Max Domi of the Toronto Maple Leafs (right) fights for a puck with Buffalo Sabres' Jason Zucker during third period NHL hockey action in Toronto on October 25, 2025. Photo by Nick Iwanyshyn / The Canadian Press

For a few years, their division has been the ‘Battle’ of the Atlantic in name only. Article content

But the Maple Leafs realize the neighbourhood turf is now a lot tougher. The Detroit Red Wings had swept them in a home-and-home series for the first time in many years and Toronto barely avoided a similar fate Saturday versus the Buffalo Sabres with an overtime win. There were 45 combined hits Saturday after the Leafs unleashed 30 themselves in Buffalo, having obviously wearied of hearing about their soft play. Article content Article content

Between the Wings and Sabres,

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