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Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs

NHLJanuary 27, 2026Scotiabank Arena

SabresBuffaloBUFWon30-17-5

Sabres 7, Maple Leafs 4

Final
Maple LeafsTorontoTOR24-20-9
Score by period
Team123T
BUF3137
TOR2114

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

1st

  1. 0:00Start of 1st Period
  2. 0:00Tage Thompson faceoff won against Auston Matthews
  3. 1:01Brandon Carlo hit Bowen Byram
  4. 1:08Ryan McLeod hit Matias Maccelli
  5. 1:14Matias Maccelli hit Ryan McLeod
  6. 1:16John Tavares Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  7. 1:21Giveaway by Owen Power
  8. 1:23Giveaway by John Tavares
  9. 1:51Konsta Helenius Wrist Shot Wide Left
  10. 1:55Michael Kesselring Wrist Shot Wide Left
  11. 2:18Josh Doan shot blocked by Jake McCabe
  12. 2:25Easton Cowan hit Konsta Helenius
  13. 2:33Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Joseph Woll
  14. 3:01Tyson Kozak hit Morgan Rielly
  15. 3:09Giveaway by Mattias Samuelsson
  16. 3:15Steven Lorentz hit Zach Metsa
  17. 3:35Challenge Hm - off-side - no goal
  18. 3:35Off-side
  19. 3:35Ryan McLeod faceoff won against John Tavares
  20. 4:09Puck in Benches
  21. 4:09Nicolas Roy faceoff won against Noah Ostlund
  22. 4:26Takeaway by Nicholas Robertson
  23. 4:29Giveaway by Noah Ostlund
  24. 4:35Troy Stecher shot blocked by Josh Doan
  25. 5:01Giveaway by Simon Benoit
  26. 5:08Josh Doan shot blocked by Troy Stecher
  27. 5:53Steven Lorentz hit Zach Metsa
  28. 6:10Giveaway by Zach Benson
  29. 6:24Alex Tuch hit Calle Jarnkrok
  30. 7:06Bobby McMann shot blocked by Tage Thompson
  31. 7:26Giveaway by Jason Zucker
  32. 7:41Jake McCabe shot blocked by Owen Power
  33. 7:42Matias Maccelli Deflected saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  34. 7:44Matthew Knies Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: John Tavares (26), Matias Maccelli (14)
  35. 7:44Nicolas Roy faceoff won against Noah Ostlund
  36. 8:22Konsta Helenius Wrist Shot saved by Joseph Woll
  37. 8:24Goalie Stopped
  38. 8:24Max Domi faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  39. 8:28Giveaway by Bobby McMann
  40. 8:30Takeaway by Auston Matthews
  41. 8:50Bobby McMann Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  42. 8:52Goalie Stopped
  43. 8:52Scott Laughton faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  44. 9:07Mattias Samuelsson shot blocked by Scott Laughton
  45. 9:08Puck in Netting
  46. 9:08Ryan McLeod faceoff won against John Tavares
  47. 9:29Rasmus Dahlin Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan McLeod (24), Mattias Samuelsson (21)
  48. 9:29Noah Ostlund faceoff won against Nicolas Roy
  49. 9:38Giveaway by Zach Metsa
  50. 9:54Bowen Byram Wrist Shot Wide Right
  51. 10:08Nicolas Roy shot blocked by Bowen Byram
