Sabres vs Maple Leafs Prediction
The Buffalo Sabres will play the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday night at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario.
Sabres Preview
The Buffalo Sabres are 32-28-5 this season after they lost to the New York Rangers in overtime by a score of 2-1 in their last game. Buffalo out shot New York by a total of 33-26 and lost 61.1% of the face-offs in the game. The Buffalo Sabres are averaging 3.65 goals per game, 3.62 goals against per game, 24.7% on the power play, and 72.7% on the penalty kill. Tage Thompson has led the Sabres with 42 goals, 44 assists, and 244 shots on goal this season. The projected starting goalie for Buffalo is Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, who is 15-10-3 this season with a 3.54 goals against average and a .895 save percentage.
Maple Leafs Preview
The Toronto Maple Leafs are 40-17-8 this season after they defeated the Edmonton Oilers by a score of 7-4 in their last game. Toronto out shot Edmonton by a total of 38-26 and went 2-5 on the power play in the win. The Toronto Maple Leafs are averaging 3.43 goals per game, 2.66 goals against per game, 25.8% on the power play, and 80.9% on the penalty kill. Mitch Marner has led the Maple Leafs with 24 goals, 59 assists, and 161 shots on goal this season. The projected starting goalie for Toronto is Matt Murray, who is 12-6-2 this season with a 2.86 goals against average and a .905 save percentage.
Trends
Buffalo is 16-7 in their last 23 road games and 0-4 in their last 4 games. The over is 8-2 in Buffalo’s last 10 games played on one day of rest. Toronto is 6-2 in their last 8 games and 9-4 in their last 13 Monday games. The over is 5-2-1 in Toronto’s last 8 home games. The home team is 36-15 in these two teams last 51 head to head meetings.
Pick
Buffalo comes into this matchup really struggling and they have lost four games in a row. The Sabres are scoring 3.65 goals per game this season, but they have scored two goals or fewer in three of their last four games. Toronto has won three of their last four games and just put on a clinic against Edmonton, scoring seven goals. I think we are going to see Toronto have another great offensive night against a Buffalo defense that is allowing 3.62 goals against per game. I like the over here.
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