Owen Power scored at 3:14 of overtime to lift the Buffalo Sabres past the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-4 on Thursday at Scotiabank Arena. Buffalo overcame a two-goal deficit in the third period, with Jack Quinn collecting four points on two goals and two assists.
Auston Matthews opened the scoring for Toronto 2:24 into the first period with an even-strength wrist shot. Quinn answered 71 seconds later on a wrist shot set up by Zach Benson and Zach Metsa. Kirill Marchenko restored Toronto's lead at 13:10 of the opening frame, directing a shot between his legs for a power-play goal. Quinn struck again at 2:41 of the second period with his second wrist shot of the evening to make it 2-2.
Marchenko then took over the second period to complete a hat trick. He scored on a wrist shot at 11:13 off a feed from John Tavares, then added another wrist shot at 16:51 off passes from Colton Sissons and Easton Cowan to hand the Maple Leafs a 4-2 edge. Dennis Gilbert ignited Buffalo's third-period response at 10:05 with a snap shot for his first goal of the season. Mattias Samuelsson tied the game 4-4 at 12:16 with a wrist shot assisted by Tage Thompson, setting the stage for Power's snap shot from Quinn and Noah Ostlund in the extra session.
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen earned the victory for Buffalo with 26 saves on 30 shots, while Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 30 of 35 shots in the overtime defeat. The Maple Leafs finished 1 of 3 on the power play, while the Sabres failed to score on their two chances with the man advantage. Buffalo held a 35-30 advantage in shots on goal.
The victory moved the Sabres to 4-3-1 on the season. The Maple Leafs moved to 3-3-2 and are now winless in two straight games (0-1-1). Marchenko finished with three goals on the night, while Quinn's four-point performance marked his best scoring output of the season.
Toronto continues its schedule when it hosts the San Jose Sharks on Monday, October 19, at 7:30 PM ET. The Sabres return home to host the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday, October 21, at 7:30 PM ET.
