Toronto Maple Leafs (25-17-11, t-12th in NHL) vs. Buffalo Sabres (22-22-10, 24th in NHL)
Puck drop: 7:00 p.m. EST
Arena: Air Canada Centre
Watch: CBC
Matchup Stats
Statistics courtesy of SportingCharts.com
| Stat | Buf | Tor |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 54 | 61 |
| Record % | 0.5 | 0.575 |
| Home Winning % | 0.56 | 0.6 |
| Away Winning % | 0.429 | 0.537 |
| Shootout Winning % | 0.167 | 0.143 |
| Goal Differential Per Game | -0.31 | 0.21 |
| Shot Differential Per Game | -4.2 | -0.23 |
| Hits Per Game | 23.8 | 24.6 |
| PIM Per Game | 8.8 | 10.3 |
| Opponent PIM Per Game | 9.2 | 10.6 |
| Goals Per Game | 2.44 | 3.08 |
| Even Strength Goals Per Game | 1.72 | 2.28 |
| Power Play Goals Per Game | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Shots Per Game | 29.8 | 32.4 |
| Shots Per Goal | 12.2 | 10.5 |
| Team Shooting % | 0.082 | 0.095 |
| Power Play % | 0.233 | 0.231 |
| Goals Against Per Game | 2.76 | 2.87 |
| ES Goals Against Per Game | 1.96 | 2.26 |
| PP Goals Against Per Game | 0.78 | 0.53 |
| Shots Against Per Game | 34 | 32.58 |
| Shots Against Per Goal | 12.32 | 11.36 |
| Opp. Team Shooting % | 0.081 | 0.088 |
| Penalty Kill % | 0.738 | 0.837 |
| Save % | 0.919 | 0.912 |
| Goals Against Average | 2.72 | 2.82 |
| Shutouts | 2 | 3 |
| Opponent Save % | 0.918 | 0.905 |
| Opponent Goals Against Average | 2.41 | 3.03 |
| Opponent Shutouts | 2 | 2 |
Who’s Hot
- Nazem Kadri: 19 points (seven goals, 12 assists) in last 17 games
- Mitch Marner: seven points (three goals, four assists) in last six games
- William Nylander: five points (four goals, one assist) in last four games
- Auston Matthews: five points (two goals, three assists) in last four games
- Jack Eichel: five points (one goal, four assists) in last four games
- Kyle Okposo: four points (two goals, two assists) during four-game points streak
Toronto Maple Leafs Projected Lines
Forwards
Leo Komarov – Nazem Kadri – William Nylander
van Riemsdyk – Tyler Bozak – Mitch Marner
Zach cHyman – Auston Matthews – Connor Brown
Matt Martin – Ben Smith – Josh Leivo
Defencemen
Morgan Rielly – Nikita Zaitsev
Jake Gardiner – Connor Carrick
Matt Hunwick – Roman Polak
Goaltenders
Starter: Frederik Andersen (Confirmed)
Backup: Curtis McElhinney
Scratched: Martin Marincin, Alexey Marchenko
Injured: Nikita Soshnikov (upper body)
Buffalo Sabres Projected Lines
Forwards
Justin Bailey – Ryan O’Reilly – Kyle Okposo
Sam Reinhart – Jack Eichel – Evander Kane
Marcus Foligno – Evan Rodrigues – Brian Gionta
Tyler Ennis – Derek Grant – Matt Moulson
Defencemen
Rasmus Ristolainen – Jake McCabe
Josh Gorges – Dmitry Kulikov
Justin Falk – Taylor Fedun
Goaltenders
Starter: Robin Lehner (Confirmed)
Backup: Anders Nilsson
Scratched: Nicolas Deslauriers
Injured: Johan Larsson (wrist, elbow), William Carrier (knee), Zach Bogosian (rib), Zemgus Girgensons (middle body), Cody Franson (foot)
