Ahead of Saturday’s game against the Islanders, Gavin McKenna discussed sitting for the second half of the Buffalo game, his conversation with Jim Hiller, the support from his teammates, and stepping onto the top power-play unit in John Tavares’ absence. What was your takeaway from how things went the other night and not playing the […]
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Defenseman David Reinbacher will also make his debut as he was called up from the AHL’s Laval Rocket.
Montreal Canadiens goalie Jacob Fowler will start on Saturday night when the Canadiens host the Buffalo Sabres at the Bell Centre for the second time in five days. With Canadiens goalie Jakub Dobes allowing five goals on 24 shots in a 5-4 loss to the Washington Capitals this past Wednesday and last season’s playoff hero […]
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The Toronto Maple Leafs will be without veteran center John Tavares for the foreseeable future after the team announced Saturday that the 36-year-old is week-to-week with a lower-body injury. The expected absence could last up to six weeks. Tavares suffered the injury during Thursday’s 5-4 overtime loss against the Buffalo Sabres. In the third period, […]
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Buffalo visits Montreal Saturday at Bell Centre with injury updates, probable goalies and the key matchup for the Sabres vs Canadiens rematch.
Tavares left Thursday’s 5-4 overtime loss to the Sabres after a collision with Norris caused him to fall to the ice.
The news is in from the Toronto Maple Leafs on John Tavares. And it's not good. The veteran center will be out "week to week" with a lower-body injury. John Tavares is out week-to-week with a lower-body injury, the Maple Leafs announced. https://t.co/13E9f0x6yw — Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) October 17, 2026 The former captain was injured when he was felled by an unexpected collision with Buffalo Sabres center Josh Norris Thursday night. Tavares leaves the game after a scary collision between ...
The Toronto Maple Leafs have a few questions to answer after Thursday’s frustrating 5-4 overtime loss to the Buffalo Sabres. They let a two-goal third-period lead slip away, rookie Gavin…
Rasmus Dahlin is out tonight. Bowen Byram is day-to-day. Wyatt Johnson might play tonight, and Zach Hyman will be in the lineup.
The Buffalo Sabres are off to a 4‑3‑1 start (nine points) after taking two of their last three games, all against Atlantic Division opponents. That stretch included a 5‑4 overtime…
Before Thursday’s loss to the Buffalo Sabres, the Toronto Maple Leafs made an interesting trade with the Vancouver Canucks. The […]
An hour prior to Thursday’s Toronto Maple Leafs-Buffalo Sabres game, Toronto acquired forward Aatu Räty from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for forwards Jacob Quillan and Brandon Buhr. Daily Faceoff Vancouver’s Tyson Cole has watched Räty closely since he was a prospect, with an intimate look from the 2022-23 season onwards. We reached out to…
Eight games into the season, Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Jim Hiller benched 18-year-old Gavin McKenna, and the reasoning behind it is certainly head scratching. McKenna didn’t see the ice after the mid-way point of the second period in Thursday night’s matchup against the Buffalo Sabres. Hiller spoke after the game to try and clear…
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It was another stellar defensive performance from the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday night, holding the Washington Capitals to 1.78 expected goals at five-on-five. The team has now put four games together in a row allow...
TORONTO – Two nights earlier in Montreal, Buffalo Sabres coach Lindy Ruff pointed out, defenseman Dennis Gilbert had walked right down the slot and missed the net.
If Gilbert, 29, got another opportunity with the puck, he would surely score, right?
“They say you give Dennis a second chance, and he’ll make the other team pay,” Ruff joked Thursday after Gilbert scored his first goal at any level in nearly three years.
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An upper-body injury will force Buffalo Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin to miss his third straight game tonight, coach Lindy Ruff told reporters Friday in Montreal.
“Progressing,” Ruff said of the defenseman’s status to reporters at the Bell Centre. “He’s feeling better today than yesterday.”
After shooting the puck in Monday afternoon’s 5-3 win over the Florida Panthers, Dahlin reached for his lower back and left the game.
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McKenna didn’t play at all in the third period, or overtime, in a loss to the Sabres on Thursday night.
Gavin McKenna’s rookie season with the Toronto Maple Leafs has had its ups and downs through eight games, but it reached a low point when the 2026 No. 1 overall pick was benched by head coach Jim Hiller in a 5-4 overtime loss to the Buffalo Sabres at Scotiabank Arena on Thursday night. McKenna didn’t […]
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Leafs head coach Jim Hiller is feeling the heat. And rightfully so. That was the starting point on Friday’s edition of Leafs Morning Take. Gavin McKenna played just 6:36 in Thursday night’s game against Buffalo. That’s right — the first overall pick was effectively benched for the entire second half of the contest. Personally, I…
The Toronto Maple Leafs are making life difficult for themselves early this season. Thursday night’s 5-4 overtime loss to the Buffalo Sabres was another example of a team that can…
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, Toronto Maple Leafs coach Jim Hiller is facing criticism after Gavin McKenna’s ice time was cut short against Buffalo. Why is this such a huge…
Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Jim Hiller benched Gavin McKenna for the second half of the Leafs matchup against the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night, and frankly, many people across Leafs Nation are wondering what the hell happened. McKenna played just over six minutes against the Sabres and didn't see a shift past the mid-way mark of the second period. Hiller tried to explain himself after the game, but it was obvious he seems to be already getting overwhelmed with his in-game lineup managem...
Though it was nice to get a point on the road against the Montreal Canadiens, the Buffalo Sabres have been struggling to find a groove. On Thursday night, they got…
For the second time in as many games, the Toronto Maple Leafs’ defensive woes were exposed. After allowing five goals in a loss against the Utah Mammoth on Tuesday night, that mark was matched in the Maple Leafs’ 5-4 overtime loss against the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night at Scotiabank Arena. Sergei Bobrovsky made his…
Kirill Marchenko scored his first hat-trick with the Toronto Maple Leafs, which also happened to be his 300th career NHL game, facing off against the Buffalo Sabres Thursday night. Unfortunately for him, an overtime defensive miscue completely ruined the party. “Yeah, of course, I’ll remember this night for sure,” Marchenko said post-game. “But, it’s no…