Buffalo Sabres @ Toronto Maple Leafs

16-12-7, 6-9-4 Away

Final

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

Toronto Maple LeafsMaple LeafsTOR

17-14-4, 8-4-4 Home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Rasmus AsplundR. Asplund#74
Jack EichelJ. Eichel#9
Zemgus GirgensonsZ. Girgensons#28
Marcus JohanssonM. Johansson#90
Johan LarssonJ. Larsson#22
Kyle OkposoK. Okposo#21
Victor OlofssonV. Olofsson#68
Sam ReinhartS. Reinhart#23
Evan RodriguesE. Rodrigues#71
Conor ShearyC. Sheary#43
Jeff SkinnerJ. Skinner#53
Jimmy VeseyJ. Vesey#13
defensemen
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Henri JokiharjuH. Jokiharju#10
Jake McCabeJ. McCabe#19
Brandon MontourB. Montour#62
Rasmus RistolainenR. Ristolainen#55
Marco ScandellaM. Scandella#6

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	10:51	0:00	0:19	10:32	0	1	0.0
1	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	23	23:48	3:37	0:00	20:11	8	10	44.4
0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	2	3	0	0	14	9:05	0:00	0:00	9:05	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	20	18:48	3:37	0:00	15:11	4	7	36.4
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	15:23	0:05	1:41	13:37	5	7	41.7
1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	16	11:24	0:05	0:00	11:19	0	0	0.0
0	2	0	5	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	22	23:32	3:37	0:00	19:55	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	23	23:16	3:37	0:00	19:39	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	15	10:36	0:00	0:48	9:48	0	6	0.0
0	1	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	10:19	0:00	0:00	10:19	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	17	13:37	0:05	0:00	13:32	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	15	12:05	0:00	1:12	10:53	0	1	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	1	-1	1	0	2	0	0	2	1	2	25	23:28	3:24	0:00	20:04	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	7	0	1	21	19:38	0:05	1:01	18:32	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	2	1	0	0	2	2	0	21	17:28	0:00	0:59	16:29	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	25	19:39	0:05	0:00	19:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	27	21:46	0:51	0:59	19:56	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	18	15:02	0:00	1:01	14:01	0	0	0.0

goalies
Linus UllmarkL. Ullmark#35

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
32	4	28	.875	24	0	4	0	0	58:15	0

Toronto Maple Leafs


forwards
Pierre EngvallP. Engvall#47
Frederik GauthierF. Gauthier#33
Zach HymanZ. Hyman#11
Kasperi KapanenK. Kapanen#24
Alexander KerfootA. Kerfoot#15
Mitch MarnerM. Marner#16
Auston MatthewsA. Matthews#34
Ilya MikheyevI. Mikheyev#65
William NylanderW. Nylander#88
Jason SpezzaJ. Spezza#19
John TavaresJ. Tavares#91
Dmytro TimashovD. Timashov#41
defensemen
Tyson BarrieT. Barrie#94
Cody CeciC. Ceci#83
Travis DermottT. Dermott#23
Justin HollJ. Holl#3
Jake MuzzinJ. Muzzin#8
Morgan RiellyM. Rielly#44

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	17	14:12	0:00	1:40	12:32	0	1	0.0
1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	11	7:35	0:00	0:31	7:04	5	0	100.0
0	0	0	2	0	2	1	2	1	0	1	23	17:52	0:19	0:38	16:55	1	2	33.3
0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	19	16:24	0:19	0:51	15:14	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	17	13:14	0:19	0:00	12:55	4	3	57.1
0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	25	22:50	1:41	2:04	19:05	1	0	100.0
2	0	1	4	2	1	0	0	0	5	1	19	19:29	1:41	0:00	17:48	6	4	60.0
1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	20	15:03	0:00	1:35	13:28	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	17	16:27	1:41	0:00	14:46	2	1	66.7
0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	11	7:20	0:19	0:00	7:01	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	4	4	1	1	2	1	2	0	23	20:50	1:41	0:05	19:04	12	7	63.2
1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	10	7:04	0:00	0:00	7:04	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	2	3	6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	21	19:11	1:41	0:00	17:30	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	23	19:14	0:00	2:18	16:56	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	15	13:52	0:00	0:00	13:52	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	25	21:06	0:00	1:24	19:42	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	0	3	0	0	5	1	1	26	23:28	0:00	1:52	21:36	0	0	0.0
0	1	4	2	0	3	0	0	2	0	1	25	21:07	0:19	1:50	18:58	0	0	0.0

goalies
Frederik AndersenF. Andersen#31

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
30	3	27	.900	26	0	1	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	0	3	3
	Maple Leafs	1	2	2	5

1st Period			BUF	TOR
2:30		Frederik Gauthier (4) (Even Strength Goal) Unassisted	0	1

2nd Period			BUF	TOR
4:47		Auston Matthews (20) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Morgan Rielly (20), Mitch Marner (20)	0	2
17:39		Auston Matthews (21) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: William Nylander (13), Tyson Barrie (11)	0	3

3rd Period		BUF	TOR
1:29	Rasmus Dahlin (2) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Jack Eichel (26), Victor Olofsson (17)	1	3
4:58	Dmytro Timashov (3) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Tyson Barrie (12), Frederik Gauthier (4)	1	4
6:30	Jack Eichel (24) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Victor Olofsson (18), Sam Reinhart (16)	2	4
14:41	Kyle Okposo (4) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Conor Sheary (5), Rasmus Dahlin (18)	3	4
17:26	Ilya Mikheyev (6) (Shorthanded Shorthanded Empty Net Goal) Unassisted	3	5

Regular Season Series

TOR leads 2-1

Maple Leafs
4
Sabres
6

Game 1

29/11

Sabres
1
Maple Leafs
2

Game 2

1/12

Sabres
3
Maple Leafs
5

Game 3

18/12

Maple Leafs
2
Sabres
5

Game 4

17/2

Scotiabank Arena

12:00 AM, 18 December 2019

Toronto, ON

Attendance: 19,365

Referees:
Marc Joannette

Linesmen:
David Brisebois
Tyson Baker

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Detroit	22	13	3	47
Montreal	20	12	5	45
Tampa Bay	20	13	3	43
Florida	20	14	2	42
Ottawa	18	13	5	41
Boston	20	17	1	41
Buffalo	18	14	4	40
Toronto	16	15	5	37

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Buffalo Sabres @ Toronto Maple Leafs

Regular Season Series

TOR leads 2-1

Game Information

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

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