Buffalo Sabres @ Toronto Maple Leafs

11-16-4, 5-7-1 Away

Final

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

Toronto Maple LeafsMaple LeafsTOR

19-10-2, 14-4-0 Home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Zach BensonZ. Benson#9
Dylan CozensD. Cozens#24
Jordan GreenwayJ. Greenway#12
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Jiri KulichJ. Kulich#20
Beck MalenstynB. Malenstyn#29
Ryan McLeodR. McLeod#71
JJ PeterkaJ. Peterka#77
Jack QuinnJ. Quinn#22
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
Jason ZuckerJ. Zucker#17
defensemen
Jacob BrysonJ. Bryson#78
Bowen ByramB. Byram#4
Dennis GilbertD. Gilbert#8
Henri JokiharjuH. Jokiharju#10
Owen PowerO. Power#25
Mattias SamuelssonM. Samuelsson#23

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	23	17:27	0:46	0:42	15:59	0	2	0.0
0	0	-2	0	1	0	1	10	4	0	0	21	14:33	0:00	0:11	14:22	13	6	68.4
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	21	14:13	0:00	4:18	9:55	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	12:57	0:00	0:45	12:12	1	3	25.0
0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	17	12:23	0:00	0:00	12:23	4	5	44.4
0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	17	10:58	0:00	2:08	8:50	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	18	12:43	0:00	1:33	11:10	6	2	75.0
0	2	-2	0	2	0	1	2	0	0	0	23	17:33	0:46	0:00	16:47	0	0	0.0
2	0	-1	5	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	22	18:18	0:46	0:06	17:26	0	2	0.0
0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	17:11	0:46	0:00	16:25	4	15	21.1
1	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	25	18:25	0:13	4:03	14:09	1	3	25.0
0	0	-2	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	15	9:51	0:00	0:00	9:51	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	18	13:05	0:00	1:27	11:38	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	3	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	34	25:53	0:46	2:13	22:54	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	10:47	0:00	0:00	10:47	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	2	1	2	4	1	0	0	29	20:59	0:00	0:00	20:59	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	1	5	0	0	0	1	2	34	24:44	0:00	4:50	19:54	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	32	23:08	0:00	5:16	17:52	0	0	0.0

goalies
Devon LeviD. Levi#27

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
40	4	36	.900	29	7	0	0	0	57:59	0

Toronto Maple Leafs


forwards
Connor DewarC. Dewar#24
Max DomiM. Domi#11
Matthew KniesM. Knies#23
Steven LorentzS. Lorentz#18
Mitch MarnerM. Marner#16
Auston MatthewsA. Matthews#34
Bobby McMannB. McMann#74
William NylanderW. Nylander#88
Max PaciorettyM. Pacioretty#67
Ryan ReavesR. Reaves#75
Nicholas RobertsonN. Robertson#89
John TavaresJ. Tavares#91
defensemen
Simon BenoitS. Benoit#2
Oliver Ekman-LarssonO. Ekman-Larsson#95
Jake McCabeJ. McCabe#22
Philippe MyersP. Myers#51
Morgan RiellyM. Rielly#44
Chris TanevC. Tanev#8

											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	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	14	7:50	0:00	0:13	7:37	1	5	16.7
1	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	20	15:25	1:41	0:00	13:44	5	5	50.0
0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	22	16:21	1:40	0:13	14:28	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	11	6:50	0:00	0:00	6:50	0	2	0.0
0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	3	2	1	23	21:12	5:11	0:33	15:28	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	5	5	0	0	0	0	2	3	23	20:54	5:12	0:33	15:09	15	7	68.2
0	2	3	2	3	0	0	0	3	2	1	18	15:13	0:00	0:00	15:13	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	22	22:18	6:22	0:00	15:56	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	5	0	1	22	17:55	1:42	0:00	16:13	1	0	100.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	10	7:07	0:00	0:00	7:07	0	0	0.0
1	1	2	1	4	0	0	0	4	1	0	19	13:26	0:00	0:00	13:26	0	0	0.0
3	0	1	6	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	21	21:02	5:13	0:00	15:49	16	9	64.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	25	17:39	0:00	0:21	17:18	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	5	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	25	17:41	1:49	0:00	15:52	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	30	19:51	0:31	0:38	18:42	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	22	17:00	0:00	0:33	16:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	27	21:57	5:04	0:00	16:53	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	1	28	19:33	0:00	0:00	19:33	0	0	0.0

goalies
Dennis HildebyD. Hildeby#35

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
27	3	24	.889	20	3	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.

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

1st Period		BUF	TOR
1:03	Jack Quinn (2) (Power Play) Assists: JJ Peterka (11), Bowen Byram (14)	1	0
2:46	Alex Tuch (9) Assists: Zach Benson (6), Tage Thompson (9)	2	0
15:45	Max Domi (1) Assists: Nicholas Robertson (1), Bobby McMann (2)	2	1

2nd Period		BUF	TOR
9:11	Jack Quinn (3) Assists: JJ Peterka (12), Mattias Samuelsson (1)	3	1
11:20	Nicholas Robertson (3) Assists: Bobby McMann (3), Max Domi (7)	3	2
12:41	John Tavares (13) (Power Play) Assists: Auston Matthews (11), William Nylander (13)	3	3
13:51	John Tavares (14) Assists: Chris Tanev (8), Oliver Ekman-Larsson (10)	3	4

3rd Period			BUF	TOR
17:48		John Tavares (15) (Empty Net) Assists: Matthew Knies (7), Mitch Marner (31)	3	5

Regular Season Series

TOR leads 1-0

Sabres
3
Maple Leafs
5

Game 1

12/15

Maple Leafs
6
Sabres
3

Game 2

12/20

Maple Leafs
4
Sabres
0

Game 3

4/15

Scotiabank Arena

5:00 PM, December 15, 2024Coverage: ESPN+

Toronto, ON

Attendance: 18,588

Referees:
Brian Pochmara
Pierre Lambert

Linesmen:
Bevan Mills
Ben O'Quinn

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Montreal	9	3	0	18
Detroit	9	4	0	18
Tampa Bay	6	4	2	14
Ottawa	6	5	2	14
Boston	7	7	0	14
Florida	6	5	1	13
Toronto	6	5	1	13
Buffalo	5	4	3	13

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Buffalo Sabres @ Toronto Maple Leafs

Regular Season Series

TOR leads 1-0

Game Information

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

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