NHL Game Preview: Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres with Line Combinations 4/15/2025

Mitch Marner 'A' #16 skating for the Toronto Maple Leafs
Photo: John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images

Toronto Maple Leafs (50-26-4, 104 Pts) at Buffalo Sabres (35-38-7, 77 Pts)
Venue: KeyBank Center
Date: Tonight – Tuesday, April 15
Time: 7:00 pm EST

TV: MSG-B, ESPN+
Radio:
Toronto – TSN 1050
Buffalo – 550 WGR

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Toronto
-1.5 ML -162
Buffalo +1.5 ML +136
O/U 6.5

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Toronto Maple Leafs News & Notes:

The Maple Leafs have won seven of their last eight games after a 4-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday. The Leafs are 24-13-3 on the road this season. Toronto won the last meeting with Buffalo 6-3.

Buffalo Sabres News & Notes:

The Sabres have lost three games in a row after a 7-4 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday. Buffalo is 22-14-3 at home this season. The Sabres are 10-12-3 against the Atlantic Division.

Toronto Maple Leafs Projected Lines

Knies-Matthews-Marner
Domi-Tavares-Nylander
McMann-Holmberg-Robertson
Lorentz-Laughton-Jarnkrok

Rielly-Myers
Benoit-Tanev
Mermis-Carlo

Stolarz
Woll

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Buffalo Sabres Projected Lines

Benson-Kulich-Thompson
Peterka-McLeod-Tuch
Zucker-Krebs-Quinn
Malenstyn-Ostlund-Lafferty

Samuelsson-Dahlin
Byram-Clifton
Bryson-Bernard-Docker

Reimer
Luukkonen

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Players To Watch:

Toronto Maple Leafs

Mitch Marner has 26 goals and 73 assists for the Maple Leafs. John Tavares has scored eight goals with five assists over the last ten games.

Buffalo Sabres

JJ Peterka has scored 27 goals with 39 assists for the Sabres. Tage Thompson has nine goals and two assists over the past ten games.

Injury Report:

Toronto Maple Leafs

D Oliver Ekman-Larsson – Day to day
Jani Hakanpaa – IR
LW Max Pacioretty – IR
D Jake McCabe – Day to day
C David Kampf – Day to day

Buffalo Sabres

C Josh Norris – Day to day
LW Jordan Greenway – Day to day
D Owen Power – Day to day

Next Game

Toronto Maple Leafs – April 17 vs Detroit Red Wings
Buffalo Sabres – April 17 vs Philadelphia Flyers

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