Toronto winning all 4 series. Battle of the QEW: Buffalo Sabres vs. Toronto Maple Leafs The rivalry between the Buffalo Sabres and Toronto Maple Leafs is due to the 100-mile distance between their home arenas (KeyBank Center and Scotiabank Arena respectively). The Sabres have won 72 of 110 all-time home games against the Maple Leafs despite the large contingent of Toronto fans at those games. Since the season, both teams have played in the Northeast Division, now the Atlantic Division. Buffalo won the 1999 Eastern Conference Finals against Toronto in five games, the only playoff series between the two teams. The rivalry was added to in May 2015, with head coach Mike Babcock signing with the Leafs (who the Sabres were close to inking a deal with the day prior). In 2018–19, Toronto swept Buffalo in the season series for the first time ever. Buffalo had previously swept a season series with Toronto in 1979–80, 1987–88, and 1991–92. As of the end of the 2021–22 season, Buffalo leads the regular season series 120–74–18–10 with a 4–1 playoff record against Toronto. Boston Bruins vs. Buffalo Sabres The Bruins and Sabres have had a rivalry since the Sabres joined the NHL in 1970. These teams have met in the playoffs eight times with the Bruins winning the first five meetings in 1982, 1983, 1988, 1989, and 1992. Their 1983 series was most memorable when in game 7 of the Adams Division final, Brad Park scored the winning goal at 1:52 of sudden death overtime. The Sabres finally won in 1993, when they swept the Bruins in the opening round on Brad May's famous "May Day" goal called by longtime Sabres broadcaster Rick Jeanneret. In 1999, the Sabres beat the Bruins in six games in the Eastern Conference Semifinals on their way to the Stanley Cup Finals, where they lost to the Dallas Stars in six games on Brett Hull's controversial goal. The teams met in the opening round of the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Sabres, who won the Northeast Division with 100 points and were seeded 3rd in the Eastern Conference, were upset by the 6th seeded Bruins in six games. In April 2013, the rivalry was set aside when both teams faced off in the Bruins first home game after the Boston Marathon bombing. Milan Lucic and the Bruins were also responsible for Ryan Miller's head injury in 2011, giving