Toronto Maple Leafs @ Buffalo Sabres
07:00 PM at KeyBank Center
Watch on: ESPN+, HULU, SN1, TVAS

The Leafs last game was at home on October 21 against the New Jersey Devils, which Toronto lost by a score of 5-2 in regulation. The Leafs have a record of 3-3-1 for a 0.500 Points %.

The Buffalo Sabres last played at home on October 22 against the Detroit Red Wings. The Sabres won by a score of 4-2 in regulation, and their current league record is 3-4-0 for a 0.429 Points %.

Them

The Sabres had their existential crisis very very early this season and came out strong from it and thumped Ottawa and Florida. Not the Leafs. When has that ever happened? Are they over it, or are they still thinking there's a point to all of this?

This is a very no-name lineup because most of the players you've heard of on are IR. Good heavens, there's Conor Timmins. I do not know who Colten Ellis is, but they, like the Leafs need two goalies this weekend.

Lines

Last Game (2025-10-22) via Daily Faceoff

Zach Benson - Jiri Kulich - Tage Thompson
Josh Doan - Ryan McLeod - Alex Tuch
Jason Zucker - Noah Ostlund - Jack Quinn
Peyton Krebs - Tyson Kozak - Beck Malenstyn

Rasmus Dahlin - Bowen Byram
Owen Power - Conor Timmins
Mattias Samuelsson - Zach Metsa

Alex Lyon - likely starter
Colten Ellis

Us

A change is as good as a rest.

All new lines and pairs, no one left untouched. Morgan Rielly will not play tonight, but might be okay for tomorrow. Nick Robertson is a scratch.

With this being a back-to-back, there is a goalie decision to make as well, and the winner of the chance to play in Buffalo while everyone is all about the baseball is Anthony Stolarz.

Lines

David Alter via Daily Faceoff from yesterday and confirmed as tonight's lineup.

Bobby McMann - Auston Matthews - William Nylander
Matthew Knies - John Tavares - Matias Maccelli
Dakota Joshua - Nicolas Roy - Easton Cowan
Steven Lorentz - Max Domi - Calle Järnkrok

Jake McCabe - Brandon Carlo
Dakota Mermis - Oliver Ekman-Larsson
Simon Benoit - Philippe Myers

Anthony Stolarz - starter
Cayden Primeau

The Game

I can't promise to watch more than the first period of this game, but I am hoping for the Leafs fans in Buffalo to do the Let's Go Blue Jays chant.

Go Leafs Go (maybe they'll be better if no one is watching)

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