Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres

Saturday, September 21, 2019, 7:00 PM ET KeyBank Center, Buffalo Preseason Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5–3 on Saturday, September 21, 2019 at home.

Final score, Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2019-2020 record
Toronto Maple Leafs	3	36-25-9
at Buffalo Sabres	5	30-31-8

Goals by period

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

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	11	10	13	34
Buffalo Sabres	12	10	10	32

Three stars

V. Olofsson, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals)
S. Reinhart, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 2 assists)
J. Tavares, Toronto Maple Leafs (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	13:10	Toronto Maple Leafs	John Tavares (1)	Kasperi Kapanen (1), Jake Muzzin (1)	Even strength	TOR 1, BUF 0
1st	15:56	Buffalo Sabres	Sam Reinhart (1)	Jack Eichel (2), Colin Miller (1)	Even strength	TOR 1, BUF 1
2nd	07:50	Buffalo Sabres	Victor Olofsson (1)	Jack Eichel (3), Rasmus Dahlin (3)	Power play	TOR 1, BUF 2
2nd	14:45	Toronto Maple Leafs	Pierre Engvall (1)	Kasperi Kapanen (2)	Even strength	TOR 2, BUF 2
3rd	09:05	Buffalo Sabres	Jimmy Vesey (1)	Sam Reinhart (1)	Even strength	TOR 2, BUF 3
3rd	10:06	Toronto Maple Leafs	Trevor Moore (1)	Frederik Gauthier (1), Jake Muzzin (2)	Shorthanded	TOR 3, BUF 3
3rd	17:24	Buffalo Sabres	Victor Olofsson (2)	Sam Reinhart (2)	Even strength	TOR 3, BUF 4
3rd	19:08	Buffalo Sabres	C.J. Smith (1)	Evan Rodrigues (1)	Even strength, Empty net	TOR 3, BUF 5

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	34	32
Power play	0 of 3	1 of 4
Penalty minutes	10	8
Hits	5	5
Blocked shots	3	1
Giveaways	5	5
Takeaways	2	3
Faceoffs won	38/71 (53.5%)	33/71 (46.5%)

Box score

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 16 M. Marner	R	0	0	0	-3	0	1	0	0		20:46
Number 19 J. Spezza	C	0	0	0	-1	2	4	1	0	46.7%	17:16
Number 24 K. Kapanen	R	0	2	2	-2	0	3	0	0		18:25
Number 29 J. Bracco	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		08:53
Number 33 F. Gauthier	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	1	61.5%	14:39
Number 42 T. Moore	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	1	0		13:33
Number 47 P. Engvall	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0		10:21
Number 61 N. Petan	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	50%	14:44
Number 76 H. Elynuik	C	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	60%	09:53
Number 77 A. Brooks	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	33.3%	12:55
Number 91 J. Tavares	C	1	0	1	-3	0	7	0	0	54.5%	18:44
Number 2 J. Schmaltz	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		15:38
Number 3 J. Holl	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	0	0		18:14
Number 8 J. Muzzin	D	0	2	2	0	2	3	2	0		21:12
Number 22 B. Harpur	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	1		18:54
Number 25 K. Gravel	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	1		20:07
Number 94 T. Barrie	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		22:15
Number 96 E. Korshkov	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		14:11

Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Hutchinson	9	7	2	.778	19:21	Loss
Number 35 M. Neuvirth	22	20	2	.909	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	2	1	1	0	0	45%	19:39
Number 13 J. Vesey	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0		16:01
Number 23 S. Reinhart	C	1	2	3	0	2	3	1	0	0	50%	17:50
Number 25 A. Ruotsalainen	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	0	81.8%	10:54
Number 27 C. Lazar	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		12:26
Number 42 D. Cozens	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		08:37
Number 49 C. Smith	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0		14:07
Number 53 J. Skinner	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	100%	12:47
Number 68 V. Olofsson	L	2	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	1		17:11
Number 71 E. Rodrigues	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0	40%	16:43
Number 74 R. Asplund	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0		14:22
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	40%	15:39
Number 6 M. Scandella	D	0	0	0	+1	0	4	1	1	0		19:58
Number 8 C. Nelson	D	0	0	0	+3	0	4	0	0	0		17:49
Number 10 H. Jokiharju	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		13:06
Number 26 R. Dahlin	D	0	1	1	-2	2	2	0	0	0		20:50
Number 33 C. Miller	D	0	1	1	+2	0	3	0	0	0		21:47
Number 55 R. Ristolainen	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0		21:58

