Toronto Maple Leafs winger William Nylander was in the lineup for Saturday’s home game against the Buffalo Sabres after being considered a game-time decision earlier in the day.
Defenceman Morgan Rielly was also in the lineup.
Leafs lines in warm-up
vs Sabres
McMann – Matthews – Nylander
Knies – Tavares – Maccelli
Joshua – Roy – Cowan
Lorentz – Domi – Robertson
Jarnkrok*
McCabe – Carlo
Rielly – Ekman-Larsson
Benoit – Myers
Mermis*
Primeau starts
Hildeby
*Not taking rushes@TSN_Sports
— Mark Masters (@markhmasters) October 25, 2025
Nylander went to the dressing room after falling in the front-end of Toronto’s home-and-home with the Sabres in Buffalo Friday night. After the game head coach Craig Berube told reporters “we’ll see” when asked about the star forward’s status for Saturday.
Nylander had a goal in 17:39 of ice time as the Leafs went on to lose 5-3. Regardless of whether or not he plays in the back-to-back, forward Nick Robertson will draw into the lineup, TSN’s Mark Masters reports.
Rielly did not play Friday due to an undisclosed injury.
The Leafs enter play Saturday 3-4-1 having picked up seven points in eight games.