  52. 10:10Puck in Netting
  53. 10:10Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Auston Matthews
  54. 10:25Puck Frozen - Goalie
  55. 10:25Auston Matthews faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  56. 10:38Giveaway by Alex Tuch
  57. 10:47Max Domi Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  58. 10:49Auston Matthews Goal (26) Backhand, assists: Max Domi (19), Oliver Ekman-Larsson (24)
  59. 10:49Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Scott Laughton
  60. 11:10Jack Quinn Wrist Shot saved by Joseph Woll
  61. 11:22Scott Laughton hit Michael Kesselring
  62. 11:23Giveaway by Michael Kesselring
  63. 11:25Giveaway by Calle Jarnkrok
  64. 12:05Matthew Knies hit Bowen Byram
  65. 12:08Noah Ostlund Tip-In saved by Joseph Woll
  66. 12:14Puck Frozen - Goalie
  67. 12:14Scott Laughton faceoff won against Konsta Helenius
  68. 12:25Steven Lorentz hit Mattias Samuelsson
  69. 12:26Giveaway by Mattias Samuelsson
  70. 12:27Steven Lorentz Cross-checking against Noah Ostlund
  71. 12:27Jason Zucker faceoff won against Scott Laughton
  72. 13:16Josh Doan Goal (16) Wrist Shot, assists: Rasmus Dahlin (30)
  73. 13:16Nicolas Roy faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  74. 13:58Nicholas Robertson hit Peyton Krebs
  75. 14:28Michael Kesselring hit John Tavares
  76. 14:44Giveaway by Mattias Samuelsson
  77. 14:52Icing
  78. 14:52John Tavares faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  79. 15:04Giveaway by Matthew Knies
  80. 15:09Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Joseph Woll
  81. 15:28Alex Tuch shot blocked by Auston Matthews
  82. 15:38Giveaway by Jake McCabe
  83. 15:42Zach Metsa Wrist Shot saved by Joseph Woll
  84. 16:11Giveaway by Colten Ellis
  85. 16:11Brandon Carlo shot blocked by Josh Doan
  86. 16:14Steven Lorentz Wrist Shot saved by Colten Ellis
  87. 16:37Owen Power Wrist Shot saved by Joseph Woll
  88. 16:38Goalie Stopped
  89. 16:38Ryan McLeod faceoff won against John Tavares
  90. 16:43Matthew Knies shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
  91. 16:54Takeaway by Simon Benoit
  92. 17:13Matthew Knies hit Jack Quinn
  93. 17:14Takeaway by Matthew Knies
  94. 17:38Jake McCabe hit Michael Kesselring
  95. 17:49Jake McCabe hit Tage Thompson
  96. 17:57Tage Thompson Wrist Shot Wide Right
  97. 18:00Giveaway by Alex Tuch
  98. 18:00Giveaway by Max Domi
  99. 18:05Tage Thompson Goal (28) Wrist Shot, assists: none
  100. 18:05Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Nicholas Robertson
  101. 18:20Tyson Kozak hit Easton Cowan
  102. 18:35Giveaway by Tyson Kozak
  103. 18:54Nicolas Roy shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
  104. 18:56Mattias Samuelsson hit Nicolas Roy
  105. 19:39Giveaway by Oliver Ekman-Larsson
  106. 20:00End of 1st Period

