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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