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Toronto Maple Leafs 3, Buffalo Sabres 5 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Toronto Maple Leafs 3, Buffalo Sabres 5. Shots on goal: TOR 34, BUF 30. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 TOR 2-2 BUF; P2 TOR 0-2 BUF; P3 TOR 1-1 BUF.

Scoring plays: P1 04:38 Mattias Samuelsson (assists: Ryan McLeod, Alex Tuch) to make it TOR 0-1 BUF; P1 05:01 William Nylander (assists: Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Brandon Carlo) to make it TOR 1-1 BUF; P1 06:12 Jiri Kulich (assists: Zach Benson, Tage Thompson) to make it TOR 1-2 BUF; P1 12:45 Auston Matthews (assists: John Tavares, Oliver Ekman-Larsson) to make it TOR 2-2 BUF; P2 07:20 Tage Thompson (assists: Bowen Byram, Jiri Kulich) to make it TOR 2-3 BUF; P2 13:10 Mattias Samuelsson (assists: Rasmus Dahlin, Peyton Krebs) to make it TOR 2-4 BUF; P3 01:55 Dakota Joshua (assists: Easton Cowan, Nicolas Roy) to make it TOR 3-4 BUF; P3 16:59 Alex Tuch (assists: Owen Power) to make it TOR 3-5 BUF. Top skaters: Mattias Samuelsson (BUF) 2 G, 0 A; Alex Tuch (BUF) 1 G, 1 A; Tage Thompson (BUF) 1 G, 1 A; Jiri Kulich (BUF) 1 G, 1 A. Goaltending (box score): Anthony Stolarz (TOR) 25 saves on 30, decision L; Alex Lyon (BUF) 31 saves on 34, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · BUF
Mattias Samuelsson
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 23:38 TOI
Goals · BUF
Tage Thompson
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 5 SOG · 19:06 TOI
Goaltending · BUF
Alex Lyon
31 saves on 34 shots (.912) · W
Season highs
Mattias Samuelsson · Season-high 2 goals

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

📊 Game Flow

TOR 0 largest lead Never led
BUF 2 largest lead P2 13:10 (TOR 2, BUF 4) · 2-0 run, P2 7:20–P2 13:10
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 2 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 4:38 Mattias Samuelsson (Ryan McLeod, Alex Tuch) BUF · wrist shot · TOR 0, BUF 1
  • P1 5:01 William Nylander (Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Brandon Carlo) TOR · wrist shot · TOR 1, BUF 1
  • P1 6:12 Jiri Kulich (Zach Benson, Tage Thompson) BUF · snap shot · TOR 1, BUF 2
  • P1 12:45 Auston Matthews (John Tavares, Oliver Ekman-Larsson) TOR · Power play · slap shot · TOR 2, BUF 2
  • P2 7:20 Tage Thompson (Bowen Byram, Jiri Kulich) BUF · wrist shot · TOR 2, BUF 3
  • P2 13:10 Mattias Samuelsson (Rasmus Dahlin, Peyton Krebs) BUF · slap shot · TOR 2, BUF 4
  • P3 1:55 Dakota Joshua (Easton Cowan, Nicolas Roy) TOR · wrist shot · TOR 3, BUF 4
  • P3 16:59 Alex Tuch (Owen Power) BUF · Shorthanded · backhand shot · TOR 3, BUF 5

Linescore

123 T
TOR 201 3
BUF 221 5

Shots on goal: TOR 34, BUF 30

📋 Team Stats

TORBUF
34Shots on goal30
59Shot attempts68
35Faceoff wins25
30Hits8
13Blocked shots21
1Power-play goals0
7Takeaways3
18Giveaways13
4Penalty minutes10
83.3%Save %91.2%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
TOR9111434
BUF129930

