Buffalo Sabres vs Toronto Maple Leafs projected lineups, NHL starting goalies for today, 6th March, 2024

The fifth-placed, 35-18-8 Toronto Maple Leafs are set to face the 13th-placed, 29-29-4 Buffalo Sabres at Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. ET.

Toronto is coming off a recent 4-1 home defeat against the Boston Bruins on March 4, a setback that they'll aim to bounce back from in front of their home crowd.

Meanwhile, the Buffalo Sabres suffered a 5-2 home loss against the Winnipeg Jets on March 3 and will be seeking redemption when they take on the Maple Leafs.

Buffalo Sabres projected lineups

Buffalo Sabres

Forwards

• Jordan Greenway- Tage Thompson- Alex Tuch
• Jeff Skinner- Casey Mittelstadt- Kyle Okposo
• Zach Benson- Dylan Cozens- JJ Peterka
• Zemgus Girgensons- Peyton Krebs- Eric Robinson

Defensemen

• Rasmus Dahlin- Henri Jokiharju
• Owen Power- Connor Clifton
• Ryan Johnson- Jacob Bryson

Goalies

• Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
• Eric Comrie

Buffalo Sabres starting goalie

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen will most likely start for the Sabres. Below are his stats this season.

• Games Played (GP): 38
• Games Started (GS): 35
• Wins: 19
• Losses: 16
• Overtime Losses (OTL): 2
• Goals Against (GA): 89
• Goals Against per Game (GA/G): 2.46
• Shots Against (SA): 1030
• Saves (SV): 941
• Save Percentage (SV%): .914
• Shutouts (SO): 4
• Time on Ice per Game (TOI/G): 57 minutes and 10 seconds

Toronto Maple Leafs projected lineups

Forwards

• Matthew Knies- Auston Matthews- Mitch Marner
• Tyler Bertuzzi- Max Domi- William Nylander
• Bobby McMann- John Tavares- Calle Jarnkrok
• Pontus Holmberg- David Kampf- Ryan Reaves

Defensemen

• T.J. Brodie- Timothy Liljegren
• Morgan Rielly- Ilya Lyubushkin
• Simon Benoit- Jake McCabe

Goalies

• Ilya Samsonov
• Joseph Woll

Toronto Maple Leafs starting goalie

Ilya Samsonov will most likely start for the Leafs. Below are his stats this season.

• Games Played (GP): 28
• Games Started (GS): 28
• Wins: 15
• Losses: 5
• Overtime Losses (OTL): 6
• Goals Against (GA): 85
• Goals Against per Game (GA/G): 3.23
• Shots Against (SA): 724
• Saves (SV): 639
• Save Percentage (SV%): .883
• Shutouts (SO): 2
• Time on Ice per Game (TOI/G): 56 minutes and 20 seconds