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Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs

Scotiabank Arena, