NHL Game Preview: Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres with Line Combinations 12/20/2024

Mitch Marner, William Nylander, Auston Matthews
Photo by Kevin Sousa/NHLI via Getty Images

Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres
Venue: KeyBank Center
Date: Tonight – Friday, December 20
Time: 7:00 pm EST

TV: Hulu, ESPN+
Radio:
Toronto – 1050 TSN
Buffalo – 550 WGR

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Toronto -1.5 ML -162
Buffalo +1.5 ML +136
O/U 6

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Toronto Maple Leafs News & Notes:

The Maple Leafs have won back-to-back games after defeating the Dallas Stars 5-3 on Wednesday. Toronto is tied for first place in the Atlantic Division but only 6-6-2 on the road this season. The Leafs average 3.03 goals per game.

Buffalo Sabres News & Notes:

The Sabres are on an 11-game losing streak after losing to the Montreal Canadiens 6-1 on Tuesday. Buffalo dropped the first meeting with Toronto 5-3 earlier this season. The Sabres are 3-5-1 in divisional play.

Toronto Maple Leafs Projected Lines

W. Nylander-Matthews-Marner

Knies-Tavares-Pacioretty

McMann-Domi-Robertson

Lorentz-Kampf-Reaves

Reilly-Timmins

Ekman-Larsson-Tanev

Benoit-McCabe

Woll

Hildeby

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Buffalo Sabres Projected Lines

Zucker-Thompson-Tuch

Peterka-Cozens-Quinn

Krebs-Kulich-Benson

Malenstyn-McLeod-Aube-Kubel

Dahlin-Byram

Samuelsson-Power

Gilbert-Clifton

Luukkonen

Reimer

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Players To Watch:

Toronto Maple Leafs

John Tavares has 15 goals and 14 assists for the Maple Leafs. William Nylander has six goals and three assists over the past ten games.

Buffalo Sabres

Alex Tuch has scored nine goals with 16 assists for the Sabres. Zach Benson has one goal and five assists over the last ten games.

Injury Report:

Toronto Maple Leafs

G Anthony Stolarz – IR – Out four to six weeks
C Calle Jarnkrok – IR – Month to month

Buffalo Sabres

LW Jordan Greenway – Out Long Term
RW Sam Lafferty – Week to week

Next Game

Toronto Maple Leafs – December 21 vs New York Islanders
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