The Buffalo Sabres playoff hopes are looking bleaker and bleaker. The Sabres have lost 4 straight, 6 of their last 7, and are now 7 points back of the New York Islanders for the final wild card spot in the East. It won’t get any easier for Buffalo tonight when they make the short trip to Toronto for a matchup with the Maple Leafs. Toronto is a legitimate Stanley Cup contender. They have won 2 straight, 6 of their last 8, and are a force at home. At Scotiabank Arena, the Leafs are 24-6-4, have won both meetings with the Sabres this year, and Buffalo is a dismal 7-20 in their last 27 trips to Toronto. The Leafs won’t come cheap but are still worth considering.
TONIGHT’S PICK: TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS