Sabres @ Maple Leafs - Dec. 15th, 5:00pm - TSN4, Fan 590

[CarltonTheBear]

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Buffalo Sabres 11-15-4, 26 pts​	@​	Toronto Maple Leafs 18-10-2, 38 pts​

Projected Line-ups​

Peterka-Thompson-Tuch Benson-Kulich-Cozens Zucker-McLeod-Quinn Malenstyn-Krebs-Aube–Kubel Johnson-Byram Power-Samuelsson Gilbert-Clifton Reimer​

Knies-Matthews-Marner Pacioretty-Tavares-Nylander McMann-Minten-Domi Holmberg-Dewar-Lorentz Rielly-OEL McCabe-Tanev Benoit-Timmins Hildeby​

Scratches​

Jack Quinn Jacob Bryson Dennis Gilbert​

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Nick Robertson Ryan Reaves Philippe Myers​

Injuries​

Rasmus Dahlin - Back - Injured Reserve Sam Lafferty - Lower Body - Injured Reserve Jordan Greenway - Undisclosed - Day to day​

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Anthony Stolarz - Lower Body - Day to day Jani Hakanpaa - Knee - Injured Reserve Calle Jarnkrok - Lower Body - Injured Reserve David Kampf - Lower Body - Injured Reserve​

Game Notes​

BUF -James Reimer (1-1-1, 2.97 GAA, .892 Sv%) will likely start for the Sabres -Like Toronto the Sabres are also coming off a game on Saturday. They lost 4-2 against the Capitals with U.P. Luukkonen getting the start there. This means former Leaf James Reimer could go against the Leafs

TOR -Dennis Hildeby (1-1-0, 4.03 GAA, .869 Sv%) will likely start for the Leafs -Stolarz has been ruled out for this weekend so unless the Leafs put Woll in back to back starts we'll see Hildeby get his 3rd start of the season in the NHL

Streams​

Streameast Sportsurge OnHockey NHL66​

 

[ZBBM]

Leafs need to come out and grab this game from the start. Something they haven't been able to do all season....

 

[Guilt Trip]

Leafs need to come out and grab this game from the start. Something they haven't been able to do all season....

They have done it, just not with enough frequency. Playoff style hockey is apparently the theme of the day though. Lots of time till the deadline and they're still 1st in the Atlantic so still good.

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1868386090165404055

Probably:
Knies-Matthews-Marner
Pacioretty-Tavares-Nylander
McMann-Domi-Robertson
Lorentz-Dewar-Reaves

McCabe-Tanev
Rielly-Myers
Benoit-OEL

Hildeby

 

[Arn]

Reaves is exactly what is missing from the bottom 6 black hole of offence.

 

[cujo4ever]

Go Leafs Go!

 

[Bender]

Terrible penalty already.

 

[L K]

The Leafs need to start diving....this is getting absurd

 

[Bender]

And it's 1-0. Ugh.

 

[ZBBM]

What a crappy start. Win a faceoff on the PK. 1-0 Buffy

 

[Arn]

Thanks for the early 10pm face off so I can be tempted to watch us start so well

Nice to let the third string goalie get some early work to welcome him back though

 

[Guru Tugginmypuddah]

DOUBLE YOU TEE EFF

 

[Bill_Berg]

Another late start it seems.

 

[azzurri63]

You knew when Gord said they were their last 1 for 17 or whatever he quoted we were doomed.

 

[L K]

Buffalo gets an early PP and a goal and the Leafs are sluggish. The garbage month continues

 

[Guru Tugginmypuddah]

FIRE EVERYONE INTO THE SUN

 

[Arn]

Lol

 

[herman]

What an auspicious start! (For Buffalo)

L1 trying to be cute and carry the puck through a mostly set defense instead of chipping it in and establishing a forecheck to force turnovers.

 

[L K]

Hildeby is not an NHL goalie...lazy defensive play plus a bad goaltender is unacceptable

 

[Arn]

Tempted to get an early night after all. Can we trust this Leafs team to

1- not concede any more.
2- actually score 3 or more?