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Buffalo Sabres Power Rating & Next Game - El Pluga Sports

Season power rating1498.1
Current injury adjustment-13.5
Effective rating1484.6

Next game

Next game: Vegas Golden Knights at Buffalo Sabres · Sun Nov 08, 2:30 PM CT · model line +1.4 vs book +1.5

How this rating is built

The El Pluga Sports model rates every NHL team Elo-style, starting each season at 1500 and updating after every final score, weighted by margin of victory. The published fair line for each game applies home advantage (about 65 rating points) and subtracts the current injury penalty before converting to a spread. When that fair spread differs from the sportsbook line by 2+ points, the game is flagged on our NHL board.

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