Buffalo Sabres at Utah MammothJan 27, 2027

Time TBDWednesday, Jan 27, 2027

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Buffalo SabresBUF

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Utah MammothUTA

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Probable goalies, start odds, schedule edge and each team's lines from its last game.

Schedule Edge

No schedule edge

BUFaway±0.0 pts

2 days rest · 1,531 km travel · -1 h

2 days rest vs 1 day rest

UTAhome±0.0 pts

1 day rest

1 day rest vs 2 days rest

No meaningful schedule edge: BUF (2 days rest) at UTA (1 day rest).

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Buffalo Sabres

Goalie: Starter not announced
Start probability: Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen67%
Alex Lyon20%
Colten Ellis13%
Schedule: Rested · plays again tomorrow
Last game: W 4–3 vs CHI · Oct 3

L1Quinn – Ostlund – Benson
13:39
L2Thompson – Norris – Doan
13:16
L3McLeod – Krebs – Helenius
6:18
L4Carrick – Malenstyn – Kulich
5:31
D1Samuelsson – Dahlin
17:12
D2Power – Zellweger
12:41
D3Crevier – Metsa
7:03
PP1Thompson – Dahlin – Quinn – Doan – Benson
2:28

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Utah Mammoth

Goalie: Starter not announced
Start probability: Karel Vejmelka93%
Sebastian Cossa7%
Schedule: Rested
Last game: W 4–1 at CBJ · Oct 3

L1Trocheck – Schmaltz – Keller
9:05
L2Lee – Guenther – Cooley
7:58
L3Stenlund – Carcone – But
7:40
L4Crouse – Hayton – McBain
7:27
D1Weegar – Sergachev
12:10
D2Schmidt – Marino
11:37
D3Peeke – Simashev
7:54
PP1Schmaltz – Keller – Sergachev – Guenther – Cooley
2:59

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Game day: all games on Jan 27.

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.