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Buffalo Sabres 3, Toronto Maple Leafs 4 (OT) — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Buffalo Sabres 3, Toronto Maple Leafs 4 (overtime). Shots on goal: BUF 26, TOR 23. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 BUF 1-1 TOR; P2 BUF 1-1 TOR; P3 BUF 1-1 TOR; OT BUF 0-1 TOR.

Scoring plays: P1 13:40 Tage Thompson (assists: Jiri Kulich, Mattias Samuelsson) to make it BUF 1-0 TOR; P1 18:33 Nick Robertson (assists: Easton Cowan, Auston Matthews) to make it BUF 1-1 TOR; P2 01:59 Matias Maccelli (assists: John Tavares, Matthew Knies) to make it BUF 1-2 TOR; P2 14:23 Bowen Byram (assists: Conor Timmins, Ryan McLeod) to make it BUF 2-2 TOR; P3 07:06 Tage Thompson (assists: Jason Zucker, Rasmus Dahlin) to make it BUF 3-2 TOR; P3 13:10 Dakota Joshua (assists: Jake McCabe, Brandon Carlo) to make it BUF 3-3 TOR; OT 01:28 John Tavares (assists: Matthew Knies) to make it BUF 3-4 TOR. Top skaters: Tage Thompson (BUF) 2 G, 0 A; John Tavares (TOR) 1 G, 1 A; Matthew Knies (TOR) 0 G, 2 A; Dakota Joshua (TOR) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (BUF) 18 saves on 22, decision O; Cayden Primeau (TOR) 23 saves on 26, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · BUF
Tage Thompson
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 5 SOG · 18:35 TOI
Goals · TOR
John Tavares
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 5 SOG · 17:23 TOI
Goaltending · TOR
Cayden Primeau
23 saves on 26 shots (.885) · W
Season highs
Tage Thompson · Season-high 2 goals

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

BUF 1 largest lead P1 13:40 (BUF 1, TOR 0) · 2-0 run, P2 14:23–P3 7:06
TOR 1 largest lead P2 1:59 (BUF 1, TOR 2) · 2-0 run, P1 18:33–P2 1:59
Swings 3 lead changes Tied 3 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 13:40 Tage Thompson (Jiri Kulich, Mattias Samuelsson) BUF · wrist shot · BUF 1, TOR 0
  • P1 18:33 Nick Robertson (Easton Cowan, Auston Matthews) TOR · wrist shot · BUF 1, TOR 1
  • P2 1:59 Matias Maccelli (John Tavares, Matthew Knies) TOR · tip-in shot · BUF 1, TOR 2
  • P2 14:23 Bowen Byram (Conor Timmins, Ryan McLeod) BUF · wrist shot · BUF 2, TOR 2
  • P3 7:06 Tage Thompson (Jason Zucker, Rasmus Dahlin) BUF · Power play · wrist shot · BUF 3, TOR 2
  • P3 13:10 Dakota Joshua (Jake McCabe, Brandon Carlo) TOR · wrist shot · BUF 3, TOR 3
  • OT 1:28 John Tavares (Matthew Knies) TOR · wrist shot · BUF 3, TOR 4

Linescore

123OT T
BUF 1110 3
TOR 1111 4

Shots on goal: BUF 26, TOR 22

📋 Team Stats

BUFTOR
26Shots on goal23
50Shot attempts57
19Faceoff wins38
20Hits25
15Blocked shots18
1Power-play goals0
6Takeaways2
15Giveaways9
21Penalty minutes13
81.8%Save %88.5%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
BUF1267126
TOR6115123

