Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres

Thursday, March 31, 2016, 7:00 PM ET First Niagara Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1 on Thursday, March 31, 2016 at home.

Final score, Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2015-2016 record
Toronto Maple Leafs	1	29-42-11
at Buffalo Sabres	4	35-36-11

Goals by period

Goals by period, Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Toronto Maple Leafs	0	1	0	1
Buffalo Sabres	2	1	1	4

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Toronto Maple Leafs	5	11	10	26
Buffalo Sabres	16	17	4	37

Three stars

C. O'Reilly, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals)
J. Larsson, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals)
C. Johnson, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	07:09	Buffalo Sabres	Johan Larsson (8)	Brian Gionta (20), Marcus Foligno (13)	Even strength	TOR 0, BUF 1
1st	19:41	Buffalo Sabres	Cal O'Reilly (2)	Jack Eichel (28), Ryan O'Reilly (38)	Power play	TOR 0, BUF 2
2nd	03:41	Buffalo Sabres	Cal O'Reilly (3)	David Legwand (9), Josh Gorges (9)	Even strength	TOR 0, BUF 3
2nd	13:32	Toronto Maple Leafs	Brooks Laich (2)	Tobias Lindberg (1), Frank Corrado (5)	Even strength	TOR 1, BUF 3
3rd	19:57	Buffalo Sabres	Johan Larsson (9)	Jake McCabe (10), Zach Bogosian (16)	Even strength, Empty net	TOR 1, BUF 4

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres
Stat	Toronto Maple Leafs	Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal	26	37
Power play	0 of 3	1 of 4
Penalty minutes	10	18
Hits	14	18
Blocked shots	8	22
Giveaways	4	7
Takeaways	0	5
Faceoffs won	26/65 (40%)	39/65 (60%)

Box score

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 15 P. Parenteau	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		14:06
Number 18 M. Michalek	L	0	0	0	-2	0	0	3	0	0		17:15
Number 23 B. Laich	C	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	20%	11:29
Number 28 B. Boyes	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		10:16
Number 37 K. Kapanen	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		16:07
Number 38 C. Greening	C	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	0	66.7%	15:58
Number 39 W. Nylander	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	57.1%	15:48
Number 40 M. Grabner	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		13:55
Number 42 T. Bozak	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	35%	17:55
Number 43 N. Kadri	C	0	0	0	-2	2	4	2	1	0	36.4%	16:21
Number 46 T. Lindberg	R	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0		18:38
Number 56 B. Froese	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	36.4%	11:50
Number 20 F. Corrado	D	0	1	1	0	2	1	1	0	0		17:22
Number 29 T. Brennan	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	2	0	0		14:41
Number 44 M. Rielly	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	4	0		25:32
Number 48 A. Campbell	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	0		14:10
Number 51 J. Gardiner	D	0	0	0	-2	2	1	0	1	0		23:11
Number 52 M. Marincin	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		21:05

Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 G. Sparks	36	33	3	.917	56:49	Loss

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 12 B. Gionta	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0	50%	14:01
Number 15 J. Eichel	C	0	1	1	-1	0	6	0	0	0	22.2%	18:12
Number 17 D. Legwand	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	1	0	57.1%	11:29
Number 19 C. O'Reilly	C	2	0	2	+2	0	3	0	0	1	50%	13:12
Number 22 J. Larsson	L	2	0	2	+2	2	5	3	0	0	53.8%	17:29
Number 23 S. Reinhart	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		17:31
Number 26 M. Moulson	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		09:32
Number 28 Z. Girgensons	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0		14:53
Number 44 N. Deslauriers	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		12:29
Number 52 H. Fasching	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		10:49
Number 82 M. Foligno	L	0	1	1	+2	2	4	3	1	0		15:49
Number 90 R. O'Reilly	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	2	0	77.4%	23:13
Number 3 M. Pysyk	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		13:46
Number 4 J. Gorges	D	0	1	1	0	2	1	2	6	0		20:08
Number 29 J. McCabe	D	0	1	1	+2	10	1	1	1	0		20:50
Number 34 C. Nelson	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0		12:30
Number 47 Z. Bogosian	D	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	4	0		23:08
Number 55 R. Ristolainen	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	3	0		25:00

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 C. Johnson	26	25	1	.962	59:59	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	07:45	Toronto Maple Leafs	Andrew Campbell	Slashing	2
1st	18:12	Toronto Maple Leafs	Frank Corrado	Interference	2
2nd	07:31	Toronto Maple Leafs	TJ Brennan	Interference	2
2nd	10:12	Buffalo Sabres	Josh Gorges	High sticking	2
3rd	12:17	Buffalo Sabres	Casey Nelson	Holding	2
3rd	13:53	Toronto Maple Leafs	Jake Gardiner	Slashing	2
3rd	16:47	Buffalo Sabres	Marcus Foligno	Tripping	2
3rd	19:57	Toronto Maple Leafs	Nazem Kadri	Roughing	2
3rd	19:57	Buffalo Sabres	Johan Larsson	Roughing	2
3rd	19:57	Buffalo Sabres	Jake McCabe	Misconduct (misconduct)	10

Game information

Toronto Maple Leafs head coach: Mike Babcock
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Dan Bylsma
Referees: Trevor Hanson, Kendrick Nicholson
Linesmen: Shandor Alphonso, Brian Murphy
Toronto Maple Leafs scratches: Matt Hunwick, Leo Komarov, Peter Holland, Viktor Loov, Nikita Soshnikov
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Carlo Colaiacovo, Cody Franson, Evander Kane, Robin Lehner, Jason Kasdorf

2015-2016 season series

Every Toronto Maple Leafs and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2015-2016 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final/SO	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Oct 21, 2015
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final/SO	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs, Mon, Mar 7, 2016
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Mar 19, 2016
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Mar 31, 2016

Other NHL games on Mar 31

Other NHL games on Thursday, March 31, 2016
Matchup	Status	Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at New York Islanders 4	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at New York Islanders, Thu, Mar 31, 2016
Nashville Predators 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Mar 31, 2016
New York Rangers 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 4	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Mar 31, 2016
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 0	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Mar 31, 2016
New Jersey Devils 2 at Florida Panthers 3	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Florida Panthers, Thu, Mar 31, 2016
Ottawa Senators 3 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Mar 31, 2016
Arizona Coyotes 1 at Dallas Stars 4	Final	Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Dallas Stars, Thu, Mar 31, 2016
Calgary Flames 0 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Mar 31, 2016
Vancouver Canucks 4 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Mar 31, 2016

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