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Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres

KeyBank Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–3 in overtime on Tuesday, December 4, 2018 on the road.

Team Goals 2018-2019 record
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 46-28-8
at Buffalo Sabres 3 33-39-10

Goals by period

Team Total
Toronto Maple Leafs 0 2 1 1 4
Buffalo Sabres 0 1 2 0 3

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Toronto Maple Leafs 7 10 11 2 30
Buffalo Sabres 14 12 11 4 41

Three stars

  1. A. Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs (2 goals, 1 assist)
  2. J. Eichel, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals)
  3. R. Ristolainen, Buffalo Sabres (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 08:33 Toronto Maple Leafs Auston Matthews (14) Ron Hainsey (9) Even strength TOR 1, BUF 0
2nd 14:01 Buffalo Sabres Sam Reinhart (8) Nathan Beaulieu (3), Rasmus Ristolainen (13) Even strength TOR 1, BUF 1
2nd 19:50 Toronto Maple Leafs Jake Gardiner (2) John Tavares (14), Mitch Marner (33) Even strength TOR 2, BUF 1
3rd 02:39 Buffalo Sabres Jack Eichel (6) Rasmus Ristolainen (14), Jeff Skinner (9) Even strength TOR 2, BUF 2
3rd 12:57 Buffalo Sabres Jack Eichel (7) Sam Reinhart (16) Even strength TOR 2, BUF 3
3rd 14:47 Toronto Maple Leafs Patrick Marleau (7) Morgan Rielly (21), Auston Matthews (8) Even strength TOR 3, BUF 3
OT 04:57 Toronto Maple Leafs Auston Matthews (15) Kasperi Kapanen (9), Jake Gardiner (11) Even strength TOR 4, BUF 3

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

Team stats

Stat Toronto Maple Leafs Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 30 41
Power play 0 of 2 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 4 4
Hits 11 14
Blocked shots 11 22
Giveaways 11 10
Takeaways 0 2
Faceoffs won 37/66 (56.1%) 29/66 (43.9%)

Box score

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs skaters
Player
11 Z. Hyman L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16.7% 18:23
12 P. Marleau C 1 0 1 +2 2 2 1 0 20:20
16 M. Marner R 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 0 22:20
18 A. Johnsson L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 12:38
24 K. Kapanen R 0 1 1 +3 0 1 1 0 19:07
26 P. Lindholm C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 25% 06:52
28 C. Brown R 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 0 14:11
33 F. Gauthier C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 05:23
34 A. Matthews C 2 1 3 +3 0 5 0 2 57.9% 23:22
43 N. Kadri C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 66.7% 16:57
63 T. Ennis R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 05:49
91 J. Tavares C 0 1 1 +1 0 5 1 0 64% 22:00
2 R. Hainsey D 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 20:31
22 N. Zaitsev D 0 0 0 -3 0 1 1 2 20:22
23 T. Dermott D 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 18:10
44 M. Rielly D 0 1 1 +3 0 2 2 1 25:50
51 J. Gardiner D 1 1 2 +1 0 1 0 1 24:48
92 I. Ozhiganov D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 13:48
Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie
31 F. Andersen 41 38 3 .927 64:57 Win

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 J. Eichel C 2 0 2 +3 0 8 0 2 25% 21:49
10 P. Berglund C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 10:27
17 V. Sobotka C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 63.6% 16:55
21 K. Okposo R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 28.6% 12:07
22 J. Larsson L 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 1 61.5% 12:20
23 S. Reinhart C 1 1 2 +3 0 2 1 0 21:35
28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 3 1 13:27
37 C. Mittelstadt C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 20% 12:28
43 C. Sheary L 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 2 15:33
53 J. Skinner L 0 1 1 +3 0 4 0 1 100% 18:32
71 E. Rodrigues C 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 1 25% 16:57
72 T. Thompson C 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 15:10
4 Z. Bogosian D 0 0 0 -2 0 3 3 4 26:34
8 C. Nelson D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02:39
24 L. Pilut D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 22:49
26 R. Dahlin D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 29:15
55 R. Ristolainen D 0 2 2 +1 0 3 3 3 27:00
82 N. Beaulieu D 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 15:14
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
35 L. Ullmark 30 26 4 .867 64:57 OT loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
2nd 11:19 Toronto Maple Leafs Connor Brown Interference 2
2nd 11:39 Buffalo Sabres Tage Thompson Hooking 2
3rd 07:16 Buffalo Sabres Tage Thompson Hooking 2
3rd 08:44 Toronto Maple Leafs Patrick Marleau Interference 2

Game information

Toronto Maple Leafs head coach
Mike Babcock
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Phil Housley
Referees
Wes McCauley, Kendrick Nicholson
Linesmen
Darren Gibbs, Travis Gawryletz
Toronto Maple Leafs scratches
Martin Marincin, Justin Holl, William Nylander
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Jason Pominville, Matt Tennyson, Remi Elie

2018-2019 season series

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

Other NHL games on Dec 4

Matchup Status Details
Boston Bruins 0 at Florida Panthers 5 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 3 at New York Islanders 1 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 9 at Columbus Blue Jackets 6 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 2 at Montreal Canadiens 5 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 6 at Detroit Red Wings 5 Final/SO Game page
Minnesota Wild 3 at Vancouver Canucks 2 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 3 at Vegas Golden Knights 5 Final Game page
Arizona Coyotes 2 at Los Angeles Kings 1 Final Game page

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