Victories in Buffalo have been difficult to come by for the Leafs historically and even during the Sabres’ recent lean seasons. The Leafs haven’t won in Buffalo since January of 2013 and have lost in 10 of their last 11 trips down the QEW.
After a poor start to the season, the 4-3-2 Sabres enter the game riding three consecutive victories in which they’ve conceded just two goals total. Buffalo’s recent form has moved them up into seventh in the league in goals against per game (2.33) through nine games and they’re currently allowing the third fewest shots per game on average (27.