Saturday will feature an NHL outing between the home favorite Toronto Maple Leafs (3-4-1, -148 on the moneyline to win) and the Buffalo Sabres (4-4, +124 moneyline odds) at 5 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
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Maple Leafs to win vs Sabres -148
Maple Leafs vs. Sabres Betting Lines
- Favorite: Maple Leafs (-148)
- Underdog: Sabres (+124)
- Over/under: 6.5
Maple Leafs vs. Sabres Quick Facts
- Toronto’s games this season have gone over 6.5 goals six of eight times.
- Buffalo’s games have gone over 6.5 goals twice this season.
- Saturday’s over/under is 0.1 above the combined goal-scoring average of 6.4 for these two teams.
- The 6.6 goals per game these two clubs are giving up this season are 0.1 more than the 6.5-goal over/under set for this match.
Maple Leafs Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Maple Leafs Season Stat Insights
- The Maple Leafs offense’s 27 total goals (3.4 per game) are ranked 10th in the NHL this year.
- On defense, Toronto has allowed 30 goals (3.8 per game) to rank 28th in NHL play.
- Their goal differential (-3) ranks them 20th in the NHL.
- Toronto has recorded three power-play goals on 20 chances this season, to rank 28th in the league.
- The Maple Leafs’ 15% power-play conversion rate this season ranks 26th in the NHL.
- The Maple Leafs have the league’s 13th-ranked penalty-kill percentage at 80.95%.
- The Maple Leafs’ players have posted the fourth-best faceoff win percentage in the league at 55%.
- Toronto scores on 11.7% of its shots as a team, ranking 11th in the league.
- The Maple Leafs average 25.1 hits and 15 blocked shots per game.
Maple Leafs Moneyline
- Toronto has gone 3-5 as the oddsmakers’ favorite this season.
- In four games with moneyline odds shorter than -148, the Maple Leafs have two wins.
- The moneyline odds say Toronto has a 59.7% chance of winning this game.
Maple Leafs Leaders
- William Nylander: three goals and 11 assists
- John Tavares: four goals and six assists
- Matthew Knies: two goals and six assists
- Anthony Stolarz: 2-4-1 record, .885 save percentage, 23 goals allowed
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Sabres Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Sabres Season Stats Insights
- The Sabres have the league’s 15th-ranked scoring offense (24 total goals, three per game).
- Buffalo has conceded 23 total goals (2.9 per game) to rank 14th.
- Their +1 goal differential ranks 12th in the league.
- Buffalo has recorded six power-play goals this season, which ranks 11th in the NHL (on 26 chances).
- The Sabres have a 23.08% power-play conversion rate, the league’s No. 11 percentage.
- Buffalo has scored two shorthanded goals this season (most in NHL).
- The 93.33% penalty-kill percentage the Sabres have amassed is the league’s second-best rate.
- The Sabres have the 32nd-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL (42.5%).
- Buffalo’s collective 10% shooting percentage ranks 23rd in the league.
- The Sabres have not had a shutout victory yet this season.
Sabres Moneyline Insights
- This season the Sabres have three wins in the seven games in which they’ve been an underdog.
- Buffalo has a record of 1-2 in games when bookmakers list the team at +124 or longer on the moneyline.
- Sportsbooks have implied, based on the moneyline for this matchup, that the Sabres have a 44.6% chance to win.
Sabres Leaders
- Zachary Benson: seven assists
- Josh Doan: three goals and three assists
- Jack Quinn: three goals and three assists
- Alex Lyon: 3-4-0 record, .922 save percentage, 18 goals given up
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