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5 | TORONTO | -145 | Ov 5.5,-115 | -155 | Ov 5.5,-115 | 6 | BUFFALO | +125 | Un 5.5,-105 | +135 | Un 5.5,-105 |
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All Games | 35-38-0 | -8 | 35-38 | -8 | 35-37 | 3.1 | 32.2 | 2.9 | 32.8 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 17-21-0 | -3.4 | 17-21 | -3.4 | 19-18 | 3.1 | 30.9 | 3.1 | 33.5 | Last 5 Games | 4-1-0 | +3 | 4-1 | +3 | 3-2 | 3.8 | 27.6 | 1.6 | 34.6 | vs. Division | 15-10-0 | +3.9 | 15-10 | +3.9 | 11-14 | 3.3 | 31.6 | 2.8 | 31.4 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 73 | 225 | 77 | 79 | 62 | 7 | 7 | 2351 | 9.6% | 219 | 52 | 23.7% | 369 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 38 | 118 | 40 | 47 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 1174 | 10.1% | 106 | 28 | 26.4% | 190 | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 138 | 13.8% | 12 | 4 | 33.3% | 33 | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 25 | 82 | 23 | 32 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 790 | 10.4% | 78 | 17 | 21.8% | 133 | Stats Against (All Games) | | 214 | 65 | 63 | 71 | 15 | 15 | 2397 | 8.9% | 228 | 37 | 16.2% | 368 | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 118 | 29 | 40 | 41 | 8 | 7 | 1273 | 9.3% | 116 | 14 | 12.1% | 212 | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 173 | 4.6% | 11 | 1 | 9.1% | 14 | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 71 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 786 | 9.0% | 80 | 15 | 18.7% | 124 |
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FREDERIK ANDERSEN (All Games) | 60 | 60 | 1909 | 1754 | 91.9% | 1 | 30-30 | -4.9 | 30-30-0 | -4 | 29-30 | FREDERIK ANDERSEN (Road Games) | 28 | 28 | 909 | 834 | 91.7% | 0 | 14-14 | +0.3 | 14-14-0 | -1 | 14-13 | FREDERIK ANDERSEN (vs. Division) | 23 | 23 | 696 | 636 | 91.4% | 0 | 13-10 | +1.7 | 13-10-0 | +1 | 10-13 | FREDERIK ANDERSEN (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 141 | 135 | 95.7% | 0 | 3-1 | +2 | 3-1-0 | +2 | 2-2 | ANTOINE BIBEAU (All Games) | 2 | 2 | 55 | 51 | 92.7% | 0 | 1-1 | -0.4 | 1-1-0 | -1 | 0-2 | ANTOINE BIBEAU (Road Games) | 1 | 1 | 27 | 25 | 92.6% | 0 | 1-0 | +1.1 | 1-0-0 | +1 | 0-1 | ANTOINE BIBEAU (vs. Division) | 1 | 1 | 27 | 25 | 92.6% | 0 | 1-0 | +1.1 | 1-0-0 | +1 | 0-1 | ANTOINE BIBEAU (Last 4 Games) | 2 | 2 | 55 | 51 | 92.7% | 0 | 1-1 | -0.4 | 1-1-0 | -1 | 0-2 | JHONAS ENROTH (All Games) | 6 | 4 | 141 | 123 | 87.2% | 1 | 0-4 | -4 | 0-4-0 | -4 | 2-2 | JHONAS ENROTH (Road Games) | 4 | 4 | 121 | 106 | 87.6% | 1 | 0-4 | -4 | 0-4-0 | -4 | 2-2 | JHONAS ENROTH (vs. Division) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | JHONAS ENROTH (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 2 | 79 | 69 | 87.3% | 1 | 0-2 | -2 | 0-2-0 | -2 | 1-1 | CURTIS MCELHINNEY (All Games) | 16 | 12 | 483 | 446 | 92.3% | 0 | 6-6 | -0.2 | 6-6-0 | 0 | 5-7 | CURTIS MCELHINNEY (Road Games) | 11 | 7 | 304 | 280 | 92.1% | 0 | 3-4 | -0.6 | 3-4-0 | -1 | 3-4 | CURTIS MCELHINNEY (vs. Division) | 4 | 2 | 99 | 88 | 88.9% | 0 | 1-1 | -0.2 | 1-1-0 | 0 | 2-0 | CURTIS MCELHINNEY (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 128 | 118 | 92.2% | 0 | 2-1 | +1.2 | 2-1-0 | +1 | 2-1 | GARRET SPARKS (All Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | GARRET SPARKS (Road Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | GARRET SPARKS (vs. Division) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 |
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All Games | 30-44-0 | -8 | 30-44 | -8 | 32-35 | 2.5 | 30.2 | 2.9 | 34.3 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 17-19-0 | -1.2 | 17-19 | -1.2 | 14-19 | 2.6 | 31.6 | 2.7 | 33.7 | Last 5 Games | 2-3-0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | 0-4 | 1.2 | 28.0 | 2.2 | 37.2 | vs. Division | 10-14-0 | -1.9 | 10-14 | -1.9 | 7-15 | 2.2 | 31.1 | 2.6 | 34.4 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 74 | 183 | 57 | 56 | 62 | 8 | 8 | 2232 | 8.2% | 218 | 52 | 23.9% | 299 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 36 | 92 | 23 | 29 | 35 | 5 | 7 | 1137 | 8.1% | 117 | 31 | 26.5% | 153 | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 140 | 4.3% | 7 | 2 | 28.6% | 10 | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 24 | 52 | 19 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 746 | 7.0% | 72 | 17 | 23.6% | 90 | Stats Against (All Games) | | 214 | 52 | 78 | 72 | 12 | 14 | 2541 | 8.4% | 216 | 50 | 23.1% | 354 | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 98 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 6 | 8 | 1215 | 8.1% | 99 | 20 | 20.2% | 158 | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 5.9% | 13 | 2 | 15.4% | 18 | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 62 | 11 | 33 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 825 | 7.5% | 71 | 17 | 23.9% | 94 |
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ROBIN LEHNER (All Games) | 53 | 52 | 1744 | 1607 | 92.1% | 4 | 20-32 | -9 | 20-32-0 | -10 | 21-24 | ROBIN LEHNER (Home Games) | 27 | 26 | 878 | 810 | 92.3% | 2 | 9-17 | -8.9 | 9-17-0 | -8 | 10-13 | ROBIN LEHNER (vs. Division) | 21 | 21 | 683 | 636 | 93.1% | 2 | 8-13 | -3.2 | 8-13-0 | -3 | 6-13 | ROBIN LEHNER (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 146 | 136 | 93.2% | 1 | 1-3 | -1.8 | 1-3-0 | -2 | 0-3 | ANDERS NILSSON (All Games) | 24 | 22 | 789 | 726 | 92.0% | 1 | 10-12 | +1 | 10-12-0 | +1 | 11-11 | ANDERS NILSSON (Home Games) | 10 | 10 | 332 | 310 | 93.4% | 1 | 8-2 | +7.6 | 8-2-0 | +7 | 4-6 | ANDERS NILSSON (vs. Division) | 5 | 3 | 140 | 131 | 93.6% | 1 | 2-1 | +1.3 | 2-1-0 | +1 | 1-2 | ANDERS NILSSON (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 126 | 115 | 91.3% | 0 | 2-2 | +0.9 | 2-2-0 | +1 | 2-2 | LINUS ULLMARK (All Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | LINUS ULLMARK (Home Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | LINUS ULLMARK (vs. Division) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 |
