Count on Auston Matthews, Maple Leafs Pushing Sabres to Limit in High-Scoring Battle of the QEW

Friday has a solid slate of NHL action that should end off your week with something to get excited about heading into the weekend.

From the Leafs and Sabres to Stars and Rangers, we have plenty of opportunities to hit it big and hopefully extend some of our impressive records like our 32-24 record on game total and team unders this season.

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Bet: Maple Leafs Sabres Over 5.5 goals (-175), Auston Matthews anytime goal (+105)

The Sabres have lost 11 straight games heading into Friday but they may have a chance to turn things around against the Leafs and their ice cold netminder.

Due to injuries, Toronto will have to roll with netminder Matt Murray after starter Anthony Stolarz went down with a lower-body injury. It'll be Murray's first NHL start in 628 days and during his time with the Leafs, he's put up decent numbers with a 14-8-2 record and a 3.01 goals against average in 26 starts.

The lengthy absence between starts could culminate in a high-scoring affair as is the norm for a matchup between these two teams. Toronto and Buffalo have combined for six or more goals in 22 of their last 26 matchups including their last meeting earlier this week on Sunday.

The Sabres will likely start Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen in net, who has troublesome history against the Buds with a 0-3-1 record and a 4.36 goals against average of 4.36 in four career starts.

Leafs captain Auston Matthews is reportedly battling an undisclosed injury and will make him a questionable bet to score despite having seven goals in his last six games against Buffalo.

He's gone without scoring in two straight games and could rebound while others look to fade him after hearing about his lingering injury. The line for this over is high for now but monitor it for the first few minutes of the game and you should be able to bet it at a much better price tag after five minutes of play.

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