Game Preview: Maple Leafs Take on Sabres

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The Toronto Maple Leafs will go head-to-head with the Buffalo Sabres at Scotiabank Arena on Tuesday, Jan. 27 at 7 p. m. ET. Keep an eye on key players like Matthew Knies and Rasmus Dahlin in this exciting matchup. Here’s all you need to know about the game, including puck line, moneyline, total Over/Under, expert picks, as well as TV channel and streaming details.

Maple Leafs vs. Sabres Game Information and TV Channel

When: Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at 7 p. m. ETWhere: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario TV: ESPN+Live Boxscore: FOX Sports Maple Leafs vs Sabres Betting Information Favorite Puck Line Favorite Puck Line Odds Underdog Puck Line Odds Total Over Total Odds Under Total Odds Favorite Moneyline Underdog Moneyline Maple Leafs -1.5 205 -250 6.5 -110 -110 -115 -105

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Maple Leafs vs. Sabres Prediction

ATS Pick: Sabres (+ 1.5)
O/U Pick: Over (6.5)
Score Prediction: Maple Leafs 4 – Sabres 3

Maple Leafs vs. Sabres Betting Insights

Toronto’s played 52 games this season and has seen the total go over in this game of 6.5 goals on 30 occasions. Buffalo has also had its share of high-scoring games this season with over 6.5 goals in 24 contests. Combined, these teams average scoring of about 6.6 goals per game, which is slightly above today’s over/under mark. They collectively give up around 6.4 goals per game combined; that’s just under the total for this matchup. In terms of offensive production, the Maple Leafs are ranked eighth while the Sabres hold the eleventh spot defensively; however, the Sabres are thirteenth in goals allowed compared to Toronto’s ranking of twenty-ninth.

Maple Leafs Stats

The Maple Leafs score the eighth-most goals in the NHL (170 total), averaging about three point three per game. Toronto has allowed a total of one hundred seventy-five goals (three point four per game), placing them twenty-ninth overall for goals against. Their goal differential stands at minus five which ranks seventeenth league-wide. Toronto’s power-play performance includes scoring only twenty-two times from one hundred twenty-eight opportunities-ranking last in power-play efficiency at seventeen point nineteen percent. This puts them at twenty-fourth overall in that category. The team has netted three shorthanded goals this year putting them nineteenth among all NHL teams.

Maple Leafs Leaders

Sabres Stats

The Buffalo offense ranks eleventh with one hundred sixty-nine goals scored (three point three per game). They allow an average of three point zero goals each contest (totaling one hundred fifty-five), giving them thirteenth place for defense. They have a solid goal differential sitting at plus fourteen. Numerically speaking they’ve netted twenty-eight power-play scores from one hundred forty-nine chances putting them twentieth among their peers. Their conversion rate is eighteen point seventy-nine percent ranking them twenty-first across all teams. Buffalo leads with seven shorthanded scores.

Sabres Leaders

Name Games Goals Assists Points Giveaways Takeaways Faceoff Win % Tage Thompson 51 27 26 53 44 20 46.8% Alex Tuch 50 17 24 41 39 24 47.2% Rasmus Dahlin 47 8 29 37  76 19 – Josh Doan 51 16 19 35 41 35 30.8%   Ryan Mc Leod 51 11 23 34   53​22​45.8%  

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