Buffalo Sabres (5-6, seventh in the Atlantic Division) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (5-3-2, third in the Atlantic Division)
Toronto; Saturday, 7 p.m. EDT
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Maple Leafs -215, Sabres +174; over/under is 6.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Maple Leafs aim to end their three-game losing streak when they take on the Buffalo Sabres.
Toronto went 20-11-6 in Atlantic Division games and had a 50-21-11 record overall last season. The Maple Leafs scored 278 total goals last season (3.4 per game on 32 shots per game).
Buffalo had a 42-33-7 record overall and went 12-12-2 in Atlantic Division play last season. The Sabres scored 63 power-play goals last season on 269 chances for a 23.4% success rate.
Saturday's game is the first meeting between these teams this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Auston Matthews has eight goals and four assists for the Maple Leafs. William Nylander has scored six goals and added eight assists over the past 10 games.
Jeff Skinner has five goals and five assists for the Sabres. Tage Thompson has scored five goals with four assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Maple Leafs: 5-3-2, averaging 3.1 goals, 5.1 assists, 3.9 penalties and 9.5 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.
Sabres: 5-5-0, averaging 3.2 goals, 5.7 assists, 4.9 penalties and 12.4 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game.
INJURIES: Maple Leafs: Conor Timmins: out (lower-body), Matt Murray: out (hip), Timothy Liljegren: day to day (lower-body), Jake McCabe: day to day (groin), Jake Muzzin: out for season (back).
Sabres: Mattias Samuelsson: day to day (lower-body), Jack Quinn: out (achilles), Zach Benson: out (lower body), Eric Comrie: out (lower body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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