Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs

Scotiabank Arena, Toronto Regular Season Final

Final score

The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–2 on Saturday, March 2, 2019 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs
Team Goals 2018-2019 record
Buffalo Sabres 2 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 2 0 0 2
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 2 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 10 7 20 37
Toronto Maple Leafs 16 7 9 32

Three stars

  1. J. Tavares, Toronto Maple Leafs (1 goal, 2 assists)
  2. M. Marner, Toronto Maple Leafs (1 goal, 2 assists)
  3. N. Petan, Toronto Maple Leafs (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 04:20 Toronto Maple Leafs John Tavares (37) Mitch Marner (54), Martin Marincin (3) Even strength BUF 0, TOR 1
1st 06:00 Buffalo Sabres Jason Pominville (15) Zemgus Girgensons (11), Marco Scandella (7) Even strength BUF 1, TOR 1
1st 07:34 Buffalo Sabres Conor Sheary (12) Kyle Okposo (14) Even strength BUF 2, TOR 1
1st 19:40 Toronto Maple Leafs Morgan Rielly (16) Auston Matthews (30), Ron Hainsey (15) Even strength BUF 2, TOR 2
2nd 15:02 Toronto Maple Leafs Nic Petan (1) Trevor Moore (4) Even strength BUF 2, TOR 3
2nd 19:05 Toronto Maple Leafs Nikita Zaitsev (3) Mitch Marner (55), John Tavares (33) Even strength BUF 2, TOR 4
3rd 18:03 Toronto Maple Leafs Mitch Marner (23) John Tavares (34), Jake Muzzin (24) Even strength, Empty net BUF 2, 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 37 32
Power play 0 of 2 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 9 9
Hits 27 27
Blocked shots 17 13
Giveaways 10 12
Takeaways 7 4
Faceoffs won 16/44 (36.4%) 28/44 (63.6%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 J. Eichel C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 4 3 40% 19:32
Number 20 S. Wilson C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 10:38
Number 21 K. Okposo R 0 1 1 -1 2 2 1 0 50% 16:16
Number 22 J. Larsson L 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 50% 14:05
Number 23 S. Reinhart C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 18:36
Number 28 Z. Girgensons C 0 1 1 0 0 2 4 0 15:02
Number 29 J. Pominville R 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 11:45
Number 37 C. Mittelstadt C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 60% 12:52
Number 43 C. Sheary L 1 0 1 -2 0 1 0 1 15:39
Number 53 J. Skinner L 0 0 0 -1 0 7 0 2 25% 17:49
Number 71 E. Rodrigues C 0 0 0 -2 5 1 3 0 12.5% 15:39
Number 72 T. Thompson C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 1 10:46
Number 4 Z. Bogosian D 0 0 0 -1 0 4 4 3 22:35
Number 6 M. Scandella D 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 2 15:34
Number 19 J. McCabe D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 13:48
Number 26 R. Dahlin D 0 0 0 -2 0 3 3 0 22:31
Number 55 R. Ristolainen D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 6 1 23:27
Number 62 B. Montour D 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 20:30
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 35 L. Ullmark 31 27 4 .871 58:56 Loss

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 11 Z. Hyman L 0 0 0 +3 0 1 1 1 33.3% 18:42
Number 12 P. Marleau C 0 0 0 +1 0 4 3 0 14:18
Number 16 M. Marner R 1 2 3 +3 2 4 0 0 19:37
Number 18 A. Johnsson L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 15:50
Number 19 N. Petan C 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 07:45
Number 24 K. Kapanen R 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 1 17:08
Number 28 C. Brown R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:07
Number 29 W. Nylander R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 75% 15:05
Number 33 F. Gauthier C 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 100% 08:31
Number 34 A. Matthews C 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 2 75% 18:27
Number 42 T. Moore L 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 08:35
Number 91 J. Tavares C 1 2 3 +3 2 3 0 0 64.7% 19:44
Number 2 R. Hainsey D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 6 2 19:31
Number 8 J. Muzzin D 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 2 20:19
Number 22 N. Zaitsev D 1 0 1 +1 0 2 2 2 20:24
Number 44 M. Rielly D 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 24:32
Number 52 M. Marincin D 0 1 1 +2 0 2 2 2 15:30
Number 92 I. Ozhiganov D 0 0 0 +2 0 1 4 0 15:55
Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 31 F. Andersen 37 35 2 .946 60:00 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 11:21 Buffalo Sabres Kyle Okposo Hooking 2
1st 14:08 Toronto Maple Leafs Mitch Marner Slashing 2
2nd 11:40 Toronto Maple Leafs Kasperi Kapanen Fighting (major) 5
2nd 11:40 Buffalo Sabres Evan Rodrigues Fighting (major) 5
2nd 12:00 Buffalo Sabres Brandon Montour Cross checking 2
3rd 02:22 Toronto Maple Leafs John Tavares Hooking 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Phil Housley
Toronto Maple Leafs head coach
Mike Babcock
Referees
Chris Rooney, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen
Greg Devorski, Derek Amell
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Matt Hunwick, Vladimir Sobotka, Casey Nelson
Toronto Maple Leafs scratches
Jake Gardiner, Tyler Ennis, Nazem Kadri, Justin Holl, Travis Dermott

2018-2019 season series

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Sources and further reading

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