Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs

Monday, February 25, 2019, 7:00 PM ET Scotiabank Arena, Toronto Regular Season Final

Final score

The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–3 on Monday, February 25, 2019 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs
Team	Goals	2018-2019 record
Buffalo Sabres	3	33-39-10
at Toronto Maple Leafs	5	46-28-8

Goals by period

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	1	1	1	3
Toronto Maple Leafs	0	4	1	5

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	16	10	8	34
Toronto Maple Leafs	6	17	10	33

Three stars

F. Gauthier, Toronto Maple Leafs (1 goal, 1 assist)
K. Kapanen, Toronto Maple Leafs (1 goal, 1 assist)
J. Eichel, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	19:07	Buffalo Sabres	Jack Eichel (20)	Sam Reinhart (39), Rasmus Dahlin (27)	Power play	BUF 1, TOR 0
2nd	03:48	Toronto Maple Leafs	John Tavares (35)	Jake Muzzin (22), Travis Dermott (13)	Even strength	BUF 1, TOR 1
2nd	05:24	Toronto Maple Leafs	Auston Matthews (30)	Kasperi Kapanen (21), Andreas Johnsson (17)	Even strength	BUF 1, TOR 2
2nd	05:52	Toronto Maple Leafs	Frederik Gauthier (3)	Jake Gardiner (27), Trevor Moore (3)	Even strength	BUF 1, TOR 3
2nd	13:07	Toronto Maple Leafs	Tyler Ennis (9)	Frederik Gauthier (9), Morgan Rielly (46)	Even strength	BUF 1, TOR 4
2nd	17:25	Buffalo Sabres	Sam Reinhart (18)	Jeff Skinner (20), Rasmus Dahlin (28)	Power play	BUF 2, TOR 4
3rd	00:09	Buffalo Sabres	Jack Eichel (21)	Jason Pominville (12), Rasmus Ristolainen (33)	Even strength	BUF 3, TOR 4
3rd	17:42	Toronto Maple Leafs	Kasperi Kapanen (19)	Connor Brown (16)	Shorthanded	BUF 3, TOR 5

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

Team stats

Team stats, Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs
Stat	Buffalo Sabres	Toronto Maple Leafs
Shots on goal	34	33
Power play	2 of 5	0 of 1
Penalty minutes	2	10
Hits	35	29
Blocked shots	15	20
Giveaways	7	16
Takeaways	6	7
Faceoffs won	26/57 (45.6%)	31/57 (54.4%)

Box score

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 9 J. Eichel	C	2	0	2	-1	0	4	3	1	1	57.1%	23:22
Number 17 V. Sobotka	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	40%	11:25
Number 20 S. Wilson	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0		09:16
Number 21 K. Okposo	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		11:40
Number 22 J. Larsson	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	2	0	36.4%	11:54
Number 23 S. Reinhart	C	1	1	2	-2	0	4	2	0	1		18:44
Number 28 Z. Girgensons	C	0	0	0	-2	0	3	1	0	0		12:50
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	1	1	0	0	4	1	0	0		17:21
Number 43 C. Sheary	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0	0		15:05
Number 53 J. Skinner	L	0	1	1	-1	0	4	0	0	0	40%	23:38
Number 71 E. Rodrigues	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0	42.9%	17:09
Number 72 T. Thompson	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0		08:40
Number 4 Z. Bogosian	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	3	0		23:32
Number 6 M. Scandella	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		11:39
Number 19 J. McCabe	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	4	2	0		19:46
Number 26 R. Dahlin	D	0	2	2	-1	0	4	1	0	0		24:06
Number 48 M. Hunwick	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	1	0		13:39
Number 55 R. Ristolainen	D	0	1	1	-3	0	2	5	4	0		26:11

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 L. Ullmark	21	19	2	.905	32:11	Loss
Number 40 C. Hutton	12	9	3	.750	25:52

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 11 Z. Hyman	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	4	0	0	25%	20:19
Number 12 P. Marleau	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	40%	12:45
Number 16 M. Marner	R	0	0	0	-1	0	5	0	2	0		21:02
Number 18 A. Johnsson	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0		15:23
Number 24 K. Kapanen	R	1	1	2	+3	0	6	3	0	0		17:58
Number 28 C. Brown	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	1	0		14:39
Number 29 W. Nylander	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	0	50%	13:31
Number 33 F. Gauthier	C	1	1	2	+2	0	3	1	0	0	66.7%	07:01
Number 34 A. Matthews	C	1	0	1	+1	2	4	0	2	0	61.5%	18:07
Number 42 T. Moore	L	0	1	1	+2	0	0	3	0	0		06:29
Number 63 T. Ennis	R	1	0	1	+2	0	1	2	2	0	100%	07:14
Number 91 J. Tavares	C	1	0	1	0	2	3	3	1	0	55.6%	19:01
Number 2 R. Hainsey	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0		22:14
Number 8 J. Muzzin	D	0	1	1	+3	2	1	4	1	0		20:12
Number 22 N. Zaitsev	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	5	0		20:31
Number 23 T. Dermott	D	0	1	1	+2	0	0	4	1	0		16:00
Number 44 M. Rielly	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	2	0		23:00
Number 51 J. Gardiner	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	3	1	0		16:30

Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 F. Andersen	34	31	3	.912	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	13:10	Toronto Maple Leafs	John Tavares	Slashing	2
1st	19:00	Toronto Maple Leafs	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	01:39	Buffalo Sabres	Tage Thompson	Tripping	2
2nd	15:28	Toronto Maple Leafs	Jake Muzzin	Interference	2
2nd	16:56	Toronto Maple Leafs	Nikita Zaitsev	Tripping	2
3rd	15:53	Toronto Maple Leafs	Auston Matthews	Tripping	2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Phil Housley
Toronto Maple Leafs head coach: Mike Babcock
Referees: Dan O'Halloran, Ghislain Hebert
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Scott Driscoll
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Brandon Montour, Casey Nelson, Casey Mittelstadt
Toronto Maple Leafs scratches: Nazem Kadri, Justin Holl, Nic Petan, Igor Ozhiganov

2018-2019 season series

Every Buffalo Sabres and Toronto Maple Leafs game in the 2018-2019 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final/OT	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Dec 4, 2018
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs, Mon, Feb 25, 2019
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Mar 2, 2019
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Mar 20, 2019

Other NHL games on Feb 25

Other NHL games on Monday, February 25, 2019
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 1 at New Jersey Devils 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils, Mon, Feb 25, 2019
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final/SO	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Tampa Bay Lightning, Mon, Feb 25, 2019
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Nashville Predators 3	Final/SO	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Nashville Predators, Mon, Feb 25, 2019
Florida Panthers 4 at Colorado Avalanche 3	Final/OT	Game page: Florida Panthers at Colorado Avalanche, Mon, Feb 25, 2019
Anaheim Ducks 0 at Vancouver Canucks 4	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Vancouver Canucks, Mon, Feb 25, 2019

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