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. 
<h3>Toronto lines:</h3>
<div class="three-col-table-wrap">
<table id="forwards" class="playerlist" border="0" summary="Forwards" cellpadding="5">
<thead>
<tr>
<th width="220">LW</th>
<th width="220">C</th>
<th width="220">RW</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td id="LW1"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/zach-hyman/2864/"><img class="jersey-image" src="https://api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/2468/Hyman-Zach_2.png" alt="Zach Hyman" width="110px" height="auto" />
ZACH HYMAN</a>
Rating: 72.4#102 LW
</td>
<td id="C1"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/auston-matthews/3030/"><img class="jersey-image" src="https://api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/2433/Matthews-Auston_2.png" alt="Auston Matthews" width="110px" height="auto" />
AUSTON MATTHEWS</a>
Rating: 82.2#9 C
</td>
<td id="RW1"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/william-nylander/2776/"><img class="jersey-image" src="https://api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/2375/Nylander-William_3.png" alt="William Nylander" width="110px" height="auto" />
WILLIAM NYLANDER</a>
Rating: 77.0#20 RW
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td id="LW2"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/patrick-marleau/1281/"><img class="jersey-image" src="https://api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/1277/Marleau-Patrick_2.png" alt="Patrick Marleau" width="110px" height="auto" />
PATRICK MARLEAU</a>
Rating: 73.7#43 LW
</td>
<td id="C2"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/nazem-kadri/1429/"><img class="jersey-image" src="https://api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/1425/Kadri-Nazem_1.png" alt="Nazem Kadri" width="110px" height="auto" />
NAZEM KADRI</a>
Rating: 77.2#35 C
</td>
<td id="RW2"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/mitchell-marner/2870/"><img class="jersey-image" src="https://api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/2475/Marner-Mitch_1.png" alt="Mitch Marner" width="110px" height="auto" />
MITCH MARNER</a>
Rating: 76.1#47 RW
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td id="LW3"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/james-van-riemsdyk/1160/"><img class="jersey-image" src="https://api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/1156/van-Riemsdyk-James_2.png" alt="James van Riemsdyk" width="110px" height="auto" />
JAMES VAN RIEMSDYK</a>
Rating: 80.5#6 LW
</td>
<td id="C3"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/tyler-bozak/1409/"><img class="jersey-image" src="https://api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/1405/Bozak-Tyler_2.png" alt="Tyler Bozak" width="110px" height="auto" />
TYLER BOZAK</a>
Rating: 74.3#68 C
</td>
<td id="RW3"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/connor-brown/2577/"><img class="jersey-image" src="https://api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/2181/Brown-Connor_2.png" alt="Connor Brown" width="110px" height="auto" />
CONNOR BROWN</a>
Rating: 71.4#63 RW
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td id="LW4"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/andreas-johnsson/3281/"><img class="jersey-image" src="https://api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/2865/Johnsson-Andreas.png" alt="Andreas Johnsson" width="110px" height="auto" />
ANDREAS JOHNSSON</a></td>
<td id="C4"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/tomas-plekanec/867/"><img class="jersey-image" src="https://api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/865/Plekanec-Tomas.png" alt="Tomas Plekanec" width="110px" height="auto" />
TOMAS PLEKANEC</a>
Rating: 71.3#140 C
</td>
<td id="RW4"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/kasperi-kapanen/2789/"><img class="jersey-image" src="https://api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/2385/Kapanen-Kasperi_1.png" alt="Kasperi Kapanen" width="110px" height="auto" />
KASPERI KAPANEN</a>
Rating: 71.1#69 RW
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
<div class="two-col-table-wrap">
<table id="defense" class="playerlist" border="0" summary="Defense" cellpadding="5">
<thead>
<tr>
<th colspan="2" scope="col" width="440">DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td id="LD1"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/morgan-rielly/2319/"><img class="jersey-image" src="https://api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/1935/Rielly-Morgan_1.png" alt="Morgan Rielly" width="110px" height="auto" />
MORGAN RIELLY</a>
Rating: 77.0#35 LD
</td>
<td id="RD1"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/ron-hainsey/63/"><img class="jersey-image" src="https://api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/63/Hainsey-Ron_4.png" alt="Ron Hainsey" width="110px" height="auto" />
RON HAINSEY</a>
Rating: 72.3#117 RD
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td id="LD2"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/jake-gardiner/1955/"><img class="jersey-image" src="https://api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/1570/Gardiner-Jake_2.png" alt="Jake Gardiner" width="110px" height="auto" />
JAKE GARDINER</a>
Rating: 76.6#38 LD
</td>
<td id="RD2"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/nikita-zaitsev/3067/"><img class="jersey-image" src="https://api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/2670/Zaitsev-Nikita_2.png" alt="Nikita Zaitsev" width="110px" height="auto" />
NIKITA ZAITSEV</a>
Rating: 72.8#102 RD
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td id="LD3"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/travis-dermott/3263/"><img class="jersey-image" src="https://api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/2849/Dermott-Travis.png" alt="Travis Dermott" width="110px" height="auto" />
TRAVIS DERMOTT</a>
Rating: 73.9#69 LD
</td>
<td id="RD3"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/roman-polak/1344/"><img class="jersey-image" src="https://api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/1340/Polak-Roman_3.png" alt="Roman Polak" width="110px" height="auto" />
ROMAN POLAK</a>
Rating: 70.4#207 RD
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
<h3>Sabres lines:</h3>
<div class="three-col-table-wrap">
<table id="forwards" class="playerlist" border="0" summary="Forwards" cellpadding="5">
<thead>
<tr>
<th width="220">LW</th>
<th width="220">C</th>
