Who wins
| Source | SJS wins | BUF wins | Basis |
|---|
| DraftKings | — | — | no line yet |
| Pinnacle | — | — | not posted yet |
| Kalshi | — | — | no market yet |
| Composite ours | — | — | not built yet |
| DRatings public model | — | — | not published yet |
| Neil Paine Elo public model | — | — | not published for this game |
The pickers see DraftKings, Pinnacle and Kalshi. They never see the composite, DRatings or Paine's Elo - opinions get copied.
Goalies
| Team | Goalie | Status | Reported | GSAx | Sv% | GP |
|---|
| BUF | — | unknown | | — | — | — |
| SJS | — | unknown | | — | — | — |
DailyFaceoff's starter and status; "not reported" is its projection before any news. GSAx (goals saved above expected) and Sv% are this season's (MoneyPuck).
Rest and travel
| Team | Rest days | Back-to-back | 3 in 4 | Km | Time zones | Trip/stand game |
|---|
| BUF | 2 | no | no | 3890 | -3 | 2 |
| SJS | 2 | no | no | 4311 | -3 | 1 |
Who is outESPN
| Team | Player | Status | Note |
|---|
| BUF | Alex Lyon | Injured Reserve | ir |
| BUF | Olen Zellweger | Injured Reserve | ir |
| BUF | Conor Timmins | Injured Reserve | Timmins (lower body) doesn't have a timeline for his return yet, according to Heather Engel of NHL.com on Tuesday. |
| BUF | Topias Leinonen | Injured Reserve | Leinonen (lower body) was placed on the injured non-roster list Monday. |
| BUF | Jack Rathbone | Injured Reserve | ir-nr |
| BUF | Jason Zucker | Injured Reserve | ir |
| SJS | Adam Gaudette | Injured Reserve | Gaudette (upper body) will begin the 2026-27 regular season on the injured non-roster list, per Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News. |
| SJS | Alex Barre-Boulet | Injured Reserve | Barre-Boulet (undisclosed) will begin the 2026-27 regular season on injured reserve, per Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News. |
| SJS | Quentin Musty | Injured Reserve | Musty (upper body) was put on non-roster injured reserve Monday, according to Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News. |
| SJS | Cam Lund | Injured Reserve | Lund (upper body) was placed on non-roster injured reserve by the Sharks on Monday, Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News reports. |
| SJS | Kyle Keyser | Injured Reserve | Keyser (upper body) was placed on non-roster injured reserve by the Sharks on Monday, Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News reports. |
| SJS | Patrick Giles | Injured Reserve | Giles (upper body) was placed on non-roster injured reserve by the Sharks on Monday, Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News reports. |