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| 51 | TORONTO | -130 | Ov 5.5,+100 | -120 | Ov 5.5,+100 | | 52 | BUFFALO | +110 | Un 5.5,-120 | +100 | Un 5.5,-120 |
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| All Games | 29-48-0 | -18.8 | 29-48 | -18.8 | 36-39 | 2.6 | 29.1 | 3.2 | 33.2 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 8-30-0 | -21 | 8-30 | -21 | 14-23 | 2.0 | 28.4 | 3.2 | 32.4 | | Last 5 Games | 2-3-0 | +0.1 | 2-3 | +0.1 | 2-2 | 2.4 | 29.0 | 3.0 | 33.4 | | vs. Division | 12-14-0 | -0.4 | 12-14 | -0.4 | 12-13 | 2.8 | 28.8 | 2.9 | 31.2 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 77 | 201 | 52 | 72 | 70 | 7 | 12 | 2242 | 9.0% | 266 | 45 | 16.9% | 318 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 38 | 75 | 14 | 40 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 1081 | 6.9% | 127 | 15 | 11.8% | 128 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 145 | 8.3% | 14 | 2 | 14.3% | 18 | | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 26 | 73 | 16 | 26 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 750 | 9.7% | 86 | 16 | 18.6% | 115 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 245 | 86 | 75 | 78 | 6 | 15 | 2557 | 9.6% | 248 | 48 | 19.4% | 430 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 123 | 50 | 32 | 36 | 5 | 12 | 1232 | 10.0% | 121 | 23 | 19.0% | 213 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 167 | 9.0% | 13 | 3 | 23.1% | 27 | | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 75 | 24 | 28 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 812 | 9.2% | 82 | 15 | 18.3% | 130 |
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| JONATHAN BERNIER (All Games) | 54 | 52 | 1613 | 1471 | 91.2% | 6 | 20-32 | -13.7 | 20-32-0 | -15 | 24-27 | | JONATHAN BERNIER (Road Games) | 23 | 22 | 660 | 607 | 92.0% | 5 | 5-17 | -11.1 | 5-17-0 | -12 | 7-15 | | JONATHAN BERNIER (vs. Division) | 17 | 17 | 451 | 414 | 91.8% | 3 | 8-9 | -0.1 | 8-9-0 | 0 | 7-9 | | JONATHAN BERNIER (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 112 | 102 | 91.1% | 0 | 0-3 | -3 | 0-3-0 | -3 | 0-2 | | DREW MACINTYRE (All Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | DREW MACINTYRE (Road Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | DREW MACINTYRE (vs. Division) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | JAMES REIMER (All Games) | 33 | 25 | 932 | 844 | 90.6% | 3 | 9-16 | -5.2 | 9-16-0 | -4 | 12-12 | | JAMES REIMER (Road Games) | 19 | 16 | 563 | 505 | 89.7% | 3 | 3-13 | -9.9 | 3-13-0 | -9 | 7-8 | | JAMES REIMER (vs. Division) | 12 | 9 | 357 | 324 | 90.8% | 0 | 4-5 | -0.4 | 4-5-0 | +1 | 5-4 | | JAMES REIMER (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 95 | 88 | 92.6% | 0 | 2-1 | +2.1 | 2-1-0 | +3 | 2-1 |
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| All Games | 21-55-0 | -12.4 | 21-55 | -12.4 | 34-33 | 1.9 | 23.9 | 3.4 | 35.4 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 12-25-0 | -4.8 | 12-25 | -4.8 | 15-19 | 1.9 | 24.1 | 2.9 | 34.2 | | Last 5 Games | 1-4-0 | -2.2 | 1-4 | -2.2 | 3-2 | 2.6 | 32.2 | 3.4 | 35.0 | | vs. Division | 9-20-0 | -0.3 | 9-20 | -0.3 | 12-13 | 2.1 | 24.0 | 3.1 | 35.0 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 76 | 148 | 42 | 47 | 50 | 9 | 12 | 1816 | 8.1% | 209 | 27 | 12.9% | 245 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 37 | 72 | 13 | 26 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 893 | 8.1% | 109 | 15 | 13.8% | 122 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 161 | 8.1% | 16 | 4 | 25.0% | 21 | | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 29 | 60 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 697 | 8.6% | 75 | 10 | 13.3% | 102 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 255 | 63 | 89 | 95 | 8 | 14 | 2691 | 9.5% | 246 | 63 | 25.6% | 453 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 108 | 24 | 42 | 37 | 5 | 6 | 1266 | 8.5% | 115 | 23 | 20.0% | 184 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 17 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 175 | 9.7% | 12 | 3 | 25.0% | 32 | | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 91 | 19 | 32 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 1014 | 9.0% | 93 | 19 | 20.4% | 165 |