<th width="220">RW</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td id="LW1"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/scott-wilson/2810/"><img class="jersey-image" src="https://api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/2409/Wilson-Scott_4.png" alt="Scott Wilson" width="110px" height="auto" />
SCOTT WILSON</a>
Rating: 71.0#152 LW
</td>
<td id="C1"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/ryan-o-reilly/362/"><img class="jersey-image" src="https://api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/362/OReilly-Ryan.png" alt="Ryan O'Reilly" width="110px" height="auto" />
RYAN O'REILLY</a>
Rating: 78.1#30 C
</td>
<td id="RW1"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/kyle-okposo/1008/"><img class="jersey-image" src="https://api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/1006/Okposo-Kyle.png" alt="Kyle Okposo" width="110px" height="auto" />
KYLE OKPOSO</a>
Rating: 71.1#68 RW
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td id="LW2"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/zemgus-girgensons/2336/"><img class="jersey-image" src="https://api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/1953/GirgensonsZemgus.png" alt="Zemgus Girgensons" width="110px" height="auto" />
ZEMGUS GIRGENSONS</a>
Rating: 70.0#176 LW
</td>
<td id="C2"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/jack-eichel/2867/"><img class="jersey-image" src="https://api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/2472/Eichel-Jack.png" alt="Jack Eichel" width="110px" height="auto" />
JACK EICHEL</a>
Rating: 78.7#22 C
</td>
<td id="RW2"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/jason-pominville/179/"><img class="jersey-image" src="https://api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/179/Pominville-Jason_1.png" alt="Jason Pominville" width="110px" height="auto" />
JASON POMINVILLE</a>
Rating: 73.5#41 RW
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td id="LW3"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/jordan-nolan/2190/"><img class="jersey-image" src="https://api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/1800/Nolan-Jordan.png" alt="Jordan Nolan" width="110px" height="auto" />
JORDAN NOLAN</a>
Rating: 68.2#211 LW
</td>
<td id="C3"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/johan-larsson/2074/"><img class="jersey-image" src="https://api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/1687/Larsson-Johan.png" alt="Johan Larsson" width="110px" height="auto" />
JOHAN LARSSON</a>
Rating: 69.1#122 C
</td>
<td id="RW3"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/sam-reinhart/2765/"><img class="jersey-image" src="https://api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/2364/Reinhart-Sam.png" alt="Sam Reinhart" width="110px" height="auto" />
SAM REINHART</a>
Rating: 76.1#45 RW
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td id="LW4"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/benoit-pouliot/868/"><img class="jersey-image" src="https://api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/866/Pouliot-Benoit_2.png" alt="Benoit Pouliot" width="110px" height="auto" />
BENOIT POULIOT</a>
Rating: 69.8#113 LW
</td>
<td id="C4"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/evan-rodrigues/3018/"><img class="jersey-image" src="https://api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/2620/Rodrigues-Evan.png" alt="Evan Rodrigues" width="110px" height="auto" />
EVAN RODRIGUES</a>
Rating: 71.0#74 C
</td>
<td id="RW4"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/nicholas-baptiste/3089/"><img class="jersey-image" src="https://api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/2695/Baptiste-Nick2.png" alt="Nick Baptiste" width="110px" height="auto" />
NICK BAPTISTE</a>
Rating: 71.4#65 RW
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
<div class="two-col-table-wrap">
<table id="defense" class="playerlist" border="0" summary="Defense" cellpadding="5">
<thead>
<tr>
<th colspan="2" scope="col" width="440">DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td id="LD1"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/brendan-guhle/2923/"><img class="jersey-image" src="https://api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/2515/Guhle-Brendan.png" alt="Brendan Guhle" width="110px" height="auto" />
BRENDAN GUHLE</a>
Rating: 71.7#152 LD
</td>
<td id="RD1"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/rasmus-ristolainen/2527/"><img class="jersey-image" src="https://api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/2140/Ristolainen-Rasmus_1.png" alt="Rasmus Ristolainen" width="110px" height="auto" />
RASMUS RISTOLAINEN</a>
Rating: 75.6#47 RD
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td id="LD2"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/marco-scandella/823/"><img class="jersey-image" src="https://api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/822/Scandella-Marco_1.png" alt="Marco Scandella" width="110px" height="auto" />
MARCO SCANDELLA</a>
Rating: 72.4#112 LD
</td>
<td id="RD2"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/casey-nelson/3008/"><img class="jersey-image" src="https://api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/2611/Nelson-Casey_2_.png" alt="Casey Nelson" width="110px" height="auto" />
CASEY NELSON</a>
Rating: 71.8#151 RD
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td id="LD3"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/nathan-beaulieu/2399/"><img class="jersey-image" src="https://api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/2013/Beaulieu-Nathan.png" alt="Nathan Beaulieu" width="110px" height="auto" />
NATHAN BEAULIEU</a>
Rating: 70.7#199 LD
</td>
<td id="RD3"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/justin-falk/801/"><img class="jersey-image" src="https://api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/800/Falk-Justin_2.png" alt="Justin Falk" width="110px" height="auto" />
JUSTIN FALK</a>
Rating: 68.5#248 RD
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
<h3>Notes: </h3>
<ul>
 	<li style="font-weight: 400">Buffalo have won just 11 games at home this season - two less than the Leafs current home winning streak. </li>
 	<li style="font-weight: 400">Jack Eichel has nine points in seven games against the Buds.</li>
 	<li style="font-weight: 400">JVR is the hottest player in the NHL at the moment with 11 points in his last six games. </li>
</ul>
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