2nd

  1. 0:00Start of 2nd Period
  2. 0:00Auston Matthews faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  3. 1:12Takeaway by Ryan McLeod
  4. 1:16Jason Zucker Wrist Shot saved by Joseph Woll
  5. 1:52Jack Quinn Wrist Shot Wide Left
  6. 2:19Josh Doan Wrist Shot saved by Joseph Woll
  7. 2:30Michael Kesselring shot blocked by Easton Cowan
  8. 2:55Konsta Helenius Wrist Shot saved by Joseph Woll
  9. 2:57Goalie Stopped
  10. 2:57Scott Laughton faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  11. 3:10Takeaway by Zach Benson
  12. 3:15Alex Tuch Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  13. 3:35Giveaway by Jake McCabe
  14. 3:36Steven Lorentz hit Tage Thompson
  15. 3:39Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Brandon Carlo
  16. 3:49Zach Benson shot blocked by Brandon Carlo
  17. 4:21Peyton Krebs Wrist Shot saved by Joseph Woll
  18. 4:22Goalie Stopped
  19. 4:22Auston Matthews faceoff won against Jason Zucker
  20. 4:32Ryan McLeod shot blocked by Troy Stecher
  21. 4:36Jason Zucker Wrist Shot saved by Joseph Woll
  22. 4:46Max Domi Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
  23. 5:04Simon Benoit shot blocked by Bowen Byram
  24. 5:26Josh Doan Wrist Shot saved by Joseph Woll
  25. 5:27Goalie Stopped
  26. 5:27John Tavares faceoff won against Noah Ostlund
  27. 5:38Giveaway by Konsta Helenius
  28. 5:49John Tavares hit Josh Doan
  29. 6:02Morgan Rielly Wrist Shot saved by Colten Ellis
  30. 6:26Takeaway by Nicholas Robertson
  31. 6:53Icing
  32. 6:53Auston Matthews faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  33. 6:54Giveaway by Alex Tuch
  34. 6:56Auston Matthews Tip-In saved by Colten Ellis
  35. 7:19Puck Frozen - Goalie
  36. 7:19Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Matthew Knies
  37. 7:22Brandon Carlo shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn
  38. 7:39Icing
  39. 7:39John Tavares faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  40. 7:55Jack Quinn shot blocked by Simon Benoit
  41. 8:09Icing
  42. 8:09Auston Matthews faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  43. 8:11Max Domi shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
  44. 8:31Bobby McMann hit Jack Quinn
  45. 9:05Jake McCabe hit Zach Benson
  46. 9:08Tage Thompson hit Oliver Ekman-Larsson
  47. 9:12Puck Frozen - Goalie
  48. 9:12Konsta Helenius faceoff won against Scott Laughton
  49. 9:16Owen Power Wrist Shot saved by Joseph Woll
  50. 9:18Goalie Stopped
  51. 9:18Scott Laughton faceoff won against Noah Ostlund
  52. 10:00Mattias Samuelsson shot blocked by Easton Cowan
  53. 10:05Tyson Kozak hit Nicholas Robertson
  54. 10:14Mattias Samuelsson shot blocked by Oliver Ekman-Larsson
  55. 10:21Takeaway by Peyton Krebs
  56. 10:49Off-side
  57. 10:49Auston Matthews faceoff won against Jason Zucker
  58. 11:17Bobby McMann Goal (17) Wrist Shot, assists: Auston Matthews (18), Max Domi (20)
  59. 11:17Scott Laughton faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  60. 11:32Icing
  61. 11:32Scott Laughton faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  62. 11:50Scott Laughton hit Bowen Byram
  63. 11:54Takeaway by Jake McCabe
  64. 12:35Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Joseph Woll
  65. 12:47Josh Doan Tip-In saved by Joseph Woll
  66. 13:02John Tavares hit Rasmus Dahlin
  67. 13:28Max Domi hit Rasmus Dahlin
  68. 13:31Noah Ostlund hit Matias Maccelli
  69. 13:37Michael Kesselring Backhand saved by Joseph Woll
  70. 13:46Noah Ostlund Tip-In Wide Right
  71. 13:49Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Joseph Woll
  72. 13:51Goalie Stopped
  73. 13:51Auston Matthews faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  74. 13:56Tyson Kozak hit Brandon Carlo
  75. 14:23Bobby McMann hit Peyton Krebs
  76. 14:26Giveaway by Tyson Kozak
  77. 14:31Tyson Kozak hit Nicholas Robertson
  78. 14:36Jake McCabe Backhand saved by Colten Ellis
  79. 14:38Auston Matthews Backhand saved by Colten Ellis
  80. 14:40Jake McCabe Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  81. 15:03Steven Lorentz Backhand Wide Right
  82. 15:03Mattias Samuelsson hit Steven Lorentz
  83. 15:23Puck Frozen - Goalie
  84. 15:23Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Scott Laughton
  85. 15:45Calle Jarnkrok Wrist Shot saved by Colten Ellis
  86. 15:47Goalie Stopped
  87. 15:47John Tavares faceoff won against Noah Ostlund
  88. 15:53Matthew Knies hit Konsta Helenius
  89. 16:59Michael Kesselring Wrist Shot saved by Joseph Woll
  90. 17:00Goalie Stopped
  91. 17:00Auston Matthews faceoff won against Alex Tuch
  92. 17:09Alex Tuch Wrist Shot saved by Joseph Woll
  93. 17:22Giveaway by Bowen Byram
  94. 17:33Auston Matthews shot blocked by Michael Kesselring
  95. 17:34Auston Matthews shot blocked by Alex Tuch
  96. 17:37Troy Stecher shot blocked by Tage Thompson
  97. 18:09Simon Benoit hit Beck Malenstyn
  98. 18:17Rasmus Dahlin Goal (10) Tip-In, assists: Mattias Samuelsson (22), Peyton Krebs (16)
  99. 18:17Ryan McLeod faceoff won against John Tavares
  100. 18:24Icing
  101. 18:24Ryan McLeod faceoff won against John Tavares
  102. 18:47Mattias Samuelsson hit John Tavares
  103. 18:53Troy Stecher Wrist Shot saved by Colten Ellis
  104. 19:12Jason Zucker Wrist Shot saved by Joseph Woll
  105. 19:27Josh Doan Wrist Shot saved by Joseph Woll
  106. 20:00End of 2nd Period

