7 (9)	–	0.0 (1) 0
SOG	1.7 (18)	2.2 (9)	–	0.0 (1) 0

Patrick Kane R0.6 PTS · 1.7 SOG · 0.1 G per game

Date	Opp	TOI	A	SOG	HIT
11/2	vs COL	10:20	0	0	0
10/31	@ BOS	15:11	1	2	1
10/29	@ DET	14:23	0	1	0
10/27	vs LAK	14:23	1	1	1
10/25	vs FLA	20:21	1	2	0

Splits	Season	Home	2025-26	vs BUF
PTS	0.6 (15)	0.7 (9)	0.9 (67)	1.0 (3) 0 · 2 · 1
SOG	1.7 (15)	2.0 (9)	2.5 (67)	1.7 (3) 0 · 2 · 3

Records

Team	Record	ATS	O/U	Home	Away
Sabres	8-9	8-9	9-8	4-5	4-4
Blackhawks	4-14	6-12	10-8	4-5	0-9

This season, regular season. ATS and O/U against each game’s closing line.

Sabres vs Blackhawks head-to-head

Sabres are 7-0, 2-2 ATS, O/U 1-3 in the last 7 meetings. Last time: Sabres won 4-3 on October 3, 2026.

Date	Venue	Sabres result	ATS	O/U
Oct 3, 26	Sabres home	W 4-3	L -1.5	O 5.5
Apr 13, 26	Blackhawks home	W 5-1	W -1.5	U 6.5
Nov 21, 25	Sabres home	W 9-3	–	–
Dec 27, 24	Sabres home	W 6-2	–	–
Oct 19, 24	Blackhawks home	W 4-2	–	–
Jan 18, 24	Sabres home	W 3-0	W -1.5	U 5.5
Nov 19, 23	Blackhawks home	W 3-2	L -1.5	U 5.5

Recent form

Buffalo Sabres: last 10 (5-5, 5-5 ATS, O/U 5-5)

Date	Opponent	Result	ATS	O/U
Nov 8, 26	vs VGK	L 1-4	L +1.5	U 6.5
Nov 6, 26	vs CBJ	W 5-2	W -1.5	O 6.5
Nov 4, 26	vs OTT	L 1-2	L -1.5	U 6.5
Oct 31, 26	@ LA	W 3-2	L -1.5	U 5.5
Oct 29, 26	@ ANA	W 7-6	L -1.5	O 6.5
Oct 27, 26	@ SJ	W 2-0	W -1.5	U 6.5
Oct 24, 26	@ WSH	L 3-4	W +1.5	O 6.5
Oct 21, 26	vs PHI	L 1-3	L -1.5	U 6.5
Oct 17, 26	@ MTL	L 3-4	W +1.5	O 6.5
Oct 15, 26	@ TOR	W 5-4	W +1.5	O 6.5

Chicago Blackhawks: last 10 (1-9, 2-8 ATS, O/U 4-6)

Date	Opponent	Result	ATS	O/U
Nov 7, 26	@ CAR	L 2-9	L +1.5	O 6.5
Nov 5, 26	@ TB	L 1-4	L +1.5	U 6.5
Nov 4, 26	@ FLA	L 3-5	L +1.5	O 5.5
Nov 2, 26	vs COL	L 2-5	L +1.5	O 6.5
Oct 31, 26	@ BOS	L 4-5	W +1.5	O 6.5
Oct 29, 26	@ DET	L 1-4	L +1.5	U 5.5
Oct 27, 26	vs LA	W 2-1	L -1.5	U 5.5
Oct 25, 26	vs FLA	L 2-3	W +1.5	U 6.5
Oct 23, 26	vs MTL	L 1-4	L +1.5	U 6.5
Oct 17, 26	vs DAL	L 0-4	L +1.5	U 5.5

Injury report

Buffalo Sabres

Justin Danforth (R): Injured Reserve, Danforth
Konsta Helenius (C): Out, Helenius
Alex Lyon (G): Injured Reserve, Lyon
Matt Grzelcyk (D): Injured Reserve, Grzelcyk

Chicago Blackhawks

Patrick Kane (R): Injured Reserve, Kane
Bowen Byram (D): Injured Reserve, Byram

Matchup ranks

What each defense allows per game this season. Rank 1 allows the fewest, so a high number means a softer matchup for the other team’s overs.

	Sabres defense	Blackhawks defense
Goals allowed per game	3.29 (20th of 32)	4.22 (31st of 32)
Shots on goal allowed per game	27.12 (14th of 32)	30.67 (32nd of 32)
Points allowed per game	9.06 (21st of 32)	11.33 (31st of 32)
Power-play points allowed per game	3 (29th of 32)	1.94 (15th of 32)
Pace (possessions)	55.5 (12th)	53.6 (25th)

Venue and weather

United Center · Chicago, ILIndoor, weather won’t matter

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Sabres vs Blackhawks odds by sportsbook

Book	BUF spread	CHI spread	BUF ML	CHI ML	Over	Under
bet365	-1.5 +165	+1.5 -200	-146	+123	O 6.5 -106	U 6.5 -114
BetRivers	-1.5 +150	+1.5 -192	-156	+132	O 6.5 -111	U 6.5 -111
Caesars	-1.5 +170	+1.5 -205	-148	+125	O 6.5 -104	U 6.5 -120
DraftKings	-1.5 +170	+1.5 -205	-148	+124	O 6.5 -102	U 6.5 -118
FanDuel	-1.5 +164	+1.5 -205	-146	+122	O 6.5 -110	U 6.5 -110
Fanatics	-1.5 +165	+1.5 -205	-150	+125	O 6.5 -105	U 6.5 -115

