NHL FREE BETTING TIP: Buffalo Sabres vs. Toronto Maple Leafs

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The Buffalo Sabres are seventh in the Atlantic Division and 15th in the Eastern Conference with a 19-32-8 record.

The Sabres have won 3 of the last 5 games and are coming off a 3-1 win over the Vegas Golden Knights. Alex Tuch and Victor Olofsson scored in the last 4 minutes of play to seal the deal for Buffalo after Peyton Krebs hit the net in the first period.

The Sabres are 6-10-4 against Atlantic teams. Buffalo ranks ninth in the Eastern Conference with 29.6 shots per game and is averaging 2.6 goals.

Tage Thompson leads the Sabres with 23 goals and has 42 points. Kyle Okposo has four goals and three assists over the last 10 games for Buffalo.

The Sabres are 3-7-0 in the last 10 games, averaging 2.5 goals, 3.9 assists, 3.4 penalties and 9.6 penalty minutes while giving up 3.4 goals per game with an .890 save percentage.

The Toronto Maple Leafs are third in the Atlantic Division and in fourth place in the Eastern Conference with a 37-16-5 record.

The Maple Leafs have lost 3 of the last 5 games and are coming off a 5-4 overtime loss to the Arizona Coyotes. Pierre Engvall, Alexander Kerfoot, Auston Matthews and William Nylander scored for Toronto.

The Maple Leafs are 20-8-2 in Eastern Conference play. Toronto ranks second in the Eastern Conference recording 10.2 points per game, averaging 3.7 goals and 6.5 assists.

Matthews leads the Maple Leafs with 76 points, scoring 44 goals and adding 32 assists. Mitch Marner has 17 points over the last 10 games for Toronto.

The Maple Leafs are 5-3-2 in the last 10 games, averaging 4.3 goals, 7.7 assists, three penalties and 6.3 penalty minutes while allowing 4.3 goals per game with an .855 save percentage.

Key facts

• Casey Fitzgerald, Zemgus Girgensons and Rasmus Asplund will not play for the Sabres
• Rasmus Sandin and Jack Campbell are out for Toronto
• The Toronto Maple Leafs have won 7 of the last 10 games against Buffalo but the Sabres won the last one 5-1
• The last four games between these two games have gone over 5.5 goals

The Buffalo Sabres dominated the Maple Leafs in their last game this season and play quite well lately. Still, Toronto is among the top teams in the East and will be a contender in the playoffs despite currently being in fourth place. The Maple Leafs have won 18 of the last 24 games against conference rivals and will add another one when they visit Buffalo on Sunday. Auston Matthews is playing in great form and will be the key man for the Maple Leafs once again.

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Toronto Maple Leafs to win and total over 6.5 goals

2.80

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