The Toronto Maple Leafs and the Buffalo Sabres will take part in the Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic. The puck drop for this game is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. eastern on Sunday from the Tim Hortons Field in Ontario, Canada.
Toronto is in a battle at the top of the Atlantic, trying to climb over the two teams ahead of them while also making sure the two teams below them do not catch up to them. The Sabres are having a much better start to March than they ended February.
Maple Leafs at Sabres Stats
Looking at the Toronto Stats
The Toronto Maple Leafs find themselves in third place in the Atlantic. They are trying to chase down Florida, who is just six points ahead of them in first place.
The Maple Leafs had to battle an early deficit Thursday night, taking on the Coyotes. Arizona scored three unanswered goals before Toronto got their first goal of the night in the second period.
Arizona would go on to score another goal before the end of the second period making it 4-1 going into the third. The Maple Leafs put together three goals in the third period to send the game to overtime but could not close it out.
The Maple Leafs boast one of the best offenses in the league, averaging 3.71 goals per game. In their last five games, they are averaging 4.0 goals per game.
Auston Matthews is having the best season of his career and looking to make this his standard going forward. Matthews is leading the team in points with 76, scoring 44 goals, and assisting on 32 others.
Mitchell Marner is looking more and more like the 2018 version of himself where he recorded 94 points. He is currently second on the team with 62 points, scoring 23 goals, and assisting on 39 others.
The biggest concern for the Maple Leafs is going to be the health of their number one goaltender Jack Campbell. Listed as out until March, Campbell will have to watch as his team tries to keep them in it.
Peter Mrazek will fill the shoes of Campbell for the time being. He has a record of 10-5 and is giving up 3.43 goals per game.
Looking at the Buffalo Stats
The Sabres could not wait to get out of February, ending the month on a six-game losing streak. March has been a little bit better, starting off the month 3-2.
In their last game against Vegas, they were able to get on the board early and take a 1-0 in the first period. That score would not change until Vegas scored with four minutes left in the third to tie the game up 1-1.
Instead of being upset, they allowed a late goal and gave up the lead, and the Sabres did the opposite. They went on the attack and scored two goals late to take the victory at 3-1.
The offense is something the Sabres struggle with, averaging just 2.63 goals per game. In their last five games, they are scoring 2.8 goals per game.
Tage Thompson and Jeff Skinner are leading the Buffalo offense. These two sit atop the leaderboards in both goals and points.
Thompson has a team-high 42 points, scoring 23 goals and assisting on 19 others. Skinner is right behind him with 41 points, scoring 23 goals and assisting on 18 others.
Craig Anderson has become the Sabres’ number one goaltender in March. He has a record of 9-8 and is only giving up 3..01 goals per game.
Betting Trends for Maple Leafs at Sabres
- The Maple Leafs have won five of their last 10 games.
- Toronto has been over the goals total in seven of their last 10 games.
- The Sabres have won three of their last 10 games.
- Buffalo has been over the goals total in four of their last 10 games.
Maple Leafs at Sabres Betting Prediciton
If a bettor just wants to make sure they win their bet, NHL expert picks would say to take the Toronto Maple Leafs moneyline. If a bettor wants to have better NHL betting odds, they will take the over for total goals.
Looking at the NHL betting stats for this outdoor game, with a backup goalie in net, it is a must-have for the over on total goals.
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