Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs

Wednesday, March 2, 2022, 7:30 PM ET Scotiabank Arena, Toronto Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5–1 on Wednesday, March 2, 2022 on the road.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs
Team	Goals	2021-2022 record
Buffalo Sabres	5	32-39-11
at Toronto Maple Leafs	1	54-21-7

Goals by period

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

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	5	10	16	31
Toronto Maple Leafs	6	11	13	30

Three stars

J. Skinner, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)
C. Anderson, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
D. Cozens, Buffalo Sabres (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:26	Buffalo Sabres	Jacob Bryson (1)	Dylan Cozens (16), Casey Mittelstadt (3)	Power play	BUF 1, TOR 0
1st	11:48	Toronto Maple Leafs	Rasmus Sandin (4)	Michael Bunting (23), Mitch Marner (36)	Even strength	BUF 1, TOR 1
2nd	12:19	Buffalo Sabres	Victor Olofsson (8)	Rasmus Asplund (14), Rasmus Dahlin (27)	Even strength	BUF 2, TOR 1
2nd	18:31	Buffalo Sabres	Tage Thompson (23)	Jeff Skinner (18), Alex Tuch (16)	Even strength	BUF 3, TOR 1
3rd	06:39	Buffalo Sabres	Jeff Skinner (21)	Unassisted	Even strength	BUF 4, TOR 1
3rd	11:48	Buffalo Sabres	Kyle Okposo (14)	Dylan Cozens (17), Mark Pysyk (9)	Even strength	BUF 5, TOR 1

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	31	30
Power play	1 of 2	0 of 1
Penalty minutes	2	4
Hits	20	17
Blocked shots	16	9
Giveaways	11	11
Takeaways	11	7
Faceoffs won	23/51 (45.1%)	28/51 (54.9%)

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 15 J. Hayden	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		14:13
Number 19 P. Krebs	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0	33.3%	12:18
Number 20 C. Eakin	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20%	15:55
Number 21 K. Okposo	R	1	0	1	+1	2	3	1	1	0		16:20
Number 24 D. Cozens	C	0	2	2	+1	0	2	0	0	0	100%	15:56
Number 37 C. Mittelstadt	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0	0	33.3%	15:22
Number 53 J. Skinner	L	1	1	2	+1	0	6	0	0	0	50%	17:50
Number 71 V. Olofsson	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0		12:32
Number 72 T. Thompson	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	1	2	0	57.1%	17:23
Number 74 R. Asplund	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	1	0	0		10:24
Number 89 A. Tuch	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	2	0		17:37
Number 96 A. Bjork	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		15:05
Number 8 R. Hagg	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	5	2	0		19:23
Number 13 M. Pysyk	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	1	6	0		18:21
Number 23 M. Samuelsson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	2	0		18:45
Number 26 R. Dahlin	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	1	0	0		21:13
Number 45 C. Fitzgerald	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	4	0	0		18:59
Number 78 J. Bryson	D	1	0	1	+2	0	3	2	0	1		20:24

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 C. Anderson	30	29	1	.967	60:00	Win

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 15 A. Kerfoot	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	1	0		17:02
Number 16 M. Marner	R	0	1	1	-1	0	1	2	0	0		18:55
Number 19 J. Spezza	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	55.6%	12:13
Number 24 W. Simmonds	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0		12:08
Number 34 A. Matthews	C	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	0	0	52.6%	17:34
Number 47 P. Engvall	L	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	50%	13:04
Number 58 M. Bunting	L	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0	0		16:34
Number 64 D. Kampf	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	37.5%	12:52
Number 65 I. Mikheyev	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		13:37
Number 88 W. Nylander	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	1	0		15:27
Number 89 N. Robertson	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		11:29
Number 91 J. Tavares	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0	69.2%	18:14
Number 3 J. Holl	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	1	0		21:38
Number 23 T. Dermott	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		15:16
Number 38 R. Sandin	D	1	0	1	-2	0	1	1	1	0		19:52
Number 44 M. Rielly	D	0	0	0	-2	0	4	0	2	0		20:56
Number 46 I. Lyubushkin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		17:11
Number 78 T. Brodie	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	2	0		23:03

Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 P. Mrazek	31	26	5	.839	60:00	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:31	Toronto Maple Leafs	Alexander Kerfoot	Tripping	2
2nd	01:51	Buffalo Sabres	Kyle Okposo	Hooking	2
3rd	14:12	Toronto Maple Leafs	Jason Spezza	Hooking	2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Don Granato
Toronto Maple Leafs head coach: Sheldon Keefe
Referees: Garrett Rank, Conor O'Donnell
Linesmen: Shandor Alphonso, Ben O'Quinn
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Mark Jankowski, Henri Jokiharju
Toronto Maple Leafs scratches: Kyle Clifford, Ondrej Kase, Timothy Liljegren

2021-2022 season series

Every Buffalo Sabres and Toronto Maple Leafs game in the 2021-2022 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Nov 13, 2021
Buffalo Sabres 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs, Wed, Mar 2, 2022
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Buffalo Sabres 5	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres, Sun, Mar 13, 2022
Buffalo Sabres 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs, Tue, Apr 12, 2022

Other NHL games on Mar 2

Other NHL games on Wednesday, March 2, 2022
Matchup	Status	Details
St. Louis Blues 3 at New York Rangers 5	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at New York Rangers, Wed, Mar 2, 2022
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Dallas Stars 4	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Dallas Stars, Wed, Mar 2, 2022
Nashville Predators 3 at Seattle Kraken 4	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Seattle Kraken, Wed, Mar 2, 2022

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