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Buffalo Sabres vs Toronto Maple Leafs

Regular season · Thursday, October 15, 2026 · Scotiabank Arena

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TSN4 · MSG-B

Game preview

The Buffalo Sabres visit the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena on Thursday, October 15, 2026, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on TSN4 and MSG-B.

This is the first of 4 meetings between the teams this season.

In goal: Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (2-2-1, .850 save percentage, 3.46 GAA) is projected to start for the Sabres; Sergei Bobrovsky (1-2-1, .907 save percentage, 2.97 GAA) is projected to start for the Maple Leafs.

Rest and travel

Sabres

Game 2 of a road trip: Montréal, now Toronto.

  1. 52026-10-05: no game
  2. 62026-10-06: vs MIN
  3. 72026-10-07: no game
  4. 82026-10-08: vs DAL
  5. 92026-10-09: no game
  6. 102026-10-10: vs UTA
  7. 112026-10-11: no game
  8. 122026-10-12: vs FLA
  9. 132026-10-13: at MTL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  10. 142026-10-14: no game
  11. 152026-10-15: at TOR
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~313 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~633 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Maple Leafs

First home game after a 3-game road trip (Vegas, Colorado and Utah).

  1. 52026-10-05: no game
  2. 62026-10-06: vs NSH
  3. 72026-10-07: no game
  4. 82026-10-08: at VGK
  5. 92026-10-09: no game
  6. 102026-10-10: at COL
  7. 112026-10-11: no game
  8. 122026-10-12: no game
  9. 132026-10-13: at UTA
  10. 142026-10-14: no game
  11. 152026-10-15: vs BUF
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~1,665 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~4,596 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Starting goalies

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Lines from last game

Buffalo SabresSabresTue, Oct 13 at MTL
  1. L1Benson#6Ostlund#86Quinn#22
    10:23 together at 5v5
  2. L2McLeod#71Kulich#20Helenius#94
    7:12 together at 5v5
  3. L3Thompson#72Krebs#19Doan#91
    6:57 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewMalenstyn#29Norris#9Danforth#15
    6:26 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewSamuelsson#23Zellweger#8
    14:05 together at 5v5
  2. D2Power#25Metsa#73
    11:55 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewGilbert#44Crevier#46
    6:02 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Benson LThompson COstlund CQuinn RPower D3:35

Penalty kill

  1. 1Malenstyn LDanforth RSamuelsson DCrevier D0:55
  2. 2Malenstyn LSamuelsson DPower D0:49
Toronto Maple LeafsMaple LeafsTue, Oct 13 at UTA
  1. L1Roslovic#96Matthews#34Marchenko#86
    9:37 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewPaul#20McKenna#92Sissons#15
    6:09 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewTavares#91Nylander#88Cowan#53
    5:53 together at 5v5
  1. D1McCabe#22Raddysh#43
    12:12 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewRielly#44Stecher#28
    5:32 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewEkman-Larsson#95Blankenburg#3
    3:19 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Tavares CMatthews CNylander RMarchenko RRaddysh D3:07
  2. 2McKenna LRoslovic CCowan RRielly DBlankenburg D0:23

Penalty kill

  1. 1Sissons CBlueger CMcCabe DStecher D1:31
  2. 2Paul LDuhaime LEkman-Larsson DStecher D0:29

Behind the bench

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BUFTOR

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

BUF 64% (12th most shuffled)TOR 47% (2nd most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26 · under 10 pulls is a small sample

BUF 1:54 left (13th earliest · 9 pulls)TOR 1:29 left (3rd latest · 9 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

BUF 46.8s (7th shortest)TOR 45.8s (4th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

BUF 28% (14th least often)TOR 26% (7th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series