Buffalo Sabres vs Toronto Maple Leafs projected lineups, NHL starting goalies for today, 6th March, 2024

The fifth-placed, 35-18-8 Toronto Maple Leafs are set to face the 13th-placed, 29-29-4 Buffalo Sabres at Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. ET.

Toronto is coming off a recent 4-1 home defeat against the Boston Bruins on March 4, a setback that they'll aim to bounce back from in front of their home crowd.

Meanwhile, the Buffalo Sabres suffered a 5-2 home loss against the Winnipeg Jets on March 3 and will be seeking redemption when they take on the Maple Leafs.

Buffalo Sabres projected lineups

Buffalo Sabres

Forwards

• Jordan Greenway- Tage Thompson- Alex Tuch
• Jeff Skinner- Casey Mittelstadt- Kyle Okposo
• Zach Benson- Dylan Cozens- JJ Peterka
• Zemgus Girgensons- Peyton Krebs- Eric Robinson

Defensemen

• Rasmus Dahlin- Henri Jokiharju
• Owen Power- Connor Clifton
• Ryan Johnson- Jacob Bryson

Goalies

• Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
• Eric Comrie

Buffalo Sabres starting goalie

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen will most likely start for the Sabres

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen will most likely start for the Sabres. Below are his stats this season.

• Games Played (GP): 38
• Games Started (GS): 35
• Wins: 19
• Losses: 16
• Overtime Losses (OTL): 2
• Goals Against (GA): 89
• Goals Against per Game (GA/G): 2.46
• Shots Against (SA): 1030
• Saves (SV): 941
• Save Percentage (SV%): .914
• Shutouts (SO): 4
• Time on Ice per Game (TOI/G): 57 minutes and 10 seconds

Toronto Maple Leafs projected lineups

Forwards

• Matthew Knies- Auston Matthews- Mitch Marner
• Tyler Bertuzzi- Max Domi- William Nylander
• Bobby McMann- John Tavares- Calle Jarnkrok
• Pontus Holmberg- David Kampf- Ryan Reaves

Defensemen

• T.J. Brodie- Timothy Liljegren
• Morgan Rielly- Ilya Lyubushkin
• Simon Benoit- Jake McCabe

Goalies

• Ilya Samsonov
• Joseph Woll

Toronto Maple Leafs starting goalie

Ilya Samsonov will most likely start for the Toronto Maple Leafs

Ilya Samsonov will most likely start for the Leafs. Below are his stats this season.

• Games Played (GP): 28
• Games Started (GS): 28
• Wins: 15
• Losses: 5
• Overtime Losses (OTL): 6
• Goals Against (GA): 85
• Goals Against per Game (GA/G): 3.23
• Shots Against (SA): 724
• Saves (SV): 639
• Save Percentage (SV%): .883
• Shutouts (SO): 2
• Time on Ice per Game (TOI/G): 56 minutes and 20 seconds