Hildeby will defend the road net versus Buffalo on Sunday, per David Alter of The Hockey News.

Hildeby has surrendered eight goals on 61 shots en route to a 1-1-0 record in the NHL this season. With Anthony Stolarz (lower body) on IR, Hildeby will get the second half of Toronto's back-to-back after Joseph Woll played in Saturday's 4-2 loss to Detroit. Buffalo sits 20th in the league with 2.93 goals per game in 2024-25 and lost 4-2 to Washington on Saturday.