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| Average power rating of opponents played: TORONTO 3.07, BUFFALO 3.13 |
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2/28/2017 | at SAN JOSE | 1-3 | L | 0, +130 | L | 5.5 un | U | 3/2/2017 | at LOS ANGELES | 2-3 | L | 0, +125 | L | 5.5 un | U | 3/3/2017 | at ANAHEIM | 2-5 | L | 0, +125 | L | 5.5 un | O | 3/7/2017 | DETROIT | 3-2 | W | 0, -185 | W | 5.5 un | U | 3/9/2017 | PHILADELPHIA | 4-2 | W | 0, -150 | W | 5.5 ev | O | 3/11/2017 | at CAROLINA | 3-2 | W | 0, -110 | W | 5.5 un | U | 3/14/2017 | at FLORIDA | 2-7 | L | 0, -120 | L | 5.5 ov | O | 3/16/2017 | at TAMPA BAY | 5-0 | W | 0, +110 | W | 5.5 ov | U | 3/18/2017 | CHICAGO | 1-2 | L | 0, -125 | L | 5.5 ov | U | 3/20/2017 | BOSTON | 4-2 | W | 0, +115 | W | 5.5 ov | O | 3/22/2017 | at COLUMBUS | 5-2 | W | 0, +105 | W | 5.5 ov | O | 3/23/2017 | NEW JERSEY | 4-2 | W | 0, -175 | W | 5.5 un | O | 3/25/2017 | at BUFFALO | | 3/28/2017 | FLORIDA | | 3/30/2017 | at NASHVILLE | | 4/1/2017 | at DETROIT | | 4/3/2017 | at BUFFALO | | 4/4/2017 | WASHINGTON | |
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2/26/2017 | at ARIZONA | 2-3 | L | 0, -115 | L | 5.5 un | U | 2/28/2017 | NASHVILLE | 4-5 | L | 0, +115 | L | 5.5 ev | O | 3/2/2017 | ARIZONA | 6-3 | W | 0, -175 | W | 5.5 un | O | 3/4/2017 | TAMPA BAY | 1-2 | L | 0, -110 | L | 5.5 un | U | 3/5/2017 | at PITTSBURGH | 3-4 | L | 0, +255 | L | 6 ev | O | 3/7/2017 | PHILADELPHIA | 3-6 | L | 0, -105 | L | 5 ov | O | 3/10/2017 | at COLUMBUS | 3-4 | L | 0, +200 | L | 5.5 un | O | 3/11/2017 | COLUMBUS | 5-3 | W | 0, +125 | W | 5.5 un | O | 3/14/2017 | at SAN JOSE | 1-4 | L | 0, +180 | L | 5 ov | P | 3/16/2017 | at LOS ANGELES | 0-2 | L | 0, +180 | L | 5 ov | U | 3/17/2017 | at ANAHEIM | 2-1 | W | 0, +180 | W | 5.5 un | U | 3/20/2017 | at DETROIT | 2-1 | W | 0, +120 | W | 5 ov | U | 3/21/2017 | PITTSBURGH | 1-3 | L | 0, +165 | L | 6 un | U | 3/25/2017 | TORONTO | | 3/27/2017 | FLORIDA | | 3/28/2017 | at COLUMBUS | | 4/2/2017 | NY ISLANDERS | | 4/3/2017 | TORONTO | | 4/5/2017 | MONTREAL | |
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| | | TORONTO: LAST SEASON: 29-42-11, 69 points. Finished last in Atlantic Division and NHL.
COACH: Mike Babcock (second season, 14th NHL season)
ADDED: C Auston Matthews, D Roman Polak, G Frederik Andersen.
LOST: F P.A. Parenteau, F Brad Boyes, G Jonathan Bernier.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Auston Matthews. Coach Mike Babcock said he plans to start Matthews as the team's No. 1 center, giving him a chance to earn a larger role. The Maple Leafs chose the 6-foot-3, 216-pound Matthews No. 1 overall, their first top pick in the NHL draft since 1985. He was born in California, moved to Arizona and played in Switzerland last season.
