LGD: Sabe our Souls
6 years ago
Game three of our season series with the Buffalo Sabres as we welcome them to the right side of Niagara Falls.
The Buds won last time out against Detroit in rather unconvincing fashion as the team threw away a lead and nearly fell to a defeat. The performance was not great but the two points were mighty fine.
Now we welcome the worst side the NHL to our rink for the first time this season with the expectation that we can just about seal our place at the spring dance.
The Sabres have two wins in their last 11 games. The Leafs have won their last 13 games at the ACC.
Toronto lines:
| LW | C | RW |
|---|---|---|
 ZACH HYMAN Rating: 72.4#102 LW |  AUSTON MATTHEWS Rating: 82.2#9 C |  WILLIAM NYLANDER Rating: 77.0#20 RW |
 PATRICK MARLEAU Rating: 73.7#43 LW |  NAZEM KADRI Rating: 77.2#35 C |  MITCH MARNER Rating: 76.1#47 RW |
 JAMES VAN RIEMSDYK Rating: 80.5#6 LW |  TYLER BOZAK Rating: 74.3#68 C |  CONNOR BROWN Rating: 71.4#63 RW |
 ANDREAS JOHNSSON |  TOMAS PLEKANEC Rating: 71.3#140 C |  KASPERI KAPANEN Rating: 71.1#69 RW |
| DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS | |
|---|---|
 MORGAN RIELLY Rating: 77.0#35 LD |  RON HAINSEY Rating: 72.3#117 RD |
 JAKE GARDINER Rating: 76.6#38 LD |  NIKITA ZAITSEV Rating: 72.8#102 RD |
 TRAVIS DERMOTT Rating: 73.9#69 LD |  ROMAN POLAK Rating: 70.4#207 RD |
Sabres lines:
| LW | C | RW |
|---|---|---|
 SCOTT WILSON Rating: 71.0#152 LW |  RYAN O’REILLY Rating: 78.1#30 C |  KYLE OKPOSO Rating: 71.1#68 RW |
 ZEMGUS GIRGENSONS Rating: 70.0#176 LW |  JACK EICHEL Rating: 78.7#22 C |  JASON POMINVILLE Rating: 73.5#41 RW |
 JORDAN NOLAN Rating: 68.2#211 LW |  JOHAN LARSSON Rating: 69.1#122 C |  SAM REINHART Rating: 76.1#45 RW |
 BENOIT POULIOT Rating: 69.8#113 LW |  EVAN RODRIGUES Rating: 71.0#74 C |  NICK BAPTISTE Rating: 71.4#65 RW |
| DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS | |
|---|---|
 BRENDAN GUHLE Rating: 71.7#152 LD |  RASMUS RISTOLAINEN Rating: 75.6#47 RD |
 MARCO SCANDELLA Rating: 72.4#112 LD |  CASEY NELSON Rating: 71.8#151 RD |
 NATHAN BEAULIEU Rating: 70.7#199 LD |  JUSTIN FALK Rating: 68.5#248 RD |
Notes:
- Buffalo have won just 11 games at home this season – two less than the Leafs current home winning streak.
- Jack Eichel has nine points in seven games against the Buds.
- JVR is the hottest player in the NHL at the moment with 11 points in his last six games.
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