Toronto Maple Leafs (28-27-11, 67 Pts) at Buffalo Sabres (40-20-6, 86 Pts)<\/p>\n
Venue: KeyBank Center
Date: Saturday, March 14
Time: 7:00 pm EST
TV: MSG Buffalo, Sportsnet
Radio:
Toronto \u2013 SN 590
Buffalo \u2013 WGR 550<\/p>\n
Purchase tickets via Ticketmaster<\/a><\/p>\n Toronto Maple Leafs News & Notes:<\/p>\n The Toronto Maple Leafs find themselves closer to the bottom of the standings than a playoff berth after a disappointing season. The Leafs snapped their eight-game winless streak on Thursday, but the game also saw their captain, Auston Matthews, injured in a brutal knee-on-knee collision that resulted in Radko Gudas receiving a five-game suspension. The Leafs will look to see what they have in their younger players down the stretch, and likely will give them more ice time, especially with Matthews out for the season.<\/p>\n Buffalo Sabres News & Notes:<\/p>\n Things have flipped in Buffalo, as the Leafs are poised to miss the playoffs, while the Sabres look to be headed for a playoff birth and maybe even a division title. The Sabres have elevated their game as the season has progressed, and will look to find themselves back in the win column after a 2-1 loss on Thursday.<\/p>\n Toronto Maple Leafs Projected Lines<\/p>\n Cowan-Tavares-Nylander Rielly-Carlo Stolarz Buy Toronto Hockey Merchandise Below! Buffalo Sabres Projected Lines<\/p>\n Benson-Thompson-Ostlund Samuelsson*-Dahlin Lyon Buy Buffalo Hockey Merchandise Below! Players To Watch:<\/p>\n Toronto Maple Leafs<\/p>\n Easton Cowan<\/a> has had ups and downs throughout his rookie season, and tonight provides another opportunity for the 20-year-old rookie to prove he belongs at the NHL level. The 2023 first-round pick (28th overall) has compiled 17 points (7 goals, 10 assists) in 43 games this season, showing flashes of the offensive talent that made him a Memorial Cup MVP in 2025. Cowan is a highly intelligent and creative forward who creates opportunities with his speed and hands. With Auston Matthews shut down for the season, Cowan has a golden opportunity to secure more prominent minutes down the stretch and showcase why he\u2019s considered Toronto\u2019s clear-cut top prospect for the future.<\/p>\n Buffalo Sabres<\/p>\n Tage Thompson<\/a> has re-established himself as one of the NHL\u2019s premier centers this season, leading the Sabres with 70 points through 66 games. The 6\u20197\u2033 center combines his size with remarkable skill and a deadly shot that makes him virtually impossible to defend when he has time and space. Thompson has been a major factor in helping Buffalo maintain their position as one of the Eastern Conference\u2019s top teams. What makes Thompson so dangerous is his ability to take over games offensively and he is looking to continue that success tonight. Against a Maple Leafs defense that ranks 30th in goals against, Thompson will have ample opportunity to add to his impressive goal total. With Buffalo fighting to solidify their playoff seeding and potentially climb higher in the standings, Thompson\u2019s ability to produce in crucial moments will be essential if the Sabres hope to complete the season series sweep against their northern rivals.<\/p>\n Injury Report:<\/p>\n Toronto Maple Leafs<\/p>\n F Auston Matthews<\/a> \u2013 Out Buffalo Sabres<\/p>\n D Conor Timmins<\/a> \u2013 Out Next Game<\/p>\n Toronto \u2013 March 15 vs Minnesota Wild \tDiscover more from Inside The Rink<\/p>\n Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Toronto Maple Leafs (28-27-11, 67 Pts) at Buffalo Sabres (40-20-6, 86 Pts) Venue: KeyBank CenterDate: Saturday, March 14Time:…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":503196,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5100],"tags":[1107,229,5133,8450,5,4,5573,1108,1712],"class_list":{"0":"post-503195","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-buffalo-sabres","8":"tag-buffalo","9":"tag-buffalo-sabres","10":"tag-buffalosabres","11":"tag-easton-cowan","12":"tag-hockey","13":"tag-nhl","14":"tag-nhl-game-preview","15":"tag-sabres","16":"tag-tage-thompson"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/116228330922770590","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/503195","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=503195"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/503195\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/503196"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=503195"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=503195"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=503195"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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