The Toronto Maple Leafs, led by Mitchell Marner and John Tavares, are ready to take the ice against Jack Eichel, Jeff Skinner, and the Buffalo Sabres at the KeyBank Center in a divisional matchup. The game will get started at 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, December 4 and it’ll air live on NBC Sports Network.
Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres Odds
Toronto is 19-8 straight up (SU) and has earned moneyline bettors 7.5 units this year. Through 27 regular season outings, 13 of its games have gone under the total, while 11 have gone over and just three have pushed. The Leafs are 10-3 SU on the road in 2018-19.
Toronto has converted on 28.4 percent of its power play opportunities this year, a mark that places them in the top-5 among NHL teams. Its penalty kill is ranked 12th overall, and it has successfully killed off 80.3 percent of all penalties..
With a .931 save percentage and 30.9 saves per game, Frederik Andersen (15-7) has been the best option in goal for Toronto this year. If head coach Mike Babcock chooses to rest him, however, Toronto could turn to Garret Sparks (4-1), who has a .924 save percentage and 2.57 goals against average this year.
Buffalo is 17-11 straight up (SU) and has earned 10.6 units for moneyline bettors this season. 13 of its outings have gone over the total, while another 13 have gone under and just one has pushed. It’s 9-3 SU at home this year.
The Sabres have converted on just 18.7 percent of their power play opportunities this season, a mark that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 15th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 79.5 percent of all penalties.
Carter Hutton (28.0 saves per game) has been the primary choice in goal for the Sabres. Hutton has 12 wins, nine losses, and one OT loss to his credit and has registered a mediocre 2.60 goals against average and a .917 save percentage this season.
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Notes
Betting Notes
The under has hit in four of Buffalo’s last five outings.
Over Toronto’s last ten games, nine of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 7-2 in those games).
Toronto skaters registered 20.8 hits per game last season, while the Sabres logged 21.5 hits per matchup.
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