BUFFALO SABRES NOTES:
CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 28) Player (injury, first game missed) – total games missed Jack Quinn (Achilles, Oct. 13; injured reserve) – 11 games Eric Comrie (lower body, Oct. 29; injured reserve) – 3 games Zach Benson (lower body, Nov. 1; injured reserve) – 2 games
TONIGHT’S GAME SABRES at LEAFS
• This is the first of four meetings between the Sabres and Maple Leafs this season. • Next meeting: Thursday, Dec. 21 in Buffalo. • Last meeting: Buffalo defeated Toronto 4-3 in Toronto on March 13, 2023. • The Sabres are 5-4-1 in their last 10 games against the Maple Leafs; 4-5-1 on the road. • This is the 226th game all-time between Buffalo and Toronto; Buffalo has a 121-76-28 series record. • The Sabres are 48-45-19 on the road against the Maple Leafs all-time.
BACK-TO-BACK
• Today’s game concludes Buffalo’s second of 12 back-to-back sets in 2023-24, which began with a 5-2 loss vs. Philadelphia last night. The Sabres are 0-2-0 in the first game of back-to-back sets and 1-0-0 in the second game so far this season. Buffalo’s point breakdown in back-to-back sets this season is: four points (0), three points (0), two points (1), one point (0) and zero points (0).
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS NOTES:
TONIGHT’S GAME
2023-24 Matchups vs. Buffalo: First of Four
2022-23 Record vs. Buffalo: 2-1-0
Toronto Season Record: 5-3-2
Toronto Home Record: 2-2-0
TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
The Maple Leafs are set to take on the Buffalo Sabres tonight at Scotiabank Arena in the first of four games between the clubs this season. Toronto earned a 2-1-0 record against the Sabres during the 2022-23 season. The Maple Leafs are scheduled to kick off a five-game home stand tonight against Buffalo. Toronto has earned a 2-2-0 record on home ice this season.
INJURY REPORT
Conor Timmins LTIR
Jake McCabe Groin
Jake Muzzin LTIR
Matt Murray LTIR
ALL-TIME VS. BUFFALO SABRES:
First Matchup between Clubs: November 18, 1970 (Toronto 2 vs. Buffalo 7)
All-Time Record: 86-110-18-11 (225 Games)
All-Time Record at Home: 52-43-12-5 (112 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road: 34-67-6-6 (113 Games)
Last Home Win vs. Opponent: November 19, 2022 (Toronto 5 vs. Buffalo 2)
ON THE PK IN 2023-24
Penalty Kill: 25/33 (75.8%)
Shorthanded Goal Leader: N/A
Shorthanded Point Leader: N/A
2022-23 Penalty Kill: 203/248 (81.9%)
FAST FACTS Saturday games 4th of 25 (13 home, 12 road) Back-to-Backs played 0 of 13 Record in first game of back-to-back 0-0-0 Record in second game of back-to-back 0-0-0 November games 2nd of 12 (7 home, 5 road)
