Stolarz has carried the workload for Toronto to begin the season, with Joseph Woll taking a leave of absence from the team (he's officially back now). The 31-year-old has started in seven of the Maple Leafs' first nine games of the year.

The Toronto Maple Leafs and Buffalo Sabres face off Friday night in a marquee Atlantic Division showdown at KeyBank Center in Buffalo. Puck drop is set for 7:30 p.m. ET, with coverage on ESPN.

The Toronto Maple Leafs earned a 4–3 overtime win against the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night, a result that included a much-needed breakthrough for winger Nick Robertson. Robertson entered the game without a goal this season, just one assist in seven games, and had just returned from being a healthy scratch the night before.

Everything you need to know about the NHL matchup between the Buffalo Sabres and the Toronto Maple Leafs, including how to watch and team news.

Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly will miss at minimum Friday's game against the Sabres due to an undisclosed injury. Toronto is already without Chris Tanev.

Dreger noted the criticism that surrounded Tavares' prior $11 million contract, but emphasized that he consistently delivered value. Tavares scored 493 total points in 515 regular-season games before signing his new deal last offseason.

The Toronto Maple Leafs were already entering the weekend without Chris Tanev, and now they’re forced to play Friday with another notable absence on the blue line.

Toronto's Maple Leafs and Raptors are changing the times of their games this weekend and next week to avoid overlap with the Blue Jays' World Series games.