The Maple Leafs and Sabres renew their Atlantic Division rivalry Friday night on ESPN. Here’s how to watch and what to expect.

The Buffalo Sabres kick off a two-games-in-two-nights showdown against the Toronto Maple Leafs, an Atlantic Division rival that, like the Sabres, has gotten out to a mediocre start to the 2025-26 season.

Defensive-minded defenseman Mattias Samuelsson had the first multi-goal game of his NHL career to lead the Sabres in a 5-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Friday

Defenseman Mattias Samuelsson scored twice and the Buffalo Sabres snapped a five-game skid against the rival Toronto Maple Leafs with a 5-3 victory Friday night

Bernard-Docker played 15 games for the Sabres. The team had 52 percent of the expected goals when he was on the ice at five-on-five. He had some chemistry with Owen Power, got in a fight and had a goal and three assists.

The Red Wings, Sabres, and Panthers have all kicked the tires on a trade involving Blue Jackets ex-1st round pick Yegor Chinakhov.

Defenseman Mattias Samuelsson had his first ever two-goal game as the Buffalo Sabres bested the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs 5-3 on Friday night.

Jack Quinn also had a night to remember with two assists and a power-play goal, while Tyson Kozak earned praise from a basketball great.

UPL is 26 years old and coming off a season in which he started 55 games for the Sabres. In 2024-25, Luukkonen finished with a 24-24-5 record. He had a 3.20 goals against average and 88.7 save percentage. His numbers were all better in 2023-24 (27-22-4, 2.57, 91.0).