🎯 Shot Map

Buffalo Sabres3 G · 35 attempts
Peyton Krebs: saved (wrist)Mattias Samuelsson: saved (wrist)Alex Tuch: missed the netConor Timmins: missed the netJack Quinn: saved (wrist)Jack Quinn: saved (wrist)Owen Power: saved (wrist)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (wrist)Jason Zucker: missed the netTage Thompson: saved (wrist)Jason Zucker: saved (wrap-around)Tage Thompson: saved (poke)Jack Quinn: missed the netTage Thompson: goal (wrist)Bowen Byram: saved (wrist)Jiri Kulich: saved (wrist)Beck Malenstyn: saved (tip-in)Tage Thompson: saved (wrist)Rasmus Dahlin: missed the netNoah Ostlund: saved (slap)Josh Dunne: saved (wrap-around)Bowen Byram: goal (wrist)Noah Ostlund: saved (tip-in)Jack Quinn: missed the netTage Thompson: missed the netOwen Power: saved (wrist)Conor Timmins: missed the netTage Thompson: goal (wrist)Jack Quinn: saved (wrist)Alex Tuch: saved (poke)Peyton Krebs: saved (wrist)Beck Malenstyn: saved (backhand)Josh Dunne: missed the netZach Benson: saved (wrist)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (wrist)
  • 3Goals9% of attempts
  • 23Saved66% of attempts
  • 9Missed the net26% of attempts
Toronto Maple Leafs4 G · 36 attempts
John Tavares: saved (wrist)Morgan Rielly: saved (wrist)Max Domi: saved (slap)Nicolas Roy: missed the netAuston Matthews: missed the netMatias Maccelli: missed the netAuston Matthews: missed the netJohn Tavares: missed the netBobby McMann: missed the netMatthew Knies: saved (deflected)Oliver Ekman-Larsson: missed the netNick Robertson: goal (wrist)Jake McCabe: saved (wrist)Nick Robertson: missed the netMatias Maccelli: goal (tip-in)Bobby McMann: saved (wrist)John Tavares: saved (snap)John Tavares: saved (snap)Morgan Rielly: missed the netJohn Tavares: missed the netNicolas Roy: saved (wrist)Auston Matthews: missed the netMatias Maccelli: saved (wrist)Philippe Myers: saved (wrist)Steven Lorentz: saved (wrist)Easton Cowan: saved (backhand)Simon Benoit: saved (wrist)Auston Matthews: saved (wrist)Jake McCabe: saved (wrist)Oliver Ekman-Larsson: missed the netSimon Benoit: missed the netAuston Matthews: saved (wrist)Max Domi: saved (wrist)John Tavares: saved (wrist)Dakota Joshua: goal (wrist)John Tavares: goal (wrist)
  • 4Goals11% of attempts
  • 19Saved53% of attempts
  • 13Missed the net36% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

BUF skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Tage Thompson C 202050018:35
Bowen Byram D 101-120218:21
Rasmus Dahlin D 011-120023:42
Mattias Samuelsson D 011-113222:43
Conor Timmins D 011001321:48
Zach Benson L 011+110119:50
Ryan McLeod C 011-200017:47
Jiri Kulich C 011+112015:24
Owen Power D 000-120123:55
Jack Quinn R 000-232115:19
Josh Doan R 000-201015:08
Peyton Krebs C 000-123215:04
Jason Zucker L 000010014:54
Beck Malenstyn L 000026114:19
Alex Tuch R 000010013:34
Josh Dunne C 000012012:14
Noah Ostlund C 000020208:39
Zach Metsa D 000+100007:08
BUF goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen O 182281.8461:28
TOR skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
John Tavares C 112+251017:23
Matthew Knies L 022+201022:26
Matias Maccelli L 101+120115:27
Nick Robertson L 101+112014:54
Dakota Joshua C 101015012:55
Auston Matthews C 011+121223:24
Brandon Carlo D 011+200122:19
Jake McCabe D 011+123519:30
Easton Cowan R 011+111010:58
Oliver Ekman-Larsson D 000+105120:17
Morgan Rielly D 000+110019:29
Simon Benoit D 000-112018:09
Bobby McMann C 000011017:52
Philippe Myers D 000-111216:54
Nicolas Roy C 000+111316:07
Calle Jarnkrok C 000-100110:34
Max Domi C 000-220110:29
Steven Lorentz C 000-111108:36
TOR goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Cayden Primeau W 232688.5361:28

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series BUF 1 – 1 TOR
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