The Buffalo Sabres now have a over 50% chance of making the playoffs via mainstream analytics models
December 15, 2025
Data via Hockeystats.com and Evolving-Hockey.com
19 comments
I wouldn’t mind flipping us with the canadiens and that being the top 3 of the division
I’m a Wild fan, but I sincerely want the Sabres to get into the playoffs. The fans have suffered far too long. Plus, I have been an Alex Lyon backer from when he was in high school. Go, Buffalo!
This doesn’t feel right.
I’ll need to see at least 1 win at or above. 500 before I buy it. Hopefully KA gets the boot today and that gives them a bit of a boost.
The Sabres, who are currently 6 points out of a wild card spot, somehow have a better chance of making the playoffs than the Red Wings, who are currently 2nd in the Eastern conference?
Make it make sense.
You have to be kidding with this post!
We either need Lyon to stay hot or make a trade for a goalie. The reason why we are projected so high is that our expected goal differential outpaced our actual goal differential
Does this account for our goaltending having the consistency of a Tesla
And yet, still sitting in the East basement
Look at those standard deviations…
Its been a weird season so far for the east besides Carolina being at 44 pts it’s pretty tight points wise top to bottom in the east
Those robots haven’t been watching this team the last 15 years.
Their underlyings are strong. If this was any other team I’d say that firing anyone this season would be an overreaction.
Sabres making the playoffs is +550 on Draftkings.
I don’t think that this model is correct.
dammit! we were so close to getting rid of Adams…can you fire him after that 3-3 road trip?
It says a lot about how I view Sabres-related stats that even those with a supportive angle that are supposed to offer us some kind of encouragement make me do this face:
The east is a gong show so far this season. Anything is possible. If they can just stay around.500 and somehow manage a few win streaks instead of losing streaks, they probably make it. They just cant drop 5 of 7 or anything like they normally seem to do during Nov, Dec, or Jan.
19 comments
I wouldn’t mind flipping us with the canadiens and that being the top 3 of the division
I’m a Wild fan, but I sincerely want the Sabres to get into the playoffs. The fans have suffered far too long. Plus, I have been an Alex Lyon backer from when he was in high school. Go, Buffalo!
This doesn’t feel right.
I’ll need to see at least 1 win at or above. 500 before I buy it. Hopefully KA gets the boot today and that gives them a bit of a boost.
The Sabres, who are currently 6 points out of a wild card spot, somehow have a better chance of making the playoffs than the Red Wings, who are currently 2nd in the Eastern conference?
Make it make sense.
You have to be kidding with this post!
We either need Lyon to stay hot or make a trade for a goalie. The reason why we are projected so high is that our expected goal differential outpaced our actual goal differential
Does this account for our goaltending having the consistency of a Tesla
And yet, still sitting in the East basement
Look at those standard deviations…
Its been a weird season so far for the east besides Carolina being at 44 pts it’s pretty tight points wise top to bottom in the east
Those robots haven’t been watching this team the last 15 years.
Their underlyings are strong. If this was any other team I’d say that firing anyone this season would be an overreaction.
Sabres making the playoffs is +550 on Draftkings.
I don’t think that this model is correct.
dammit! we were so close to getting rid of Adams…can you fire him after that 3-3 road trip?
It says a lot about how I view Sabres-related stats that even those with a supportive angle that are supposed to offer us some kind of encouragement make me do this face:
The east is a gong show so far this season. Anything is possible. If they can just stay around.500 and somehow manage a few win streaks instead of losing streaks, they probably make it. They just cant drop 5 of 7 or anything like they normally seem to do during Nov, Dec, or Jan.