Maple Leafs vs. Sabres Betting Picks & Predictions
Two teams at opposite ends of the Eastern Conference will meet when the Toronto Maple Leafs (37-16-5, fourth place) visit the Buffalo Sabres (19-32-8, 15th) on Sunday at 4:00 PM ET. The Sabres are heavy underdogs despite being the hosts, at +220, and the Maple Leafs are -278. Find more below on the Maple Leafs vs. Sabres betting line, injury report, head-to-head stats, best bets and more.
Maple Leafs vs. Sabres Betting Line
Maple Leafs vs Sabres Betting Information
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Maple Leafs vs. Sabres Game Info
- Game Day: Sunday, March 13, 2022
- Game Time: 4:00 PM ET
- Location: Buffalo, New York
- Arena: KeyBank Center
Computer Predictions for Maple Leafs vs. Sabres
Computer picks for Maple Leafs vs Sabres
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Maple Leafs vs. Sabres Betting Trends
Through 55 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Toronto has been victorious 37 times.
In nine games with moneyline oddds lower than -278, the Maple Leafs have five wins.
Per the moneyline odds, Toronto has a 73.5% chance of winning this contest.
Toronto Maple Leafs Leaders
Auston Matthews has been a big player for Toronto this season, with 76 points in 55 games.
Mitchell Marner is contributing with 62 points (23 goals, 39 assists).
William Nylander has scored 23 goals and added 31 assists through 58 games for Toronto.
Jack Campbell has a record of 24-9-4. He has allowed 101 goals (2.65 goals against average) and recorded 1071 saves.
Toronto Maple Leafs Season Stats
The Maple Leafs’ 215 goals this season make them the third-best scoring team in the NHL.
The Maple Leafs are ranked 16th in NHL play in goals against this season, having conceded 175 total goals (3.0 per game).
The team’s goal differential is sixth-best in the league at +40.
The Maple Leafs’ 46 power-play goals this season are second-best in the NHL (on 154 power-play chances).
The Maple Leafs have a NHL-best 29.9% power-play conversion rate this season.
The eight shorthanded goals the Maple Leafs have netted this season lead the NHL.
The Maple Leafs’ penalty-kill percentage (83.9%) is the NHL’s fifth-best.
The Maple Leafs’ players win 56% of their faceoffs, pacing the NHL.
The Maple Leafs have a 10.7% shooting percentage as a team, ranking seventh in the league.
The Maple Leafs have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 18.6 hits and 11.6 blocked shots per game.
Sabres vs. Maple Leafs Betting Trends
The Sabres have been listed as the underdog 56 times this season, and upset their opponent 17 times.
Buffalo has 14 games this season playing as an underdog by +220 or longer, and is 3-11 in those contests.
The moneyline set in this matchup implies a 31.2% chance for the Sabres to win.
Buffalo Sabres Leaders
Tage Thompson is a key offensive option for Buffalo, with 42 points this season. He has put up 23 goals and 19 assists in 55 games.
Buffalo’s Jeff Skinner has racked up 41 total points (0.7 per game), with 23 goals and 18 assists.
Rasmus Dahlin has eight goals and 29 assists for Toronto.
Dustin Tokarski has a record of 5-9-4 in 20 games this season, conceding 61 goals (3.3 goals against average) with 561 saves and a .902 save percentage, 37th in the league.
Buffalo Sabres Season Stats
The Sabres have scored 155 goals this season (2.6 per game) to rank 24th in the NHL.
The Sabres have allowed 3.5 goals per game, 209 total, which ranks 28th among NHL teams.
They have a -54 goal differential, which ranks 29th in the league.
The Sabres have recorded 32 power-play goals this season (20th in the NHL) on 161 power-play chances.
The Sabres have the NHL’s 19th-ranked power-play conversion rate of 19.9%.
The Sabres have recorded three shorthanded goals.
The 76.3% penalty-kill percentage the Sabres have registered is the league’s 22nd-ranked rate.
The Sabres have the NHL’s 32nd-ranked faceoff win rate (46%).
The Sabres’ collective 8.9% shooting percentage ranks 25th in the league.
The Sabres have not had a shutout win yet this season.
Maple Leafs and Sabres Injury Report
Maple Leafs: Rasmus Sandin: Day To Day (Illness), Jack Campbell: Out (Rib), Jake Muzzin: Out (Upper body)
Sabres: Casey Fitzgerald: Day To Day (Upper Body), Rasmus Asplund: Day To Day (Lower Body), Colin Miller: Out (Upper Body), Malcolm Subban: Out For Season (Upper Body), Drake Caggiula: Out For Season (Back), Zemgus Girgensons: Out (Undisclosed)
Betting Tips for Maple Leafs vs. Sabres
We have the Maple Leafs as the best bet on the moneyline in this game, and our pick against the spread is the Maple Leafs (+). Our computer model has the scoring going under the total of goals when all is said and done.
