Yesterday’s Results for Buffalo Sabres vs Toronto Maple Leafs

Sean's NHL SATURDAY SLAPSHOT! 367-258 RUN!

Analysis: My selection is on Toronto over Buffalo at 5:05 pm et on Saturday. The Sabres dished out a 5-3 victory over the Maple Leafs in the front half of this home-and-home series last night. That marked Buffalo's fourth win in its last five games although it's worth noting that all four of those victories came on home ice. The Sabres are 0-2 on the road this season, where they've been outscored 7-3. Toronto has now lost three games in a row and adding injury to insult, it lost William Nylander in last night's contest. I do like the Leafs chances of bouncing back here, however, noting they've won five straight games in the second leg of a back-to-back situation. While they did lose last night in Buffalo, they actually outshot the Sabres 34-30. Backup goaltender Cayden Primeau is likely to get the start on Saturday. While that may be considered a negative, considering how starter Anthony Stolarz has fared lately, it may not be. The Leafs won Primeau's lone previous start this season and that also came at home in a back-to-back spot. Take Toronto (8*).