Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres

Saturday, September 22, 2018, 7:00 PM ET KeyBank Center, Buffalo Preseason Final

Final score

The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–2 on Saturday, September 22, 2018 on the road.

Final score, Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2018-2019 record
Toronto Maple Leafs	3	46-28-8
at Buffalo Sabres	2	33-39-10

Goals by period

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

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	12	12	7	31
Buffalo Sabres	9	12	14	35

Three stars

S. Reinhart, Buffalo Sabres (2 assists)
A. Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs (1 goal)
J. Skinner, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:17	Buffalo Sabres	Kyle Okposo (1)	Jack Eichel (1), Sam Reinhart (1)	Power play	TOR 0, BUF 1
2nd	02:42	Toronto Maple Leafs	Auston Matthews (2)	Tyler Ennis (1), Patrick Marleau (3)	Even strength	TOR 1, BUF 1
2nd	05:37	Toronto Maple Leafs	Jeremy Bracco (2)	Justin Holl (2), Adam Brooks (1)	Even strength	TOR 2, BUF 1
2nd	19:47	Buffalo Sabres	Jeff Skinner (1)	Sam Reinhart (2), Jack Eichel (2)	Even strength	TOR 2, BUF 2
3rd	10:32	Toronto Maple Leafs	Calle Rosen (1)	Adam Brooks (2), Trevor Moore (2)	Power play	TOR 3, BUF 2

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	31	35
Power play	1 of 2	1 of 4
Penalty minutes	18	14
Hits	9	24
Blocked shots	14	14
Giveaways	5	12
Takeaways	2	3
Faceoffs won	23/55 (41.8%)	32/55 (58.2%)

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 12 P. Marleau	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	1	0	0		22:27
Number 15 A. Cracknell	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	28.6%	11:23
Number 18 A. Johnsson	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	0		13:26
Number 20 C. Grundstrom	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100%	11:43
Number 24 K. Kapanen	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		15:27
Number 26 P. Lindholm	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	0	54.5%	15:40
Number 34 A. Matthews	C	1	0	1	+1	0	7	0	0	0	55%	21:18
Number 42 T. Moore	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	1	0		13:08
Number 58 E. Clark	L	0	0	0	0	7	0	1	0	0		07:36
Number 59 J. Bracco	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0		12:24
Number 63 T. Ennis	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	0		19:29
Number 77 A. Brooks	C	0	2	2	+1	0	1	0	0	0	33.3%	12:40
Number 22 N. Zaitsev	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	4	0		20:08
Number 48 C. Rosen	D	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	2	1		21:18
Number 51 J. Gardiner	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		25:37
Number 54 J. Holl	D	0	1	1	+1	0	3	1	0	0		16:16
Number 56 A. Nielsen	D	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	1	0		13:24
Number 92 I. Ozhiganov	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		20:27

Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 C. Pickard	14	14	0	1.000	20:00	Win
Number 31 F. Andersen	21	19	2	.905	40:00

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	0	2	2	+1	0	4	0	1	0	50%	21:38
Number 10 P. Berglund	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	1	0	60%	14:54
Number 20 S. Wilson	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		13:15
Number 21 K. Okposo	R	1	0	1	0	2	3	0	0	1		19:16
Number 22 J. Larsson	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	45.5%	14:13
Number 23 S. Reinhart	C	0	2	2	+1	0	6	0	0	0	100%	20:21
Number 51 K. Criscuolo	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	66.7%	10:50
Number 53 J. Skinner	L	1	0	1	+1	0	5	0	0	0	100%	21:30
Number 64 T. Randell	R	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	1	0		06:58
Number 71 E. Rodrigues	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	0	0	100%	13:19
Number 72 T. Thompson	C	0	0	0	-2	5	5	1	1	0	100%	13:08
Number 95 J. Bailey	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0		12:40
Number 4 Z. Bogosian	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	0	0		18:14
Number 6 M. Scandella	D	0	0	0	-2	0	3	1	3	0		18:45
Number 19 J. McCabe	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	1	0		17:55
Number 26 R. Dahlin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		18:48
Number 55 R. Ristolainen	D	0	0	0	-2	2	2	4	3	0		23:51
Number 82 N. Beaulieu	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		18:20

