Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs
· Scotiabank Arena, Toronto · Regular Season · Final/OT
Final score
The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Buffalo Sabres 2–1 in overtime on Wednesday, March 6, 2024 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
10 |
9 |
3 |
3 |
25 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs |
6 |
9 |
10 |
2 |
27 |
Three stars
- A. Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs (1 goal)
- W. Nylander, Toronto Maple Leafs (1 goal)
- V. Olofsson, Buffalo Sabres (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 |
| 2nd |
02:29 |
Toronto Maple Leafs |
William Nylander (34) |
Tyler Bertuzzi (17), Max Domi (25) |
Even strength |
BUF 0, TOR 1 |
| 2nd |
06:31 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Victor Olofsson (5) |
Zemgus Girgensons (2) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, TOR 1 |
| OT |
04:20 |
Toronto Maple Leafs |
Auston Matthews (54) |
Mitch Marner (51), Morgan Rielly (39) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, TOR 2 |
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 |
25 |
27 |
| Power play |
0 of 2 |
0 of 1 |
| Penalty minutes |
2 |
4 |
| Hits |
34 |
38 |
| Blocked shots |
8 |
17 |
| Giveaways |
16 |
15 |
| Takeaways |
7 |
10 |
| Faceoffs won |
20/51 (39.2%) |
31/51 (60.8%) |
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 Z. Benson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
09:09 |
| Number 12 J. Greenway |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
|
17:35 |
| Number 19 P. Krebs |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
10:49 |
| Number 21 K. Okposo |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
33.3% |
15:12 |
| Number 24 D. Cozens |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
31.6% |
20:58 |
| Number 28 Z. Girgensons |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
46.2% |
16:44 |
| Number 50 E. Robinson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
16:04 |
| Number 53 J. Skinner |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:49 |
| Number 71 V. Olofsson |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
10:20 |
| Number 72 T. Thompson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
37.5% |
18:36 |
| Number 77 J. Peterka |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:04 |
| Number 89 A. Tuch |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
|
19:12 |
| Number 10 H. Jokiharju |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
23:10 |
| Number 25 O. Power |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
|
27:08 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
|
27:43 |
| Number 33 R. Johnson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
09:21 |
| Number 75 C. Clifton |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
|
13:47 |
| Number 78 J. Bryson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
19:47 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 1 U. Luukkonen |
27 |
25 |
2 |
.926 |
63:52 |
OT loss |
Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 M. Domi |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
80% |
14:41 |
| Number 16 M. Marner |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
23:35 |
| Number 18 N. Gregor |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
09:02 |
| Number 19 C. Jarnkrok |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
50% |
16:49 |
| Number 23 M. Knies |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:48 |
| Number 34 A. Matthews |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
52.9% |
23:45 |
| Number 59 T. Bertuzzi |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
14:10 |
| Number 64 D. Kampf |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
85.7% |
09:56 |
| Number 74 B. McMann |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
|
14:50 |
| Number 75 R. Reaves |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
|
07:16 |
| Number 88 W. Nylander |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
60% |
19:46 |
| Number 91 J. Tavares |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
55.6% |
16:39 |
| Number 2 S. Benoit |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
|
18:33 |
| Number 37 T. Liljegren |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
|
21:00 |
| Number 44 M. Rielly |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
|
25:34 |
| Number 46 I. Lyubushkin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
|
19:34 |
| Number 78 T. Brodie |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
|
22:28 |
| Number 85 W. Lagesson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
15:34 |
Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 35 I. Samsonov |
25 |
24 |
1 |
.960 |
64:20 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
15:44 |
Toronto Maple Leafs |
Timothy Liljegren |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
07:11 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Rasmus Dahlin |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
12:07 |
Toronto Maple Leafs |
Timothy Liljegren |
Holding |
2 |
Game information
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Don Granato
- Toronto Maple Leafs head coach
- Sheldon Keefe
- Referees
- Jon McIsaac, Michael Markovic
- Linesmen
- Scott Cherrey, Mark Shewchyk
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Erik Johnson, Bowen Byram, Lukas Rousek
- Toronto Maple Leafs scratches
- Martin Jones, Jake McCabe, Pontus Holmberg
2023-2024 season series
Every Buffalo Sabres and Toronto Maple Leafs game in the 2023-2024 season
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Buffalo Sabres
6
 at Toronto Maple Leafs
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Nov 4, 2023
|
|
Toronto Maple Leafs
3
at Buffalo Sabres
9
|
Final
|
Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Dec 21, 2023
|
|
Buffalo Sabres
1
at Toronto Maple Leafs
2
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs, Wed, Mar 6, 2024
|
|
Toronto Maple Leafs
3
at Buffalo Sabres
0
|
Final
|
Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Mar 30, 2024
|
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