3/14/26 - 7:00pm at KeyBank Center, in Buffalo, NY Buffalo – 40-20-6 | - 86 points – 1st place in the Atlantic Division Toronto – 28-27-11 | - 67 points – 8th place in the Atlantic Division Special Teams Buffalo Power Play – 20.6% (16th) Penalty Kill – 82.7% (4th) Toronto Power Play – 20.1% (19th) Penalty Kill - 83.5% (3rd) Top Scorers Buffalo Tage Thompson: 66 GP, 34 G, 36 A, 70 PTS Rasmus Dahlin: 62 GP, 13 G, 47 A, 60 PTS Alex Tuch: 64 GP, 28 G, 29 A, 57 PTS Toronto William Nylander: 49 GP, 23 G, 39 A, 62 PTS Matthew Knies: 63 GP, 17 G, 38 A, 55 PTS John Tavares: 66 GP, 23 G, 31 A, 54 PTS Starting Goalies(projected) Buffalo – Alex Lyon (18-8-3, 2.65 GAA, .914 Sv %) Toronto – Anthony Stolarz (7-9-3, 3.4 GAA, .890 Sv %) Other Sabres Stories Six Former Sabres Who Signed Elsewhere [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/buffalo-sabres/latest-news/six-former-sabres-who-signed-elsewhere] Who has been the most surprising standout for the Sabres? Sabres Line Combinations and Pairings (projected) Forwards Peyton Krebs - Noah Ostlund - Tage Thompson Zach Benson - Josh Norris - Josh Doan Jason Zucker - Ryan McLeod - Jack Quinn Josh Dunne - Sam Carrick - Beck Malenstyn Ex. Tyson Kozak Defense Bowen Byram - Rasmus Dahlin Owen Power - Michael Kesselring Logan Stanley -. Luke Schenn Ex. Zach Metsa Goaltenders Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen Alex Lyon Injuries Justin Danforth (lower body, Oct. 18; injured reserve) Jiri Kulich (blood clot, Nov. 4; injured reserve - out for the season) Conor Timmins (broken leg, Dec. 20; injured reserve) Jordan Greenway (undisclosed, Jan. 22; injured reserve) Tanner Pearson (lower body, Mar. 12; day-to-day) Mattias Samuelsson (lower body, Mar. 12; day-to-day) Colten Ellis (lower body, Mar. 10; day-to-day) Notes The Sabres have earned at least one point in 15 of their last 18 contests (14-3-1), including wins in eight of their last nine games. Since Dec. 9, the Sabres rank first among all NHL teams in wins (29), regulation wins (26) and points (60). They had recorded five more wins, six more regulation wins and eight more points than the next-closest team in that span. If the Sabres record a point tonight, they will earn at least one point in every game of a season series against Toronto for the first time since 2022-23, when Buffalo went 4-0-0 against the Maple Leafs. Tage Thompson has tallied 47 points (21+26) in 37 games since Dec. 9 and his 19 even-strength goals in that span are the most among all NHL skaters. Alex Tuch is riding a seven-game personal point streak and he has nine points (6+3) in that span. Jason Zucker has registered six points (4+2) in his last four contests. Rasmus Dahlin has recorded 31 points (9+22) in his last 23 games, including 12 points (2+10) in his last seven contests. With one more even-strength point, Dahlin will pass Mike Ramsey on Buffalo’s all-time list for even-strength points by a defenseman and gain sole possession of second place in franchise history. In his last 26 games dating back to Jan. 6, Ryan McLeod has posted 26 points (5+21) and he leads all Sabres skaters in assists in that span. Beck Malenstyn has recorded a point in back-to-back games (1+1) and he would match the longest point streak of his career (three games; Nov. 10 to 14, 2023; 2+1) with a point tonight. Jack Quinn has posted five points (3+2) in his last four games. Alex Lyon has made 282 saves on 304 shots (.928) in 10 games played since Jan. 20. Dating back to Jan. 19, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen has appeared in six games and he has made 194 saves on 212 shots (.915) in that span. Follow Michael on X, Instagram @MikeInBuffalo [https://twitter.com/MikeInBuffalo] THN.com/Free [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/d8c72027-fbb5-4ed9-94b3-5dd549124479.jpeg] THN.com/Free
