BOTTOM LINE: Following Tage Thompson’s four goals in the Sabres’ 5-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils, the Buffalo Sabres will visit the Toronto Maple Leafs. Buffalo is 35-34-5 overall and 10-10-2 against the Atlantic Division. When a goal is scored in a game, the Sabres are 9-10-4.
Toronto has an 8-9-2 record versus the Atlantic Division and an overall record of 41-22-9. The Maple Leafs are 22-8-1 when their opponents have more penalty minutes. This Saturday’s game marks their fourth meeting of the season between these two teams. The previous meeting was won 2-1 by the Maple Leafs in overtime.With two goals, Tyler Bertuzzi led the Maple Leafs.
TOP PERFORMERS: Alex Tuch leads the Sabres with 19 goals and 32 assists. Mitchell Marner has 25 goals and 50 assists for the Maple Leafs, while Thompson has eight goals and six assists in the last ten games. In the last ten games, Bertuzzi has two assists and six goals.
LAST TEN GAMES: Sabres: 6-4-0, allowing 2.8 goals per game while scoring 3.6 goals, five assists, 3.6 penalties, and 7.7 penalty minutes on average. Maple Leafs: 5-4-1, allowing three goals per game while averaging 3.9 goals, 6.5 assists, 4.2 penalties, and 10.4 penalty minutes.
MATTIAS SAMUELSSON: out for the season (upper body); LUKAS ROUSEK: day-to-day (face).
Timothy Liljegren (out, upper body), Mitchell Marner (day-to-day, ankle), and Morgan Rielly (day-to-day, upper body) are the Maple Leafs.John Klingberg is not available this season.Joel Edmundson: day-to-day (undisclosed), Call Jarnkrok: out (hand), Matt Murray: out (hip), and Jake Muzzin: out for the season (back).