🎯 Shot Map

Toronto Maple Leafs3 G · 45 attempts
Philippe Myers: missed the netPhilippe Myers: saved (wrist)Brandon Carlo: missed the netWilliam Nylander: goal (wrist)Max Domi: saved (wrist)William Nylander: saved (wrist)John Tavares: missed the netMax Domi: saved (wrist)Auston Matthews: goal (slap)Auston Matthews: saved (wrist)Auston Matthews: saved (backhand)Matthew Knies: saved (backhand)Philippe Myers: saved (wrist)Easton Cowan: saved (tip-in)Oliver Ekman-Larsson: saved (wrist)Oliver Ekman-Larsson: missed the netAuston Matthews: missed the netMatias Maccelli: missed the netJake McCabe: saved (slap)Max Domi: saved (tip-in)Dakota Mermis: saved (snap)Auston Matthews: saved (backhand)John Tavares: saved (wrist)Matias Maccelli: missed the netBrandon Carlo: saved (wrist)Calle Jarnkrok: saved (backhand)Nicolas Roy: saved (wrist)Dakota Joshua: saved (wrist)Dakota Joshua: goal (wrist)Nicolas Roy: saved (wrist)Oliver Ekman-Larsson: saved (slap)Philippe Myers: missed the netSteven Lorentz: missed the netPhilippe Myers: missed the netPhilippe Myers: saved (wrist)Simon Benoit: saved (wrist)Oliver Ekman-Larsson: saved (wrist)Matthew Knies: saved (deflected)John Tavares: saved (backhand)Matias Maccelli: saved (snap)Max Domi: saved (snap)John Tavares: saved (wrist)Matthew Knies: saved (tip-in)Oliver Ekman-Larsson: saved (wrist)Auston Matthews: missed the net
  • 3Goals7% of attempts
  • 31Saved69% of attempts
  • 11Missed the net24% of attempts
Buffalo Sabres5 G · 45 attempts
Bowen Byram: missed the netMattias Samuelsson: saved (wrist)Mattias Samuelsson: goal (wrist)Jason Zucker: saved (wrist)Jiri Kulich: goal (snap)Alex Tuch: missed the netJack Quinn: saved (wrist)Tage Thompson: saved (wrist)Beck Malenstyn: saved (snap)Beck Malenstyn: saved (wrist)Zach Benson: saved (wrist)Peyton Krebs: saved (wrist)Conor Timmins: saved (wrist)Tage Thompson: missed the netZach Benson: missed the netJosh Doan: saved (backhand)Tage Thompson: saved (wrist)Alex Tuch: saved (snap)Josh Doan: saved (wrist)Alex Tuch: missed the netBeck Malenstyn: saved (tip-in)Beck Malenstyn: missed the netAlex Tuch: missed the netBowen Byram: saved (wrist)Tage Thompson: goal (wrist)Josh Doan: saved (slap)Mattias Samuelsson: goal (slap)Josh Doan: missed the netTage Thompson: saved (wrist)Jason Zucker: missed the netMattias Samuelsson: missed the netTage Thompson: missed the netZach Benson: saved (slap)Rasmus Dahlin: missed the netOwen Power: saved (snap)Ryan McLeod: saved (snap)Conor Timmins: saved (wrist)Peyton Krebs: missed the netJason Zucker: saved (wrist)Ryan McLeod: missed the netJack Quinn: saved (wrist)Tage Thompson: saved (wrist)Zach Benson: saved (slap)Bowen Byram: missed the netAlex Tuch: goal (backhand)
  • 5Goals11% of attempts
  • 25Saved56% of attempts
  • 15Missed the net33% of attempts

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

🏒 Box Score

TOR skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Oliver Ekman-Larsson D 022040025:50
Auston Matthews C 101042123:48
William Nylander R 101+121017:39
Dakota Joshua C 101024012:36
Brandon Carlo D 011+111021:31
John Tavares C 011-230119:16
Nicolas Roy C 011-123015:11
Easton Cowan R 011010011:05
Jake McCabe D 000012620:32
Matthew Knies L 000-234219:03
Bobby McMann C 000+102018:09
Simon Benoit D 000-113116:53
Matias Maccelli L 000-210014:40
Max Domi C 000-141014:16
Philippe Myers D 000-331214:05
Dakota Mermis D 000-210013:12
Steven Lorentz C 000-204010:49
Calle Jarnkrok C 000-212010:16
TOR goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Anthony Stolarz L 253083.3557:09
BUF skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Mattias Samuelsson D 202+430423:38
Alex Tuch R 112+221419:34
Tage Thompson C 112+350219:06
Jiri Kulich C 112+310216:50
Bowen Byram D 011010221:25
Rasmus Dahlin D 011000220:28
Zach Benson L 011+230120:25
Ryan McLeod C 011+210020:03
Owen Power D 011+111120:02
Peyton Krebs C 011020013:43
Conor Timmins D 000020123:37
Jack Quinn R 000-120014:55
Jason Zucker L 000-121012:47
Noah Ostlund C 000-200012:28
Beck Malenstyn L 000-124212:14
Josh Doan R 000+130011:57
Zach Metsa D 000+100009:41
Tyson Kozak C 000001001:49
BUF goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Alex Lyon W 313491.2360:00

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