Toronto Maple Leafs vsBuffalo Sabres Prediction
The Toronto Maple Leafs are solid 59.7 percent favorites over the Buffalo Sabres. The Maple Leafs are favored by AccuScore simulations partly because they have a +3 edge in shots on goal and are projected for 32 shots on goal vs 30 shots for the Sabres. The Maple Leafs goalie(s) have the edge in save percentage at 88.2% compared to the Sabres goalie(s) who have a forecasted save percentage of 87.3%. KEY PLAYER STATISTICAL DATA --- SAVES: Ilya Samsonov 26, UkkoPekka Luukkonen 28 SHOTS: Auston Matthews 4.1, Tage Thompson 3.8 GOALS: Auston Matthews 0.63, Tage Thompson 0.74 PTS: Mitch Marner has a 62% chance of scoring at least 1 point and Tage Thompson has a 60% chance of 1+PTs