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| MATT HACKETT (All Games) | 5 | 4 | 155 | 137 | 88.4% | 1 | 0-4 | -4 | 0-4-0 | -4 | 3-1 | | MATT HACKETT (Home Games) | 1 | 1 | 42 | 38 | 90.5% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 1-0 | | MATT HACKETT (vs. Division) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | MATT HACKETT (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 118 | 104 | 88.1% | 1 | 0-3 | -3 | 0-3-0 | -3 | 2-1 | | ANDERS LINDBACK (All Games) | 21 | 17 | 606 | 548 | 90.4% | 1 | 2-15 | -11.2 | 2-15-0 | -11 | 7-9 | | ANDERS LINDBACK (Home Games) | 8 | 6 | 212 | 191 | 90.1% | 0 | 0-6 | -7 | 0-6-0 | -7 | 2-3 | | ANDERS LINDBACK (vs. Division) | 7 | 7 | 252 | 232 | 92.1% | 1 | 1-6 | -2.1 | 1-6-0 | -2 | 2-5 |
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| | Average power rating of opponents played: TORONTO 3.13, BUFFALO 3.16 |
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| 3/5/2015 | at TAMPA BAY | 2-4 | L | 0, +210 | L | 5.5 ev | O | | 3/7/2015 | ST LOUIS | 1-6 | L | 0, +135 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 3/9/2015 | NY ISLANDERS | 3-4 | L | 0, +145 | L | 5.5 ov | O | | 3/11/2015 | BUFFALO | 4-3 | W | 0, -250 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 3/13/2015 | at CALGARY | 3-6 | L | 0, +165 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 3/14/2015 | at VANCOUVER | 1-4 | L | 0, +195 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 3/16/2015 | at EDMONTON | 1-4 | L | 0, +100 | L | 5.5 ov | U | | 3/19/2015 | SAN JOSE | 1-4 | L | 0, +140 | L | 5.5 ev | U | | 3/21/2015 | at OTTAWA | 3-5 | L | 0, +210 | L | 5.5 ev | O | | 3/23/2015 | MINNESOTA | 1-2 | L | 0, +190 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 3/26/2015 | FLORIDA | 1-4 | L | 0, +140 | L | 5 ov | P | | 3/28/2015 | OTTAWA | 4-3 | W | 0, +155 | W | 5.5 ov | O | | 3/31/2015 | TAMPA BAY | 3-1 | W | 0, +155 | W | 5.5 ov | U | | 4/1/2015 | at BUFFALO | | | 4/4/2015 | at BOSTON | | | 4/5/2015 | OTTAWA | | | 4/8/2015 | at COLUMBUS | | | 4/11/2015 | MONTREAL | |
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| 3/6/2015 | at OTTAWA | 2-3 | L | 0, +270 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 3/7/2015 | at WASHINGTON | 1-6 | L | 0, +380 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 3/11/2015 | at TORONTO | 3-4 | L | 0, +210 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 3/14/2015 | NY RANGERS | 0-2 | L | 0, +265 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 3/16/2015 | WASHINGTON | 3-4 | L | 0, +260 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 3/17/2015 | at BOSTON | 2-1 | W | 0, +425 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 3/20/2015 | NEW JERSEY | 1-3 | L | 0, +155 | L | 5 un | U | | 3/21/2015 | at NASHVILLE | 0-3 | L | 0, +360 | L | 5 ev | U | | 3/23/2015 | at DALLAS | 3-4 | L | 0, +330 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 3/26/2015 | ARIZONA | 3-4 | L | 0, +115 | L | 5 ov | O | | 3/28/2015 | at COLORADO | 3-5 | L | 0, +260 | L | 5 ov | O | | 3/30/2015 | at ARIZONA | 4-1 | W | 0, +175 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 4/1/2015 | TORONTO | | | 4/3/2015 | CHICAGO | | | 4/4/2015 | at NY ISLANDERS | | | 4/6/2015 | CAROLINA | | | 4/10/2015 | at COLUMBUS | | | 4/11/2015 | PITTSBURGH | |
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| |  | TORONTO: LAST SEASON: 38-6-8, 84 points, finished 12th in the East and missed the playoffs.
COACH: Randy Carlyle, fifth season with the Leafs, 343-244-77.
ADDED: RW Matt Frattin, C Leo Komarov, D Roman Polak, D Stephane Robidas, C Mike Santorelli.
LOST: C Dave Bolland, D Tim Gleason, D Carl Gunnerson, C Jay McClement, RW Nikolai Kulemin, LW Mason Raymond.
PLAYER TO WATCH: David Clarkson. The right winger's first season with his boyhood team was one he'd rather forget. Clarkson had with 11 points (five goals and six assists) in 60 games with a minus-14 rating after agreeing to a seven-year, $36.75 million deal with Toronto.
