Maple Leafs 5-2 Sabres (3 Apr, 2018) Box Score

Buffalo Sabres

25-42-12, 14-18-7 away

	1	2	3	T
BUF	0	1	1	2
TOR	1	3	1	5

Toronto Maple Leafs

48-25-7, 28-10-2 home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
N. Baptiste RW
J. Eichel C
Z. Girgensons LW
C. Johnson
J. Larsson LW
C. Mittelstadt C
R. O'Reilly C
K. Okposo RW
J. Pominville RW
B. Pouliot LW
S. Reinhart C
E. Rodrigues C
S. Wilson RW
defensemen
J. Falk D
J. Gorges D
C. Nelson D
R. Ristolainen D
M. Scandella D
M. Tennyson D

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	-1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	10:43	2:42	0:00	8:01	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	22	22:49	7:20	0:37	14:52	3	9	25.0
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	21	14:44	0:00	2:06	12:38	3	2	60.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	59:51	9:15	3:47	46:49	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	16	13:30	0:00	2:28	11:02	3	2	60.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	1	20	12:01	1:55	0:00	10:06	1	4	20.0
0	1	-2	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	27	21:25	6:27	1:41	13:17	11	15	42.3
0	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	2	1	1	21	18:19	7:01	0:00	11:18	1	1	50.0
1	0	-1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	22	14:49	2:06	0:00	12:43	3	0	100.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	5:41	0:00	0:00	5:41	0	0	0.0
1	0	-1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	19:55	6:33	0:00	13:22	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	20	16:22	2:48	0:00	13:34	2	2	50.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	20	15:03	0:00	0:42	14:21	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	2	3	1	1	2	1	0	0	26	18:04	0:00	1:23	16:41	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	21	12:30	0:00	1:23	11:07	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	27	21:48	0:00	0:37	21:11	0	0	0.0
0	1	-2	2	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	31	26:00	6:43	2:24	16:53	0	0	0.0
0	1	-3	2	1	4	1	2	1	0	0	28	18:45	2:40	1:47	14:18	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	22	13:54	0:00	0:00	13:54	0	0	0.0

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Toronto Maple Leafs


forwards
T. Bozak C
C. Brown RW
Z. Hyman LW
A. Johnsson LW
N. Kadri C
P. Marleau C
M. Marner RW
M. Martin LW
A. Matthews C
W. Nylander RW
T. Plekanec C
J. van Riemsdyk LW
defensemen
C. Carrick D
J. Gardiner D
R. Hainsey D
R. Polak D
M. Rielly D
N. Zaitsev D

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	13:22	1:05	0:00	12:17	5	6	45.5
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	20	14:02	0:00	3:18	10:44	1	0	100.0
0	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	27	20:02	0:00	5:49	14:13	0	1	0.0
1	1	1	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	20	14:56	2:42	3:18	8:56	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	0	2	1	2	0	1	0	19	14:12	0:41	0:00	13:31	12	5	70.6
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	20	14:43	2:42	0:08	11:53	1	2	33.3
0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	19	15:31	1:05	0:08	14:18	1	1	50.0
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	11	8:16	0:00	0:00	8:16	1	0	100.0
2	1	2	6	1	2	0	0	0	1	2	20	15:50	2:42	0:00	13:08	4	5	44.4
2	1	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	16:26	2:42	0:00	13:44	4	4	50.0
0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	20	14:05	0:00	5:49	8:16	6	3	66.7
0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	18	13:02	1:05	0:00	11:57	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	3	0	1	20	14:05	0:14	0:00	13:51	0	0	0.0
0	1	3	2	0	1	0	0	3	1	2	27	24:02	2:33	0:17	21:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	1	3	23	21:37	0:00	7:59	13:38	0	0	0.0
0	1	3	1	1	1	2	6	6	1	1	27	19:13	0:00	3:18	15:55	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	2	0	2	25	19:56	1:24	2:46	15:46	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	3	1	3	22	17:25	0:00	4:10	13:15	0	0	0.0

goalies
C. McElhinney G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
34	2	32	.941	0	0	0	0	0	60:00	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	T
	Sabres	0	1	1	2
	Maple Leafs	1	3	1	5

1st Period			BUF	TOR
5:44		Andreas Johnsson (2) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Tomas Plekanec (20), Roman Polak (10)	0	1

2nd Period		BUF	TOR
2:27	Sam Reinhart (24) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Rasmus Ristolainen (34), Ryan O'Reilly (36)	1	1
5:01	Auston Matthews (32) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Morgan Rielly (45), Andreas Johnsson (1)	1	2
7:39	William Nylander (18) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Auston Matthews (27)	1	3
10:32	William Nylander (19) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Zach Hyman (25)	1	4

3rd Period			BUF	TOR
2:56		Jason Pominville (14) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Nicholas Baptiste (2), Marco Scandella (16)	2	4
6:29		Auston Matthews (33) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: William Nylander (40), Jake Gardiner (45)	2	5

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Maple Leafs
3
Sabres
5

Game 1

6/3

Maple Leafs
5
Sabres
2

Game 2

15/3

Sabres
3
Maple Leafs
2

Game 3

27/3

Sabres
2
Maple Leafs
5

Game 4

3/4

Scotiabank Arena

12:00 AM, 3 April 2018

Toronto, ON

Attendance: 18,846

Referees:
Brad Watson
Ghislain Hebert

Linesmen:
Devin Berg
Andrew Smith

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Florida	52	24	6	110
Boston	47	20	15	109
Toronto	46	26	10	102
Tampa Bay	45	29	8	98
Detroit	41	32	9	91
Buffalo	39	37	6	84
Ottawa	37	41	4	78
Montreal	30	36	16	76

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Buffalo Sabres

Toronto Maple Leafs

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

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