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 C. Hutton	31	28	3	.903	58:53	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:08	Toronto Maple Leafs	Adam Cracknell	Delaying game puck over glass	2
1st	09:25	Toronto Maple Leafs	Andreas Johnsson	Cross checking	2
1st	15:44	Toronto Maple Leafs	Emerson Clark	Roughing	2
2nd	01:45	Buffalo Sabres	Tyler Randell	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	01:45	Toronto Maple Leafs	Emerson Clark	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	07:27	Toronto Maple Leafs	Nikita Zaitsev	Holding	2
2nd	17:25	Buffalo Sabres	Rasmus Ristolainen	Interference	2
3rd	04:03	Toronto Maple Leafs	Andrew Nielsen	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	04:03	Buffalo Sabres	Tage Thompson	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	09:20	Buffalo Sabres	Kyle Okposo	Delaying game puck over glass	2

Game information

Toronto Maple Leafs head coach: Mike Babcock
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Phil Housley
Referees: Justin St. Pierre, Peter MacDougall
Linesmen: Shandor Alphonso, Devin Berg
Toronto Maple Leafs scratches: Ron Hainsey, Curtis McElhinney, Nathan Horton, Chris Mueller, John Tavares, Nazem Kadri, Martin Marincin, Zach Hyman, Garret Sparks, Josh Leivo, Morgan Rielly, Connor Carrick, Connor Brown, Vincent LoVerde, Fabrice Herzog, Eamon McAdam, Jordan Subban, Frederik Gauthier, Josh Jooris, John Piccinich, Dakota Joshua, Pierre Engvall, Travis Dermott, Mitch Marner, Jesper Lindgren, Martins Dzierkals, Dmytro Timashov, Mason Marchment, Kasimir Kaskisuo, Joseph Woll, James Greenway, Egor Korshkov, Vladimir Bobylev, Noah Carroll, Nikolai Chebykin, Kristians Rubins, Ian Scott, Eemeli Rasanen, Timothy Liljegren, Andreas Borgman, Fedor Gordeev, Ryan McGregor, Vladislav Kara, Ryan O'Connell, Sean Durzi, Mac Hollowell, Riley Stotts, Filip Kral, Rasmus Sandin, Semyon Der-Arguchintsev, Pontus Holmberg, Zachary Bouthillier, Semyon Kizimov, Thomas Fergus, Adam Holwell, Drew Hunter, Brett Neumann, German Poddubnyi, Eli Zummack, Roman Pucek, Owen Lalonde
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Artem Kriukov, Jason Pominville, Matt Moulson, Kevin Porter, Matt Hunwick, Vladimir Sobotka, Taylor Fedun, Matt Tennyson, Zemgus Girgensons, Danny O'Regan, Linus Ullmark, Sean Malone, Connor Hurley, Nick Baptiste, Conor Sheary, Eric Cornel, Jonas Johansson, Brandon Hickey, Brycen Martin, Max Willman, Christopher Brown, Victor Olofsson, Brendan Guhle, Will Borgen, Devante Stephens, Ivan Chukarov, Casey Nelson, Rasmus Asplund, Brett Murray, Alex Nylander, Philip Nyberg, Casey Fitzgerald, Vasily Glotov, Casey Mittelstadt, Marcus Davidsson, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, C.J. Smith, Oskari Laaksonen, Jacob Bryson, Linus Weissbach, Cole Coskey, Mattias Samuelsson, Matej Pekar, Andrew Oglevie, Lawrence Pilut, Linus Lindstrand Cronholm, Miska Kukkonen, William Worge Kreu

2018-2019 season series

Every Toronto Maple Leafs and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2018-2019 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5	Final Preseason	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs, Fri, Sep 21, 2018
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final Preseason	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Sep 22, 2018

Other NHL games on Sep 22

Other NHL games on Saturday, September 22, 2018
Matchup	Status	Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 7	Final Preseason	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Sep 22, 2018
Colorado Avalanche 0 at Minnesota Wild 7	Final Preseason	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Sep 22, 2018
Boston Bruins 3 at Detroit Red Wings 4	Final/OT Preseason	Game page: Boston Bruins at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Sep 22, 2018
Ottawa Senators 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final Preseason	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Sep 22, 2018
New York Rangers 2 at New York Islanders 5	Final Preseason	Game page: New York Rangers at New York Islanders, Sat, Sep 22, 2018
Nashville Predators 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5	Final Preseason	Game page: Nashville Predators at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Sep 22, 2018
Florida Panthers 4 at Dallas Stars 3	Final/OT Preseason	Game page: Florida Panthers at Dallas Stars, Sat, Sep 22, 2018
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Arizona Coyotes 6	Final Preseason	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Arizona Coyotes, Sat, Sep 22, 2018
Vancouver Canucks 2 at Calgary Flames 5	Final Preseason	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Calgary Flames, Sat, Sep 22, 2018
Vegas Golden Knights 5 at San Jose Sharks 4	Final/2OT Preseason	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Sep 22, 2018