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Toronto Maple Leafs vs Buffalo Sabres

Regular season · Saturday, February 27, 2027 · KeyBank Center

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SN · MSG-B

Game preview

The Toronto Maple Leafs visit the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center on Saturday, February 27, 2027, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on SN and MSG-B.

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

Rest and travel

Maple Leafs

Game 2 of a road trip: Pittsburgh, now Buffalo.

  1. 172027-02-17: no game
  2. 182027-02-18: at NSH
  3. 192027-02-19: no game
  4. 202027-02-20: at TBL
  5. 212027-02-21: no game
  6. 222027-02-22: no game
  7. 232027-02-23: vs DET
  8. 242027-02-24: no game
  9. 252027-02-25: at PIT
  10. 262027-02-26: no game
  11. 272027-02-27: at BUF
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~178 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~401 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Sabres

Another game at home.

  1. 172027-02-17: no game
  2. 182027-02-18: vs CAR
  3. 192027-02-19: no game
  4. 202027-02-20: at NJD
  5. 212027-02-21: at DET, second of a back-to-backB2B
  6. 222027-02-22: no game
  7. 232027-02-23: no game
  8. 242027-02-24: at PHI
  9. 252027-02-25: no game
  10. 262027-02-26: vs OTT
  11. 272027-02-27: vs TOR, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
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.

Lines from last game

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
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

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

TORBUF

Settled lines

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

TOR 47% (2nd most shuffled)BUF 64% (12th 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

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

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

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

Caught on long shifts

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

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

Season series