Toronto Maple Leafs vs Buffalo Sabres Prediction, 4/15/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Maple Leafs vs Buffalo Sabres

Date: Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Location: KeyBank Center in Buffalo, NY

TV: MSG Network

Odds/Point Spread: Maple Leafs (-275) Sabres (+220)

The Buffalo Sabres (35-37-7) will try to defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs (49-26-4) at KeyBank Center on Tuesday. The moneyline on this matchup has Toronto at -275 and Buffalo is sitting at +220. The total is 6.5.

The Toronto Maple Leafs were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 4-1 victory over the Hurricanes their last time on the ice. Toronto tallied 8 mins in the box in this contest. The Maple Leafs had a great offensive game plan going into this one and it showed in the victory. Additionally, they had 2 power play opportunities but didn't get a goal. In the game, they earned a goal on 4 out of the 20 shots they launched.

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While at even strength, the Maple Leafs have allowed 176 goals while notching 205 on offense. Toronto Maple Leafs opponents have 227 power play tries (12th in hockey) and have a total of 50 goals in those attempts. In relation to their scoring capabilities, the Toronto Maple Leafs have notched 259 goals (8th in the league) over the course of the season and have allowed 226. Toronto has taken 2,245 shots and holds a shot percentage of 11.5%. For the season, the have a total of 102 points and their points % is .646. The Maple Leafs have had 2,336 shots tried against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .903. Toronto has compiled 212 power play chances and they have tallied 54 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a rate of 25.47%.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Anthony Stolarz. Stolarz has taken the ice for 141 games during his NHL career. He has compiled a win-loss mark of 63-39-12 and he has started in 115 games. Opponents have been able to score 322 goals versus Stolarz in his professional career and his goals against average is 3.40. Stolarz has seen 3,857 shots against him and has accrued 3,535 saves. He has a save percentage of .917 for his 5,680 minutes on the ice. Over the course of his pro career, Stolarz is sitting with 71 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .617.

In their last contest, Buffalo opposed the Lightning in a matchup where the Sabres ended up taking the loss by a final score of 7-4. The Sabres tallied 4 goals of the 25 shots on goal they were seeking. They had 2 opportunities on the power play in this one and scored 1 out of those tries.

The Sabres have earned 218 goals at even strength and 42 goals (22nd in the league) while having more men on the ice. Buffalo has taken 2,212 shots (20th in hockey) and has earned a shooting percentage of 11.75%, while allowing the other team 2,311 shots. For the season, the Buffalo Sabres are sitting with 260 goals, 77 points, in addition to a points percentage of .487. They have permitted 279 goals to be scored by way of 224 goals at even strength and 55 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have earned 224 power play opportunities and they have a power play rate of 18.75%. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 76.60% on their oppositions 235 power play chances, and their save percentage is 87.9%.

Across the ice you are going to see James Reimer protecting the goal. He has gathered 13,956 saves out of the 15,339 shots attempted, which gives him a save percentage of .910. Reimer has accrued a lifetime record of 224-187-65 and has been in net for 524 games. He was named a starter in 478 games and has played for a total of 27,524 minutes. Reimer's quality start percentage is 52.1% and he has earned 249 quality starting assignments in his professional career. Teams are averaging 3.01 goals/game and he has relinquished 1,383 goals altogether.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy's Pick: Take Toronto (-275)

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