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Buffalo Sabres
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Toronto Maple Leafs

Buffalo Sabres vs Toronto Maple Leafs Picks & Predictions

Model updated Sep 1, 1:18AM UTC

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NHL
Scotiabank Arena, Toronto
Indoor
Wed 28 Jan 2026, 12:00AM
3
Game markets graded
0
Props graded
The model's one call for this gamethe prediction, first
Buffalo Sabres Moneyline -102

The model graded 3 markets for Buffalo Sabres vs Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL) and this is the one it backs hardest — HIGH confidence. A $100 bet returns about $198 if it lands. This one is free — every other market and all player props are Pro. Tip-off Wed 28 Jan 2026, 12:00AM at Scotiabank Arena.

Our confidenceHigh
Chance to win69.7%
The price says50.5%
Best price-102
The rest of this game's boardgraded market by market
Moneyline Buffalo Sabres High70% chance -102
Spread High75% chance —
High = 60%+ chance to win · Lean = 40–60% · Long-shot = under 40%
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Moneyline
Buffalo Sabres
-102
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Injuries & who's out

Injuries & availability

Buffalo Sabres

  • Justin Danforth RWOut
  • Jiri Kulich COut
  • Noah Ostlund COut

Toronto Maple Leafs

  • Zack MacEwen COut
  • Max Domi COut
  • Dakota Joshua COut
Availability updated Jul 1, 10:34PM UTC — some NHL rows may be stale between updates. · refreshed roughly every 4 hours.

Weather & injury impact for this fixture

Conditions · who's out · how it moves the number
For Buffalo Sabres vs Toronto Maple Leafs: Weather isn't a tracked factor for this fixture, and 6 players are listed out or questionable across both sides.
FactorThis fixture
Availability6 listed out or questionable (see Who's out above)

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Betting angles

Markets & form
MoneylineModel leans Buffalo SabresNo line posted

Buffalo Sabres @ Toronto Maple Leafs moneyline: model lean and both sides' win form.

Puck LineBuffalo Sabres -1.5No line posted

Buffalo Sabres @ Toronto Maple Leafs puck-line (spread) model lean and cover form.

Total GoalsGame totalNo line posted

Buffalo Sabres @ Toronto Maple Leafs total-goals model lean and scoring trends (the free board has not settled enough of these yet).

Buffalo Sabres @ Toronto Maple Leafs — what the model found

Our model graded 3 betting markets for Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs — 3 on the game itself and 0 on individual players. One pick is free on this page.

3
Game markets graded

The model checked every betting market for this game and graded 3 of them. One pick is free on this page — the one the model likes most. Scroll down to see it.

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Buffalo Sabres vs Toronto Maple Leafs — recent results

Toronto Maple Leafs have won 0 of their last 5 games; Buffalo Sabres have won 2 of their last 5.

Toronto Maple Leafs — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
L1–3OTTAway
L5–6DALHome
L2–6FLAHome
L3–5NYIAway
L0–4WSHHome
Buffalo Sabres — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
L2–3MTLHome
W8–3MTLAway
L3–6MTLHome
W3–2MTLAway
L2–6MTLAway

Buffalo Sabres vs Toronto Maple Leafs — recent meetings

These two have met 2 times recently: Toronto Maple Leafs won 0, Buffalo Sabres won 2.

DateToronto Maple LeafsBuffalo SabresWinner
Mar 1423Buffalo Sabres
Jan 2847Buffalo Sabres

Who’s out or in doubt

6 players are listed as out or in doubt for this game.

Toronto Maple Leafs
PlayerStatus
Zack MacEwen COUT
Max Domi COUT
Dakota Joshua COUT
Buffalo Sabres
PlayerStatus
Justin Danforth RWOUT
Jiri Kulich COUT
Noah Ostlund COUT

The full availability report — with what each missing player means for the bets — is further down this page.

About this matchup

How we read the game

This page tracks the Bet Better model's pick history and predictions for Buffalo Sabres vs Toronto Maple Leafs in the NHL. You may also see this matchup written as Sabres vs Leafs, or as Leafs vs Sabres. The most recent game between them was Wednesday 28 January 2026 at Scotiabank Arena. The model has generated 3 game picks for this matchup. Review the picks and historical data above to guide your NHL betting strategy for this matchup.

Head-to-head record

Final scores · 2 meetings on record
Buffalo Sabres 2–0 across the last 2 meetings
DateGameScoreWinner
14 Mar 2026Toronto Maple Leafs @ Buffalo Sabres3–2Buffalo Sabres
28 Jan 2026Buffalo Sabres @ Toronto Maple Leafs4–7Buffalo Sabres
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