Buffalo Sabres (29-29-4, sixth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (35-18-8, third in the Atlantic Division)
Toronto; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Atlantic Division foes meet when the Toronto Maple Leafs take on the Buffalo Sabres.
Toronto has a 6-8-2 record in Atlantic Division games and a 35-18-8 record overall. The Maple Leafs are 32-6-6 in games they score three or more goals.
Buffalo has gone 29-29-4 overall with a 9-8-1 record in Atlantic Division games. The Sabres have a 27-6-2 record in games they score three or more goals.
Wednesday's game is the third time these teams meet this season. The Sabres won 9-3 in the previous matchup.
TOP PERFORMERS: William Nylander has scored 33 goals with 50 assists for the Maple Leafs. Auston Matthews has 11 goals and five assists over the last 10 games.
Casey Mittelstadt has 14 goals and 34 assists for the Sabres. Dylan Cozens has four goals and four assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Maple Leafs: 8-2-0, averaging 4.4 goals, 7.1 assists, 3.3 penalties and 7.6 penalty minutes while giving up three goals per game.
Sabres: 6-4-0, averaging 2.7 goals, 4.2 assists, 3.3 penalties and 7.1 penalty minutes while giving up 2.4 goals per game.
INJURIES: Maple Leafs: Ilya Lyubushkin: day to day (head), Conor Timmins: out (illness), John Klingberg: out for season (hip), Mark Giordano: out (head), Matt Murray: out (hip), Jake Muzzin: out for season (back).
Sabres: Mattias Samuelsson: out for season (upper body), Victor Olofsson: day to day (illness), Jack Quinn: out (lower body), Erik Johnson: day to day (illness).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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