3rd

  1. 0:00Start of 3rd Period
  2. 0:00Auston Matthews faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  3. 0:06Puck in Netting
  4. 0:06Tage Thompson faceoff won against Auston Matthews
  5. 0:16Alex Tuch Goal (19) Wrist Shot, assists: Tage Thompson (27), Mattias Samuelsson (23)
  6. 0:16Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Scott Laughton
  7. 1:12Owen Power shot blocked by John Tavares
  8. 1:17John Tavares hit Konsta Helenius
  9. 1:29Giveaway by Josh Doan
  10. 1:34Matias Maccelli Wrist Shot saved by Colten Ellis
  11. 1:47Peyton Krebs Slap Shot Wide Right
  12. 2:00Nicolas Roy hit Michael Kesselring
  13. 2:08Icing
  14. 2:08Nicolas Roy faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  15. 2:36Morgan Rielly shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn
  16. 2:42Simon Benoit shot blocked by Michael Kesselring
  17. 2:49Zach Benson Wrist Shot Wide Right
  18. 3:32Icing
  19. 3:32Auston Matthews faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  20. 4:06Icing
  21. 4:06John Tavares faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  22. 4:35Icing
  23. 4:35Auston Matthews faceoff won against Noah Ostlund
  24. 4:42Bobby McMann Deflected saved by Colten Ellis
  25. 4:44Goalie Stopped
  26. 4:44Auston Matthews faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  27. 4:47Oliver Ekman-Larsson shot blocked by Bobby McMann
  28. 4:55Takeaway by Auston Matthews
  29. 4:57Max Domi Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  30. 5:18Jake McCabe shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn
  31. 5:42Oliver Ekman-Larsson shot blocked by Zach Benson
  32. 5:48Oliver Ekman-Larsson Slap Shot saved by Colten Ellis
  33. 5:53Easton Cowan Wrist Shot saved by Colten Ellis
  34. 6:31Troy Stecher shot blocked by Tage Thompson
  35. 6:37Simon Benoit hit Alex Tuch
  36. 6:46Calle Jarnkrok Snap Shot saved by Colten Ellis
  37. 6:53Brandon Carlo Tripping against Zach Benson
  38. 6:53TV Timeout
  39. 6:53Scott Laughton faceoff won against Jason Zucker
  40. 7:41Rasmus Dahlin Slap Shot High and Wide Left
  41. 7:57Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
  42. 8:05Jake McCabe hit Josh Doan
  43. 8:20Jason Zucker Snap Shot Wide Right
  44. 8:30Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Joseph Woll
  45. 8:43Icing
  46. 8:43Auston Matthews faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  47. 8:53Giveaway by Auston Matthews
  48. 9:18Tyson Kozak hit Bobby McMann
  49. 9:20Owen Power Wrist Shot saved by Joseph Woll
  50. 9:29Bobby McMann Wrist Shot saved by Colten Ellis
  51. 9:41Jack Quinn Snap Shot Wide Right
  52. 9:45Michael Kesselring Slap Shot High and Wide Right
  53. 10:25Jake McCabe hit Beck Malenstyn
  54. 10:34Giveaway by Peyton Krebs
  55. 10:41Takeaway by Noah Ostlund
  56. 10:44Giveaway by Noah Ostlund
  57. 10:57Off-side
  58. 10:57Nicolas Roy faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  59. 11:12Giveaway by Jason Zucker
  60. 11:33Jack Quinn Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Rasmus Dahlin (31)
  61. 11:33Auston Matthews faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  62. 12:04Mattias Samuelsson hit Bobby McMann
  63. 12:17Troy Stecher hit Tage Thompson
  64. 12:18Giveaway by Tage Thompson
  65. 12:35Giveaway by Owen Power
  66. 12:38Matias Maccelli Wrist Shot saved by Colten Ellis
  67. 12:42Puck Frozen - Goalie
  68. 12:42Ryan McLeod faceoff won against John Tavares
  69. 13:00Hand Pass
  70. 13:00Calle Jarnkrok faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  71. 13:19Simon Benoit hit Beck Malenstyn
  72. 13:39Scott Laughton Tip-In Wide Right
  73. 13:43Steven Lorentz hit Peyton Krebs
  74. 13:49Beck Malenstyn hit Troy Stecher
  75. 13:55Josh Doan Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
  76. 13:59Mattias Samuelsson shot blocked by Calle Jarnkrok
  77. 14:04Scott Laughton hit Josh Doan
  78. 14:35Auston Matthews hit Josh Doan
  79. 14:59Max Domi Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Auston Matthews (19), Bobby McMann (12)
  80. 14:59Scott Laughton faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  81. 16:13Matthew Knies Tip-In saved by Colten Ellis
  82. 17:01Takeaway by Jake McCabe
  83. 17:16Auston Matthews Wrist Shot Wide Left
  84. 18:05Auston Matthews Wrist Shot Short
  85. 18:09Giveaway by Konsta Helenius
  86. 18:21Max Domi Wrist Shot saved by Colten Ellis
  87. 18:23John Tavares Backhand Wide Left
  88. 18:37Takeaway by Tage Thompson
  89. 19:12Giveaway by Matias Maccelli
  90. 19:16Rasmus Dahlin Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: none
  91. 19:16Calle Jarnkrok faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  92. 19:25Simon Benoit shot blocked by Peyton Krebs
  93. 19:53Steven Lorentz Wrist Shot Wide Left
  94. 20:00End of 3rd Period
  95. 20:00Game End

