Buffalo vs Toronto. NHL match prediction and bets

Current form

Buffalo continues to be in terrible shape, and the team losing streak has already reached 11 games. Recently, the club has completely stopped giving a worthy rebuff to its opponents and time after time loses by more than one goal. The Sabres played a series of away games, which they started away at Washington and could not cope with the onslaught of the clear favorite (2:4). Then the team met with Toronto, at first things were going quite well, as they managed to take advantage of two goals. But due to failures in defense, the Maple Leafs made a comeback, and in the end had to suffer another defeat with a score of 3:5. Goalkeeper Levi tried his best, but could not cope with a huge number of shots, reflecting only 90% of the shots.

The Blades had a great opportunity to break their losing streak, as they went to visit one of the league main outsiders in the person of Montreal, but they did not take advantage of the chance, and in the end, everything ended in complete failure. Buffalo failed again and again in defense, and goalie Luukkonen showed his worst side this time, which together led to a rout (1:6). Due to a long decline, Ruff charges have already dropped to the last line in the Eastern Conference standings, having 26 points to their account.

Disqualifications and injuries

Buffalo doesn't have any major roster problems. Only Dahlin and Greenway are in the infirmary, and Lafferty is still questionable.

Interesting trends for betting

• On average, Buffalo allows 3.3 goals per game.

The team continues to experience serious problems in defense.

• The Sabres are averaging 11 penalty minutes per game.

The club also does not have good discipline and remains one of the worst in the league in this regard.

Current form

Toronto has found great form and continues to show excellent results from match to match. After an unsuccessful performance away to Detroit and a 2:4 defeat, the team returned to their home arena, where they immediately rehabilitated themselves in front of the fans, winning a confident victory over Buffalo (5:3). Once again, the Maple Leafs showed their full attacking potential, which allowed them to make a comeback after two missed goals. In particular, it is worth praising forward Tavares, who scored a hat trick. But the young goalie Hildeby could not prove himself in his first match of the season, reflecting only 88% of the shots.

Then the "leaves" went on the road again, but this time they met a much more powerful competitor in the face of "Dallas", but this did not prevent them from earning another confident victory with a score of 5:3. It is difficult to even single out any of the players, since almost all of them distinguished themselves with effective actions. True, it is worth noting that the attacking line did not look so menacing and in three periods made only 19 shots on the goal of the "Stars", but this was enough. Thanks to the large number of points scored, the club was able to rise to third place in the Western Conference table, and the gap from the leader was reduced to only three points.

Disqualifications and injuries

There are no changes in Toronto infirmary so far. The team continues to play without four players: Hakanpaa, Jarnkrok, Klingberg and Stolars.

Interesting trends for betting

• Toronto is allowing an average of 2.6 goals per game.

The Maple Leafs have been very solid defensively this season.

• The Leafs average 29 shots per game.

It is also worth noting that the team rarely makes a huge number of shots on the opponents' goal.