Game Thread: Buffalo Sabres (5-5-0) at Toronto Maple Leafs (5-3-2) – 04 Nov 2023 – 7:00PM EDT

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# Buffalo [](/r/sabres) Sabres (5-5-0) at Toronto [](/r/leafs) Maple Leafs (5-3-2)

#Scotiabank Arena

##In-Game Updates

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|Time Clock|
|:–:|
|1st – 14:46|

|Teams|1st|2nd|3rd|Total|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|0|–|–|0|
|[TOR](/r/leafs)|0|–|–|0|

##Team Stats

|Team|Shots|Hits|Blocks|FOW%|Giveaways|Takeaways|Power Play|PIM|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|4|2|3|50.0%|0|1|0/0|2|
|[TOR](/r/leafs)|2|5|0|50.0%|0|1|0/1|0|

##Goals

|Period|Time|Team|Strength|Description|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|

##Penalties

|Period|Time|Team|Type|Min|Description|
|:–:|:–:|:-:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|1st|05:14|[BUF](/r/sabres)|MIN|2|Tage Thompson minor|

**Officials**

* Referees: Ghislain Hebert, Pierre Lambert
* Linesmen: Jonathan Deschamps, Tyson Baker

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##Time

|PT|MT|CT|ET|AT|UTC|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|4:00PM|5:00PM|6:00PM|7:00PM|8:00PM|11:00PM|##Game Info:

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|TV|CBC, MSG-B, SN360, SNO, SNW, SNP, NHLN|
|Other|[Preview](https://www.nhl.com/news/buffalo-sabres-toronto-maple-leafs-game-preview-november-4) – [Boxscore](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020165/boxscore) – [Recap](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020165/recap)|
|GameCenter|[On NHL.com](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020165/playbyplay)|

##Injuries

||Player|Date|Injury|Status|Details|Return|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[TOR](/r/leafs)|Timothy Liljegren|02 Nov 2023|Ankle|IR-LT|The Maple Leafs put Liljegren (ankle) on long-term injured reserve Saturday.|30 Nov 2023|
|[TOR](/r/leafs)|Jake McCabe|26 Oct 2023|Groin|OUT|McCabe (groin) definitely won’t play against the Boston Bruins on Thursday and is “unlikely” for Saturday’s matchup with Buffalo as well, David Alter of Sports Illustrated reports.|06 Nov 2023|
|[TOR](/r/leafs)|Conor Timmins|30 Sep 2023|Lower Body|IR-LT|Timmins (lower body) has resumed skating, but he’s still “a ways away from playing,” coach Sheldon Keefe informed Mark Masters of TSN on Wednesday.|11 Nov 2023|
|[TOR](/r/leafs)|Matt Murray|20 Sep 2023|Hip|IR-LT|Surgery|07 May 2024|
|[TOR](/r/leafs)|Jake Muzzin|20 Sep 2023|Neck|IR-LT|Not Specified|15 Sep 2024|
|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Mattias Samuelsson|03 Nov 2023|Lower Body|IR|Samuelsson (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Saturday, per the NHL media site.|11 Nov 2023|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Zach Benson|31 Oct 2023|Lower Body|IR|The Sabres put Benson (lower body) on injured reserve Friday, Sabres insider Joe Yerdon reports.|17 Nov 2023|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Eric Comrie|27 Oct 2023|Lower Body|IR|Comrie (lower body) is considered week-to-week, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News reports.|07 Nov 2023|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Matthew Savoie|19 Sep 2023|Shoulder|IR-NR|Savoie (shoulder) was sent to AHL Rochester on Sunday for a conditioning assignment.|07 Nov 2023|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Jack Quinn|21 Sep 2023|Achilles|IR-NR|Surgery|14 Nov 2023|

[Source](https://puckpedia.com/team/toronto-maple-leafs/injuries), [Source](https://puckpedia.com/team/buffalo-sabres/injuries)

##Team Stats

|Team|GP|W|L|OT|P|P%|GF/G|GA/G|PP%|PK%|SF/G|SA/G|FO%|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[TOR](/r/leafs)|10|5|3|2|12|0.600|3.10|3.00|29.41|75.76|33.40|30.30|49.83|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|10|5|5|0|10|0.500|3.20|2.90|10.00|90.00|28.50|31.30|45.71|

[Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/team/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”points”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=50&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=0&cayenneExp=gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024)

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