"Toronto Maple Leafs 85 pts (39-21-7)
@
Buffalo Sabres 51 pts (20-34-11)
7:30 p.m. ET
KeyBank Center – Buffalo, NY
TV: TSN 4, NBCSN
TSN: TSN 1050 AM
Season Series/Schedule
Date Game GWG
3/5 TOR @ BUF
3/15 TOR @ BUF
3/26 BUF @ TOR
4/2 BUF @ TOR
Team Leaders
Maple Leafs Sabres
Mitch Marner, 53 Points Jack Eichel, 53
Auston Matthews, 28 Goals Jack Eichel, 22
Gardiner/Marner, 36 Assists Jack Eichel, 31
Hard to believe that we are nearly a week into the month of March and we haven't seen the Buffalo Sabres yet. The gets remedied tonight with the first of four meetings over the next three and a half weeks.
Head coach Mike Babcock will make a pair of lineup changes from what we saw Saturday night against the Washington Capitals. Connor Carrick draws back in on the third pairing with Roman Polak coming out.
Matt Martin will play for the first time since January 22, ending a streak of 18 straight games being a healthy scratch. Dominic Moore is likely coming out of the lineup to make room for Martin.
Year one of the Phil Housely era has been a disaster in Buffalo. Instead of taking a step closer to challenging for a playoff spot, the Sabres will be one of the favorites to land the top pick at this year's Draft Lottery. Their odds should increase with leading scorer Jack Eichel on injured reserve.
Probable Maple Leafs Lineup
FORWARDS
Zach Hyman - William Nylander - Connor Brown
Patrick Marleau - Nazem Kadri - Mitch Marner
James van Riemsdyk - Tyler Bozak - Kasperi Kapanen
Matt Martin - Tomas Plekanec - Leo Komarov
DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS
Morgan Rielly - Ron Hainsey
Jake Gardiner - Nikita Zaitsev
Travis Dermott - Connor Carrick
GOALTENDER
Frederik Andersen (32-17-5, 2.74 GAA, .920 save %, 5 SO)
INJURY REPORT
LW-Joffrey Lupul (sports hernia) out, C-Auston Matthews (shoulder) out
Probable Sabres Lineup
FORWARDS
Zemgus Girgensons - Ryan O'Reilly - Sam Reinhart
Scott Wilson - Johan Larsson - Jason Pominville
Jordan Nolan - Jacob Josefson - Kyle Okposo
Benoit Pouliot – Kyle Criscuolo - Nick Baptiste
DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS
Marco Scandella - Rasmus Ristolainen
Viktor Antipin - Casey Nelson
Nate Beaulieu - Justin Falk
GOALTENDER
Robin Lehner (13-24-8, 2.97 GAA, .909 save %, 3 SO)
INJURY REPORT
D-Zach Bogosian (lower-body) out, D-Jake McCabe (shoulder) out, C-Jack Eichel (ankle) out, LW-Evan Rodrigues (lower-body) out"
