Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs

Wednesday, September 27, 2023, 6:30 PM ET Joe Thornton Community Centre, St. Thomas Preseason Final

Final score

The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–2 on Wednesday, September 27, 2023 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs
Team	Goals	2023-2024 record
Buffalo Sabres	2	39-37-6
at Toronto Maple Leafs	5	46-26-10

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

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	4	6	5	15
Toronto Maple Leafs	14	14	13	41

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	07:41	Toronto Maple Leafs	Conor Timmins (1)	Sam Lafferty (1), Matthew Knies (2)	Even strength	BUF 0, TOR 1
1st	12:38	Buffalo Sabres	Jeremy Davies (1)	Dylan Cozens (1)	Even strength	BUF 1, TOR 1
2nd	12:38	Toronto Maple Leafs	Sam Lafferty (1)	Matthew Knies (3), William Lagesson (1)	Shorthanded	BUF 1, TOR 2
2nd	14:06	Toronto Maple Leafs	Max Domi (1)	Conor Timmins (3)	Even strength	BUF 1, TOR 3
2nd	16:42	Buffalo Sabres	Henri Jokiharju (1)	Victor Olofsson (1), Lukas Rousek (2)	Even strength	BUF 2, TOR 3
3rd	02:18	Toronto Maple Leafs	Kyle Clifford (1)	Conor Timmins (4), Fraser Minten (1)	Even strength	BUF 2, TOR 4
3rd	19:24	Toronto Maple Leafs	Conor Timmins (2)	Easton Cowan (2), Pontus Holmberg (1)	Power play	BUF 2, TOR 5

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

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal
Number 8 J. Richards	C	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 13 L. Rousek	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2
Number 17 T. Jost	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0
Number 19 P. Krebs	C	0	0	0	-2	2	0
Number 24 D. Cozens	C	0	1	1	0	0	3
Number 42 B. Warren	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0
Number 52 A. Kisakov	L	0	0	0	0	0	1
Number 57 M. Mersch	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0
Number 65 L. Weissbach	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0
Number 67 G. Slaggert	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0
Number 71 V. Olofsson	L	0	1	1	-1	0	3
Number 81 B. Murray	L	0	0	0	-2	0	0
Number 4 J. Davies	D	1	0	1	+2	4	1
Number 10 H. Jokiharju	D	1	0	1	0	0	1
Number 25 O. Power	D	0	0	0	-3	0	0
Number 33 R. Johnson	D	0	0	0	-2	0	4
Number 74 N. Panocha	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0
Number 78 J. Bryson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 U. Luukkonen	28	3	.893	40:00	Loss
Number 32 M. Houser	13	2	.846	20:00

Toronto Maple Leafs skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Power-play goals
Number 11 M. Domi	C	1	0	1	+1	2	4	0
Number 18 N. Gregor	L	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Number 23 M. Knies	L	0	2	2	+2	0	2	0
Number 28 S. Lafferty	C	1	1	2	+2	0	3	0
Number 29 P. Holmberg	R	0	1	1	0	0	2	0
Number 33 R. Hirvonen	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Number 39 F. Minten	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	0
Number 43 K. Clifford	L	1	0	1	0	0	2	0
Number 46 A. Steeves	C	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0
Number 53 E. Cowan	R	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0
Number 89 N. Robertson	L	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0
Number 91 J. Tavares	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0
Number 3 J. Klingberg	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 22 J. McCabe	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0
Number 25 C. Timmins	D	2	2	4	+3	0	3	1
Number 37 T. Liljegren	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Number 48 M. Lajoie	D	0	0	0	+2	0	3	0
Number 85 W. Lagesson	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0

Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 M. Jones	15	2	.867	60:00	Win

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:20	Buffalo Sabres	Jeremy Davies	High sticking	2
1st	18:21	Buffalo Sabres	Tyson Jost	Hooking	2
2nd	11:59	Toronto Maple Leafs	Max Domi	High sticking	2
3rd	05:46	Buffalo Sabres	Peyton Krebs	Cross checking	2
3rd	07:27	Toronto Maple Leafs	Alex Steeves	Interference goalkeeper	2
3rd	18:59	Buffalo Sabres	Jeremy Davies	Roughing	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Don Granato
Toronto Maple Leafs head coach: Sheldon Keefe
Referees: Garrett Rank, Mitch Dunning
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Kyle Flemington
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Erik Johnson, Kyle Okposo, Dustin Tokarski, Jeff Skinner, Zemgus Girgensons, Connor Clifton, Eric Comrie, Alex Tuch, Jordan Greenway, Joseph Cecconi, Kale Clague, Riley Stillman, Tage Thompson, Casey Mittelstadt, Mattias Samuelsson, Rasmus Dahlin, Filip Cederqvist, Brandon Biro, Jack Quinn, JJ Peterka, Devon Levi, Devin Cooley, Olivier Nadeau, Isak Rosen, Tyson Kozak, Nikita Novikov, Jiri Kulich, Mats Lindgren, Viktor Neuchev, Matt Savoie, Vsevolod Komarov, Zach Benson
Toronto Maple Leafs scratches: Mark Giordano, Ryan Reaves, TJ Brodie, Calle Jarnkrok, Morgan Rielly, Tyler Bertuzzi, William Nylander, Mitch Marner, Ilya Samsonov, Auston Matthews, Joseph Woll, Dylan Gambrell, David Kampf, Simon Benoit, Mikko Kokkonen, Nick Abruzzese, Topi Niemela, William Villeneuve, Bobby McMann, Dmitry Ovchinnikov, Ryan Tverberg, Braeden Kressler, Ty Voit, Vyacheslav Peksa, Matt Pietroniro, Marshall Rifai, Max Ellis, Dennis Hildeby

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