GDT: Leafs vs Sabres 7PM SNO

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Monday game preview: Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres

Nylander could face Nylander if Sabres call up younger brother.

https://www.thestar.com/sports/leaf...ew-toronto-maple-leafs-at-buffalo-sabres.html

By Mark ZwolinskiSports reporter
Sun., April 2, 2017

KEYBANK CENTER

PUCK DROP: 7 p.m.

TV: Sportsnet

RADIO: Sportsnet 590 The FAN

KEY PLAYERS

Nylander and Nylander

There were rumours Sunday that the Sabres would call up Alexander Nylander. That would pit the 19-year-old Alex against his 20-year-old brother, William. The Sabres’ first-round pick last June, Alex has been playing for Rochester (AFL), where he has nine goals and 27 assists in 62 games. William Nylander had points in 12 of the Leafs’ 14 games in March.

NEED TO KNOW

The Sabres lost 4-2 to the Islanders Sunday to fall to 32-34-12. Evander Kane scored his team-leading 27th goal of the season. More than 19,000 were on hand for the game on fan appreciation day . . . C.J. Smith, who was signed out of the U.S. college ranks last week, made his NHL debut with Kyle Okposo ailing (flu) and assisted on the Kane goal. Smith skated on a line with Brian Gionta, playing the 1,002nd game of his career . . . Defenceman Rasmus Ristolainen returned from a three-game suspension . . . Former Leaf Cody Franson, who has been out with an upper-body injury, is ready to return but has been a healthy scratch the last six games.

UP NEXT

Tuesday, vs. Washington, 7:30 p.m.


Game Day: Maple Leafs at Sabres

By Terry Koshan, Toronto Sun

First posted: Monday, April 03, 2017 01:12 AM EDT | Updated: Monday, April 03, 2017 08:11 AM EDT

http://www.torontosun.com/2017/04/03/game-day-maple-leafs-at-sabres

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS at BUFFALO SABRES

Monday, 7 p.m., KeyBank Center

TV: SNO; Radio: 590 AM


THE BIG MATCH-UP

Auston Matthews vs. Rasmus Ristolainen

The Maple Leafs caught a break in their previous meeting as Buffalo defenceman Ristolainen was serving a suspension. He returned to the lineup on Sunday and played a team-high 26 minutes 23 seconds against the New York Islanders. Count on the hot Matthews to see plenty of Ristolainen, not only on Monday, but for the next several seasons to come.

Sabres aim to damage Leafs' playoff hopes
STATS/TSX•Apr 3, 2017, 2:05 AM

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- As the Toronto Maple Leafs close in on their first playoff berth in four years, the Buffalo Sabres seek to continue playing the spoiler role for their Atlantic Division rivals.

The Maple Leafs (36-24-15) and rookie sensation Auston Matthews are in the thick of the Eastern Conference playoff race, entering a Monday night game at Buffalo tied with Tampa Bay for both third place in the Atlantic and the final Eastern Conference wild-card spot. Toronto is also just one point behind second-place Boston, with two games in hand, in the division standings.

"Obviously, we're all watching the standings, but there's nothing to say until we clinch a spot. We haven't done that yet," Toronto coach Mike Babcock said, according to NHL.com, after a 5-4 win in Detroit on Saturday night, the Maple Leafs' 10th victory in 13 games.

Matthews, who is tied for fourth in the league with 38 goals, has his eye on a postseason berth.

All-Star forward Kyle Okposo will miss his third straight game due to an illness.

The Sabres could be calling up forward Alex Nylander, the No. 8 pick in the 2016 draft, setting up a matchup with older brother William Nylander, who was named the NHL's Rookie of the Month for March after setting a Leafs' rookie record with a 12-game point streak.

The younger Nylander has played for the Sabres' minor league affiliate in Rochester all season but was held out of Sunday's game. Asked about Nylander's potential call-up after Sunday's game, Bylsma responded, "We'll see."

Frederik Andersen will start in goal for Toronto on Monday, Babcock said following Sunday's optional skate in Buffalo. Backup Curtis McElhinney will start Tuesday's game in Washington.

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Think they win this one in a "no doubter", 4-2 something like that.
 

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We have to take advantage of a tired Buffalo team tonight, and they also embarrassed us last game so the boys should be really motivated.
 
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ACC1224

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A 4-2 "no doubter" leaves far too much doubt for my heart to take.

Auston Matthews scores 4 in the first. Leafs win it 5-4 in OT (Komarov).

I guess by "no doubter" I mean never trailing, game not really as close as the score indicates.
 

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Special teams are pretty close!

Special team numbers:

Leafs away ..........PP 27.9% .......PK 86.2% ....... Total 114.1
Sabres home .......PP 27.8% .......PK 80.2% ....... Total 108.0

Leafs shorties for 6 ........ shorties against 5 ...... +1
Sabres shorties for 2 ........ shorties against 3 ...... -1

Shorties for = goals we score when we are Short handed
Shorties against = goals scored against us when we are on the PP
 

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Thanks to Budsfan.., for the GDT and updates..

Alex Nylander will be a hard player to keep in check..
If they put him on a line with Eichel....? OUCH! :amazed:

But..., WE CAN DO IT...!! :yo:

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Damn it that Buffalo is like cryptonite for our team. But I have a nice feeling we will come out at top from this last away battle. Then we have 4 home games, albeit against top teams even do 1, Tampa had a horrible season up until recently.

But I do think we will clinch the playoff ticket in the next two games.
 

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Let's go Team Andersen! The only reason we are sniffing the PO!

Uhh, Andersen is a good goalie but Matthews is the MVP. The amount of goals he's scored to put the Leafs ahead or tie games is incredible.

If you think Andersen is the only reason we are "sniffing" (our odds are nearly 99%) you aren't watching the Leafs.
 

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Sabres PR‏ @SabresPR 3m3 minutes ago

The Sabres have recalled forward Alexander Nylander from the Rochester Americans (AHL).

 

SEER

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Lou.....

Let's make a trade... and get these two brothers back together here, on the same team.. :D :handclap: :yo:

Bracco, Hunwick & JVR... for... Ristolainen.. & A. Nylander...

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(..and from last year's draft playlist)

Little Brother: Alexander Nylander 2015-16 Season Extended Highlights - 2016 Draft Prospect

 

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Uhh, Andersen is a good goalie but Matthews is the MVP. The amount of goals he's scored to put the Leafs ahead or tie games is incredible.

If you think Andersen is the only reason we are "sniffing" (our odds are nearly 99%) you aren't watching the Leafs.

That .940 record breaking march kinda sealed it bud.
 

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Seems we have enough trouble in Buffalo without the other Altelius brother suiting up. Going to be interesting, definitely a winnable game, let's do it!
 

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Lets not let Eichel do us in again.

The 2 young USA centres likely to go head to head and this time its Auston's turn to run the show.
 
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