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Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres

KeyBank Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 on Saturday, March 25, 2017 at home.

Team Goals 2016-2017 record
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 40-27-15
at Buffalo Sabres 5 33-37-12

Goals by period

Team Total
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 1 0 2
Buffalo Sabres 2 3 0 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Toronto Maple Leafs 11 11 12 34
Buffalo Sabres 16 16 6 38

Three stars

  1. J. Eichel, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals, 1 assist)
  2. R. O'Reilly, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. T. Ennis, Buffalo Sabres (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 07:05 Buffalo Sabres Ryan O'Reilly (18) Tyler Ennis (7), Kyle Okposo (25) Even strength TOR 0, BUF 1
1st 09:30 Toronto Maple Leafs Connor Brown (18) Unassisted Even strength TOR 1, BUF 1
1st 09:45 Buffalo Sabres Evander Kane (26) Zach Bogosian (8), Ryan O'Reilly (32) Even strength TOR 1, BUF 2
2nd 02:22 Toronto Maple Leafs Auston Matthews (34) Matt Hunwick (15), William Nylander (36) Even strength TOR 2, BUF 2
2nd 02:47 Buffalo Sabres Jack Eichel (22) Dmitry Kulikov (2), Kyle Okposo (26) Power play TOR 2, BUF 3
2nd 05:59 Buffalo Sabres Dmitry Kulikov (2) Tyler Ennis (8), Jack Eichel (30) Power play TOR 2, BUF 4
2nd 13:12 Buffalo Sabres Jack Eichel (23) Sam Reinhart (28), Justin Falk (8) Even strength TOR 2, BUF 5

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

Team stats

Stat Toronto Maple Leafs Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 34 38
Power play 0 of 3 2 of 2
Penalty minutes 6 8
Hits 7 20
Blocked shots 8 15
Giveaways 2 9
Takeaways 7 9
Faceoffs won 33/66 (50%) 33/66 (50%)

Box score

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs skaters
Player
11 Z. Hyman L 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 13:12
12 C. Brown R 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 16:02
15 M. Martin L 0 0 0 -1 2 0 3 0 0 10:09
16 M. Marner R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 18:54
18 B. Smith R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 77.8% 10:31
24 B. Boyle C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 28.6% 12:30
25 J. van Riemsdyk L 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 18:19
29 W. Nylander R 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:37
34 A. Matthews C 1 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 56.3% 17:40
42 T. Bozak C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 42.1% 16:41
43 N. Kadri C 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 42.9% 17:30
47 L. Komarov R 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 100% 15:34
2 M. Hunwick D 0 1 1 -2 0 3 0 1 0 19:33
3 A. Marchenko D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 11:15
8 C. Carrick D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 18:59
22 N. Zaitsev D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 2 0 20:29
44 M. Rielly D 0 0 0 +1 0 3 0 3 0 21:22
51 J. Gardiner D 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 22:56
Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie
31 F. Andersen 16 14 2 .875 19:38
35 C. McElhinney 22 19 3 .864 40:00 Loss

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 E. Kane L 1 0 1 +1 0 8 1 2 0 16:42
12 B. Gionta R 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 1 0 15:37
15 J. Eichel C 2 1 3 0 0 4 0 0 1 40% 16:32
21 K. Okposo R 0 2 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 15:34
23 S. Reinhart C 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 15:25
26 M. Moulson L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 10:19
28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 55.6% 12:05
48 W. Carrier L 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 08:29
63 T. Ennis R 0 2 2 0 2 2 1 1 0 14:15
71 E. Rodrigues C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 0 50% 13:34
82 M. Foligno L 0 0 0 +1 2 0 2 1 0 14:16
90 R. O'Reilly C 1 1 2 +1 0 4 0 1 0 55.6% 20:06
4 J. Gorges D 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 18:42
29 J. McCabe D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 3 0 23:44
41 J. Falk D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 5 1 0 15:05
47 Z. Bogosian D 0 1 1 +2 0 3 0 3 0 21:24
67 B. Austin D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 1 0 0 16:16
77 D. Kulikov D 1 1 2 -2 2 2 1 1 1 23:55
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
40 R. Lehner 34 32 2 .941 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 11:49 Buffalo Sabres Kyle Okposo Hooking 2
1st 16:10 Buffalo Sabres Dmitry Kulikov Holding 2
1st 16:10 Toronto Maple Leafs Nazem Kadri Holding the stick 2
2nd 02:38 Toronto Maple Leafs Matt Martin Interference 2
2nd 04:59 Toronto Maple Leafs Jake Gardiner Hooking 2
2nd 17:18 Buffalo Sabres Marcus Foligno Tripping 2
3rd 08:04 Buffalo Sabres Tyler Ennis Tripping 2

Game information

Toronto Maple Leafs head coach
Mike Babcock
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Dan Bylsma
Referees
Ghislain Hebert, Graham Skilliter
Linesmen
Scott Cherrey, Greg Devorski
Toronto Maple Leafs scratches
Eric Fehr, Roman Polak, Martin Marincin, Josh Leivo, Nikita Soshnikov
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Cody Franson, Nicolas Deslauriers, Taylor Fedun, Rasmus Ristolainen

2016-2017 season series

Matchup Status Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Buffalo Sabres 1 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Buffalo Sabres 5 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Buffalo Sabres 2 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Mar 25

Matchup Status Details
Philadelphia Flyers 0 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Minnesota Wild 2 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 1 at Montreal Canadiens 3 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 0 at Florida Panthers 7 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at New Jersey Devils 1 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 2 at New York Islanders 1 Final Game page
Arizona Coyotes 1 at Washington Capitals 4 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 3 at St. Louis Blues 2 Final/OT Game page
San Jose Sharks 2 at Nashville Predators 7 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 1 at Edmonton Oilers 4 Final Game page
New York Rangers 3 at Los Angeles Kings 0 Final Game page

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