1st

  1. 7:44BUF 0, TOR 1Matthew Knies Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: John Tavares (26), Matias Maccelli (14)
  2. 9:29BUF 1, TOR 1Rasmus Dahlin Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan McLeod (24), Mattias Samuelsson (21)
  3. 10:49BUF 1, TOR 2Auston Matthews Goal (26) Backhand, assists: Max Domi (19), Oliver Ekman-Larsson (24)
  4. 13:16BUF 2, TOR 2Josh Doan Goal (16) Wrist Shot, assists: Rasmus Dahlin (30)
  5. 18:05BUF 3, TOR 2Tage Thompson Goal (28) Wrist Shot, assists: none

2nd

  1. 11:17BUF 3, TOR 3Bobby McMann Goal (17) Wrist Shot, assists: Auston Matthews (18), Max Domi (20)
  2. 18:17BUF 4, TOR 3Rasmus Dahlin Goal (10) Tip-In, assists: Mattias Samuelsson (22), Peyton Krebs (16)

3rd

  1. 0:16BUF 5, TOR 3Alex Tuch Goal (19) Wrist Shot, assists: Tage Thompson (27), Mattias Samuelsson (23)
  2. 11:33BUF 6, TOR 3Jack Quinn Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Rasmus Dahlin (31)
  3. 14:59BUF 6, TOR 4Max Domi Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Auston Matthews (19), Bobby McMann (12)
  4. 19:16BUF 7, TOR 4Rasmus Dahlin Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: none

Game leaders

SabresBuffalo

Maple LeafsToronto

Box score

ForwardsGA+/-SOGHTBSPIMTOIFO%SFLFWGVPNSMTKSHFTYTDGESTOIPPTOISHTOI
Alex Tuch RW102011015:440.02103010211915:440:000:00
Jack Quinn RW100000014:210.02000020191214:210:000:00
Josh Doan RW100002017:190.05001010181614:302:490:00
Tage Thompson C111013018:5714.321221011232816:102:470:00
Beck Malenstyn LW001013011:540.0000000018411:540:000:00
Jason Zucker LW000000015:5525.03312010201313:062:490:00
Konsta Helenius C00-1000016:1250.0211201017116:120:000:00
Noah Ostlund C000010018:3314.3161201119915:442:490:00
Peyton Krebs C011001011:4730.0173101119611:470:000:00
Ryan McLeod C010010013:3664.30590001191113:360:000:00
Tyson Kozak C001060011:200.0000200018211:200:000:00
Zach Benson LW001001017:020.0000101121617:020:000:00
DefenseGA+/-SOGHTBSPIMTOISFLFWGVPNSMTKFO%SHFTYTDGESTOIPPTOISHTOI
Rasmus Dahlin D322001026:2470000200.0281123:352:490:00
Bowen Byram D000002022:4800010100.0241022:480:000:00
Mattias Samuelsson D032042021:4100030000.027821:410:000:00
Michael Kesselring D001012015:0820010200.017015:080:000:00
Owen Power D00-1001023:0230020000.028323:000:020:00
Zach Metsa D00000008:1710010000.0918:170:000:00
GoaliesSAGASVSV%TOIPIMSOSESSVPPSVSHSVSOSAYTDG
Colten Ellis G18216.88947:4600160000
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen G523.60012:140030000

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