Two teams at opposite ends of the Eastern Conference standings take the ice when the fourth-place Toronto Maple Leafs (16-7-6) visit the 14th-place Buffalo Sabres (13-17-3) at KeyBank Center on Thursday at 7:00 PM ET.
Toronto fell in a 5-2 defeat at home its last time out on December 19 against the New York Rangers.
Buffalo lost 9-4 at home against the Columbus Blue Jackets in its last game on December 19.