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# Game preview: Maple Leafs make a stop in Buffalo on the way home
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/toronto-maple-leafs-game-preview-maple-leafs-lines-buffalo-sabres-lines-nhl-nylander-vs-nylander/
- Published: 2019-03-20T16:45:01.000Z
- Updated: 2019-03-20T16:45:01.000Z
- Description: You gotta hit that duty free on your way home
- Author: Adam Selvig
- Tags: Game Coverage, #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 11:43

### Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres

### Time: 7:00PM

### Location: MarineHSBCKeyFirstNiagaraBankMidland Arenatorium

### Broadcast/Streaming: Sportsnet, TVA Sports, NHL Live

### Opponent SBNation Site: [**Die by the Blade**](http://diebytheblade.com/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

The Maple Leafs should be feeling pretty good about themselves as they prepare to play the perpetually rebuilding Buffalo Sabres. Last night's game against the Predators - while a little, sleepy, at times - was the best performance we’ve seen in a while.

The Predators had Vezina winning goalie Pekka Rinne in net, and now the Leafs will be shooting against Carter Hutton and his amazing below average play.

Of course the Sabres get to shoot on the polarizing Garret Sparks, so you win some you lose some.

Now I’m late getting this preview out, so lets cut the chatter and focus on the facts; first the lines.

### Maple Leafs

#### Forward Lines

Zach Hyman - John Tavares - Mitch Marner  
Andreas Johnsson - Auston Matthews - William Nylander  
Patrick Marleau - Nazem Kadri - Kapseri Kapanen  
Trevor Moore - Nic Petan - Connor Brown

**Defence Pairings**

Morgan Rielly - Ron Hainsey  
Jake Muzzin - Nikita Zaitsev  
Justin Holl - Igor Ozhiganov

The line up is from last night, Babcock if any changes come, they’ll come at game time.

#### Goaltenders

Garret Sparks  
Frederik Andersen

### Buffalo Sabres

#### Forward Lines

Jeff Skinner - Jack Eichel - Sam Reinhart  
Conor Sheary - Evan Rodrigues - Alex Nylander  
Vladimir Sobotka - Casey Mittelstadt - Tage Thompson  
Zemgus Girgensons - Johan Larsson - Kyle Okposo

#### Defence Pairings

Zach Bogosian - Rasmus Ristolainen  
Rasmus Dahlin - Brandon Montour  
Marco Scandella - Casey Nelson

#### Goaltenders

Carter Hutton  
Linus Ullmark

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### Round one vs Boston Bruins

| Toronto                     | Team              | Boston                                          |
| --------------------------- | ----------------- | ----------------------------------------------- |
| 3-2                         | Record            | 2-3                                             |
| 14GF - 14GA                 | Goal Differential | 14GF - 14GA                                     |
| 27.3% - 5th                 | Power Play        | 35.7% - 2nd                                     |
| 64.3% - 15th                | Penalty Kill      | 72.7% - 12th                                    |
| Auston Matthews - 4         | Most Goals        | Bergeron, Krejci, Pastrnak, Marchand, Coyle - 2 |
| Morgan Rielly - 4           | Most Assists      | Brad Marchand - 4                               |
| Auston Matthews - 5         | Most Points       | Brad Marchand - 6                               |
| Nazem Kadri - 19            | Most PM           | Charlie McAvoy - 6                              |
| Morgan Rielly - 24:34/G     | TOI Leader        | Charlie McAvoy - 16                             |
| Frederik Andersen - .925sv% | Starting Goalie   | Tuukka Rask - .922sv%                           |

The Maple Leafs haven’t historically had an easy time winning games in Buffalo, even though it’s a home rink for them.. The last game between these two teams ended with a 5-2 victory, the game before that it was a 5-3 win, and before that a 4-3 Overtime win.

It’s going to be an exciting game one way or another. See you all at 7.

Go Leafs go!