OUTLOOK: The Maple Leafs will be much better, as Babcock predicted. They will fail, however, to make the playoffs for the 11th time in 12 years. Toronto is committed to rebuilding slowly, trying to focus on drafting and developing while avoiding the temptation to overspending for free agents. | | BUFFALO: LAST SEASON: 35-36-11, 81 points. Finished 23rd in NHL after two consecutive last-place finishes, and missed playoffs for fifth consecutive season.
COACH: Dan Bylsma (second season, eighth NHL season)
ADDED: F Kyle Okposo, D Dmitry Kulikov, G Anders Nilsson.
LOST: F David Legwand, D Mark Pysyk, G Chad Johnson.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Jack Eichel. Selected with the No. 2 pick in the 2015 draft behind Edmonton's Connor McDavid, Eichel finished second among NHL rookies with 56 points (24 goals, 32 assists). The 19-year-old displayed breakaway speed and a powerful shot. Eichel is being counted upon to become more consistent now that he has a full season behind him. Eichel went through an 11-game slump spanning November and December, during which he combined for a goal and three assists.
OUTLOOK: The expectations are higher for a Sabres team that made the jump from rock bottom to being relevant by finishing 23rd last season following two consecutive last place finishes. Though missed playoffs for fifth consecutive year, Buffalo showed signs of jelling by closing last year with a 16-10-7 run. Additions of Okposo and Kulikov adds experienced top-line depth to young core. Big question mark is whether G Robin Lehner can establish himself as trusted starter after two injury-shortened seasons. |
| | Maple Leafs look to extend win streak in Buffalo
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The Toronto Maple Leafs aren't taking any chances when it comes to their postseason hopes. With points at a premium in the race for playoff positioning in the Eastern Conference, the Maple Leafs -- currently third in the Atlantic Division -- are on a roll. Toronto has won three games in a row and seven of its last nine games in an effort to hold onto their current position. Toronto (35-23-15) will look to extend its winning streak to four games when they travel over the border to take on the Buffalo Sabres at 7 p.m. on Saturday. With 85 points, the Maple Leafs are three points ahead of the Boston Bruins and four points ahead of the Tampa Bay Lightning for the third spot in the Atlantic heading into Saturday's game. "We just want to get in. I don't care when we peak or any of that stuff, I just want to get in the (playoffs) to give ourselves a chance," Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock said, according to the team's website. "We're playing better right now and finding a way to win games. Last year, I didn't look at the standings one time and now I look at it every single day, so obviously there must be a reason I'm looking at them." Several players have stepped up in recent weeks for the Maple Leafs. Youngster Williams Nylander picked up his 21st goal of the season in Thursday's 4-2 win over the New Jersey Devils, and he has at least one point in each of the past 10 games. The 20-year-old has 56 points on the season so far. Mitchell Marner picked up his 40th assist of the season in the victory, tying a 73-year-old team record in the process. And rookie Auston Matthews leads the team with 60 points (33 goals, 27 assists). "I think we're just playing the way we want to," Marner said, according to the team's website. "At the start of the year, we were playing the way we wanted to, but just at the end of games we stopped doing what we wanted to, and I think that's what's changed about this team. We're the same team for the full 60 minutes and that's what makes us dangerous." The Sabres (30-32-12), meanwhile, are out of playoff contention and will be without one of their best players against the Maple Leafs. Defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen was recently given a three-game suspension for his hit to the head on Pittsburgh's Jake Guentzel in the first period of Tuesday's loss to the Penguins. Guentzel suffered a concussion as a result of the hit. "You're missing a 27-minute a night guy who's in every situation for you," Sabres coach Dan Bylsma said, according to the team's website. "That's one you can't replace. So that's what we're going to have to deal with in the next three games and our guys will go forward doing that." The Sabres are hoping to get some bodies back from the injured list. Kyle Okposo, William Carrier and Dmitry Kulikov all returned to practice on Thursday. |
| Last Updated: 3/19/2024 2:47:23 AM EST. |
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