Buffalo Sabres vs Toronto Maple Leafs: Game preview, predictions and odds | December 15, 2024

Today, the Buffalo Sabres will face the Toronto Maple Leafs in a game that will serve as a back-to-back for both teams after Toronto's game against Detroit on Saturday, and Buffalo's game against Washington.

Buffalo Sabres vs Toronto Maple Leafs: Head-to-head & Key Stats

Today's game will be the first of three meetings between these two teams this season. Following tonight's game, the Sabres and Maple Leafs will run things back this Friday, before then playing one final game in their season series in mid April.

• Buffalo ranks 21st in goals per game with 2.97.
• Toronto ranks 22nd in goals per game with 2.93.
• Toronto is tied for fewest goals allowed per game with 2.55, a figure that ties them with the Jets, Kings, and the Wild.
• Buffalo ranks 26th in the same category, allowing 3.24 goals per game.
• Toronto ranks 17th in shots per game with 28.8.
• Buffalo ranks 19th in the same category with 28.2.

Buffalo Sabres vs Toronto Maple Leafs: Preview

After a slow start to the season that saw the Toronto Maple Leafs struggle to crack .500 for the first month of the year, the team found consistency in November.

While they have continued to battle it out with the defending Stanley Cup champions for first place in the Atlantic Division, the team has given fans hope for a deep postseason run as long as it is able to stay healthy.

On the flip side, with the Atlantic Division being incredibly competitive, Buffalo has struggled to stay afloat. Throughout the season, it has remained in the bottom half of the divisional standings, fighting for position with the Red Wings and Canadiens.

With the season more than a third of the way over, Buffalo needs to find its rhythm and hit its stride sooner rather than later if it wants to have any hope of contending for a wildcard spot in the playoffs.

Buffalo Sabres vs Toronto Maple Leafs: Odds & Prediction

Heading into today's game, BallyBet has the Maple Leafs sitting as pretty comfortable betting favorites. At the time of publication, the team is a -210 favorite to win today's game, while the Sabres are +170 underdogs.

This means that it would take a $210 bet on Toronto as the favorites to win $100, while a $100 bet on Buffalo as the underdog would win $170.

Prediction: Toronto 4, Buffalo 2