OUTLOOK: The hirings of Brendan Shanahan as team president, Kyle Dubas as the assistant general manager and the added emphasis of analytics seem to indicate a new day for the Leafs. But much of the team that lost 12 of their final 14 games last season has returned. Coupled with the fact that the Leafs are in a division with 2013-14 playoff teams in Boston, Tampa Bay, Montreal and Detroit, it's hard to envision a scenario in which Toronto shows enough improvement to contend for a postseason berth in 2014-15. | | BUFFALO: LAST SEASON: 21-51-10, 52 points. Missed the playoffs by finishing 16th in the Eastern Conference.
COACH: Ted Nolan, 4th season with Sabres (including 1995-97), 90-98-28; 6th overall in NHL.
ADDED: RW Brian Gionta, LW Matt Moulson, C Sam Reinhart, D Josh Gorges, D Andrej Meszaros, C Cody McCormick, D Andre Benoit.
LOST: LW Ville Leino, D Christian Ehrhoff, D Henrik Tallinder, RW Matt D'Agostini, LW John Scott, C Zenon Konopka.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Reinhart. Selected with the No. 2 pick in the draft in June, the son of former NHLer Paul Reinhart is being given every opportunity to crack the season-opening lineup before his 19th birthday on Nov. 6. He was a play-making forward during three-plus seasons in the Western Hockey League, and is being counted upon to add immediate offense to a team that scored a post-NHL-expansion-era low 150 goals.
OUTLOOK: The Sabres can't be much worse after setting a franchise record for losses during a tumultuous season in which they changed their coach and general manager, and purged much of their veteran core, including trading goalie Ryan Miller. They've added veteran leadership (Gionta and Gorges) to complement their youth movement. And yet, the Sabres have too many questions marks - particularly in net, where Jhonas Enroth and Michal Neuvirth are competing for the starting job - to consider them playoff contenders. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER HOCKEY PREVIEW (TORONTO-BUFFALO) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Maple Leafs-Sabres Preview* ============================
By NICOLINO DIBENEDETTO STATS Writer
Toronto (28-42-6) at Buffalo (21-47-8), 7:30 p.m. EDT
After the Buffalo Sabres were booed for scoring and cheered for losing on home ice, things aren't likely to change in that regard for the rest of the season.
With the race for the worst record in the NHL still undecided, the Sabres could get another bizarre reception Wednesday against the Toronto Maple Leafs in a matchup of teams heading for the draft lottery.
Buffalo (21-47-8) owns the fewest points in the NHL - four fewer than Arizona - and the club's fans appear to want it that way in order to improve its chances of getting the first draft pick and perhaps selecting star prospect Connor McDavid.
Finishing with the worst record in the league would give a team a 20 percent chance of getting the top pick, 6.5 better than the next.
Those emotions were on display Thursday when fans booed Buffalo's comeback and cheered as it fell 4-3 in overtime to the Coyotes. They certainly weren't thrilled with the team splitting a two-game trip and ending a five-game slide with Monday's 4-1 win at Arizona.
"I really believe for the last number of weeks, we've been giving what we have to give," coach Ted Nolan said with another lost season winding down. "It's great to see when you give it, you get rewarded for it."
The fans have a different idea of what they consider a reward, and the Sabres are likely to hear it with four of their remaining six games coming at home.
Buffalo has given them little to cheer for anyway, losing 15 of 17 at First Niagara Center. However, the Sabres are 14-1-1 in their last 16 there against the Maple Leafs (29-42-6) after winning their fourth straight home meeting 6-2 on Nov. 15.
Tyler Ennis had three points in that matchup and equaled that total before missing his shootout attempt in a 4-3 loss at Toronto on March 11. The center has missed the last two games with an upper-body injury, but Nolan is hoping he'll be back against the Leafs.
Andrej Meszaros has two goals in each of the last two games, but the defenseman has just two assists in his past six meetings with Toronto.
The Maple Leafs have also been eliminated from postseason contention and will be a factor in the lottery, but haven't exactly helped their odds of landing the top pick after beating Tampa Bay 3-1 on Tuesday, three days after a 4-3 overtime victory versus Ottawa.
Toronto hasn't won three in a row since a season-best six-game run Dec. 6-16.
"It's just fun when you're winning, that's really the bottom line," center Nazem Kadri said. "Everything that we've been through, it's hard. I think realistically in the end, that makes you stronger as a person and as a player, just being able to handle all that adversity. It came all at once, so it's not like it was in separate pieces.
"You've got to give credit to the guys for showing some character and just being able to persevere."
James Reimer has been particularly impressive, stopping 62 of 66 shots over the last two games. He could start on back-to-back nights for the fourth time this season, but he's 2-3-2 with a 4.17 goals-against average in seven visits to Buffalo.
Jonathan Bernier has a 1.90 GAA while winning three straight meetings with the Sabres - though all of them came at home.
Kadri, looking to build on his two-point effort Tuesday, has five in his last four visits to Buffalo.
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| | Last Updated: 4/16/2024 5:02:31 PM EST. |
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