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 C. Hutton	34	31	3	.912	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:28	Buffalo Sabres	Rasmus Dahlin	Holding	2
1st	16:32	Toronto Maple Leafs	Hudson Elynuik	Slashing	2
2nd	02:31	Toronto Maple Leafs	Jake Muzzin	Slashing	2
2nd	06:43	Toronto Maple Leafs	Justin Holl	Hooking	2
2nd	18:19	Buffalo Sabres	Jack Eichel	Delaying game face off violation	2
3rd	09:21	Toronto Maple Leafs	Jason Spezza	High sticking	2
3rd	12:49	Buffalo Sabres	Rasmus Asplund	Hooking	2
3rd	18:06	Toronto Maple Leafs	Kevin Gravel	Roughing	2
3rd	18:06	Buffalo Sabres	Sam Reinhart	Roughing	2

Game information

Toronto Maple Leafs head coach: Mike Babcock
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Ralph Krueger
Referees: Dan O'Halloran, Peter MacDougall
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, Tyson Baker
Toronto Maple Leafs scratches: Nathan Horton, David Clarkson, Garrett Wilson, Darren Archibald, Martin Marincin, Zach Hyman, Kenny Agostino, Frederik Andersen, Nicholas Shore, Morgan Rielly, Pontus Aberg, Cody Ceci, Alexander Kerfoot, Andreas Johnsson, Teemu Kivihalme, Fabrice Herzog, Nick Baptiste, Tyler Gaudet, William Nylander, John Piccinich, Travis Dermott, Jesper Lindgren, Martins Dzierkals, Dmytro Timashov, Mason Marchment, Kasimir Kaskisuo, Kalle Kossila, Auston Matthews, Joseph Woll, James Greenway, Vladimir Bobylev, Nikolai Chebykin, Ian Scott, Eemeli Rasanen, Timothy Liljegren, Vladislav Kara, Ryan O'Connell, Aaron Luchuk, Mac Hollowell, James Hamblin, Riley Stotts, Filip Kral, Carter Robertson, Rasmus Sandin, Semyon Der-Arguchintsev, Pontus Holmberg, Zachary Bouthillier, Semyon Kizimov, Joseph Duszak, Michael Koster, Nick Robertson, Mikhail Abramov, Mikko Kokkonen, Ilya Mikheyev, Nick Abruzzese, Kalle Loponen, Vladimir Alistrov, Joe Carroll, Tye Kartye, Sean Larochelle, Joshua Nelson, Marc-Antoine Pepin, Sergei Sapego, Xavier Simoneau, Nathan Staios
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Artem Kriukov, Matt Hunwick, Vladimir Sobotka, Kyle Okposo, Zach Bogosian, Johan Larsson, Scott Wilson, Zemgus Girgensons, Jake McCabe, Linus Ullmark, Andrew Hammond, John Gilmour, Connor Hurley, Remi Elie, Jean-Sebastien Dea, Conor Sheary, Brandon Montour, Brandon Hickey, Will Borgen, Devante Stephens, Ivan Chukarov, Brett Murray, Tage Thompson, Philip Nyberg, Casey Fitzgerald, Vasily Glotov, Casey Mittelstadt, Marcus Davidsson, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Oskari Laaksonen, Jacob Bryson, Kyle Olson, Linus Weissbach, Mattias Samuelsson, Matej Pekar, Andrew Oglevie, Lawrence Pilut, Linus Lindstrand Cronholm, Miska Kukkonen, William Worge Kreu, Ryan Johnson, Erik Portillo, Filip Cederqvist, Aaron Huglen, Lukas Rousek

2019-2020 season series

Every Toronto Maple Leafs and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2019-2020 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final Preseason	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs, Fri, Sep 20, 2019
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Buffalo Sabres 5	Final Preseason	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Sep 21, 2019

Other NHL games on Sep 21

Other NHL games on Saturday, September 21, 2019
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final Preseason	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Sep 21, 2019
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final Preseason	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Sep 21, 2019
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Washington Capitals 3	Final Preseason	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals, Sat, Sep 21, 2019
New York Islanders 3 at New Jersey Devils 4	Final Preseason	Game page: New York Islanders at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Sep 21, 2019
New York Rangers 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 4	Final Preseason	Game page: New York Rangers at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Sep 21, 2019
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Ottawa Senators 0	Final Preseason	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Sep 21, 2019
Florida Panthers 6 at Dallas Stars 0	Final Preseason	Game page: Florida Panthers at Dallas Stars, Sat, Sep 21, 2019
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Nashville Predators 5	Final/OT Preseason	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Nashville Predators, Sat, Sep 21, 2019
Vegas Golden Knights 3 at San Jose Sharks 1	Final Preseason	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Sep 21, 2019
Boston Bruins 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 3	Final/OT Preseason	Game page: Boston Bruins at Chicago Blackhawks, Sat, Sep 21, 2019
Anaheim Ducks 3 at Arizona Coyotes 4	Final/2OT Preseason	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Arizona Coyotes, Sat, Sep 21, 2019
Vancouver Canucks 5 at Los Angeles Kings 7	Final Preseason	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Sep 21, 2019