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Line movement from the open

Line	Open	Now	Move
Blackhawks spread	+1.5	+1.5	–
Total	6.5	6.5	–
Sabres moneyline	-135	-148	+2.2% win chance
Blackhawks moneyline	+114	+124	-2.1% win chance

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#	Team	W-L	PCT	GB
1	BOS	9-2	.818	-
2	PHI	9-3	.750	0.5
3	DET	7-3	.700	1.5
4	NY	6-4	.600	2.5
5	ATL	7-5	.583	2.5
6	TOR	5-5	.500	3.5
7	MIA	5-6	.455	4
8	CLE	5-6	.455	4
9	CHA	4-7	.364	5
10	WSH	4-7	.364	5
11	ORL	3-7	.300	5.5
12	IND	3-8	.273	6
13	BKN	2-8	.200	6.5
14	CHI	1-8	.111	7
15	MIL	1-10	.091	8

#	Team	W-L	PCT	GB
1	LAL	10-2	.833	-
2	SA	9-2	.818	0.5
3	MIN	8-3	.727	1.5
4	HOU	8-3	.727	1.5
5	GS	8-3	.727	1.5
6	OKC	8-3	.727	1.5
7	MEM	7-3	.700	2
8	POR	7-3	.700	2
9	DAL	7-4	.636	2.5
10	DEN	5-4	.556	3.5
11	PHX	4-6	.400	5
12	NO	4-7	.364	5.5
13	LAC	2-8	.200	7
14	SAC	1-10	.091	8.5
15	UTAH	1-10	.091	8.5

#	Team	W-L	PCT	STRK
1	BUF	7-1	.875	W4
2	DEN	7-2	.778	W5
3	JAX	6-2	.750	W2
4	PIT	6-2	.750	W4
5	KC	6-2	.750	W1
6	CIN	6-2	.750	W4
7	NE	5-4	.556	L1
8	CLE	5-4	.556	L2
9	LV	4-5	.444	L1
10	BAL	4-5	.444	L4
11	HOU	3-5	.375	W1
12	NYJ	2-7	.222	L4
13	IND	2-7	.222	L5
14	MIA	1-7	.125	L2
15	TEN	1-7	.125	L2
16	LAC	0-8	.000	L8

#	Team	W-L	PCT	STRK
1	SF	7-1	.875	W1
2	CHI	7-2	.778	W4
3	NYG	5-2-1	.688	W2
4	CAR	3-5	.375	L3
5	DET	6-2	.750	W4
6	MIN	6-2	.750	L2
7	GB	6-3	.667	W2
8	SEA	5-4	.556	W1
9	LAR	5-4	.556	W3
10	DAL	4-5	.444	W1
11	NO	3-5	.375	W1
12	TB	3-6	.333	L1
13	ATL	3-6	.333	L2
14	ARI	3-6	.333	L1
15	WSH	2-5-1	.313	L1
16	PHI	2-7	.222	L7

#	Team	W-L	PTS	STRK
1	CAR	14-3-0	30	W2
2	BOS	13-4-0	27	W4
3	MTL	11-3-0	26	L1
4	NJ	13-6-0	26	L1
5	TB	11-4-0	24	L1
6	OTT	11-6-0	24	L1
7	FLA	10-7-0	22	W1
8	NYR	10-8-0	21	L1
9	WSH	10-6-0	20	W2
10	BUF	8-6-0	19	L1
11	NYI	7-6-0	18	L4
12	TOR	8-10-0	18	L4
13	DET	7-9-0	17	L4
14	PHI	5-10-0	15	W1
15	CBJ	7-9-0	14	L2
16	PIT	6-10-0	14	L1

#	Team	W-L	PTS	STRK
1	MIN	13-3-0	30	W1
2	EDM	13-3-0	29	W2
3	VGK	12-5-0	26	W3
4	COL	11-6-0	24	W2
5	NSH	9-4-0	23	W5
6	DAL	10-5-0	22	W1
7	ANA	10-7-0	21	W5
8	UTA	10-7-0	21	L2
9	SEA	9-6-0	19	L1
10	WPG	8-8-0	19	W4
11	STL	8-8-0	18	W1
12	CGY	8-9-0	17	W1
13	SJ	8-11-0	17	W1
14	LA	5-9-0	12	L2
15	CHI	4-13-0	9	L6
16	VAN	3-16-0	7	L6

#	Team	Record
1	UGA	8-1
2	UTAH	9-0
3	ND	8-1
4	UCLA	9-0
5	MIA	8-1
6	IU	8-1
7	ALA	7-2
8	TEX	7-2
9	TENN	7-2
10	TTU	8-1
11	WAKE	8-1
12	BYU	7-2
13	UK	7-2
14	HOU	7-2
15	USC	7-2
16	IOWA	7-2
17	BOIS	8-1
18	ORE	6-3
19	MISS	6-3
20	SC	6-3
21	OSU	6-3
22	ARIZ	7-2
23	UNM	8-1
24	LSU	6-3
25	SMU	7-2

Sabres vs Blackhawks preview

StatsBench picks

Top Sabres vs Blackhawks player props

Key matchups

Connor Bedard vs Sabres

Roman Kantserov vs Sabres

Frank Nazar vs Sabres

Betting trends

Sabres vs Blackhawks defense vs position

Sabres defense facing the Blackhawks

Blackhawks defense facing the Sabres

Player stats and form

Buffalo Sabres

Chicago Blackhawks

Records

Sabres vs Blackhawks head-to-head

Recent form

Buffalo Sabres: last 10 (5-5, 5-5 ATS, O/U 5-5)

Chicago Blackhawks: last 10 (1-9, 2-8 ATS, O/U 4-6)

Injury report

Matchup ranks

Venue and weather

Sabres vs Blackhawks odds by sportsbook

Line movement from the open

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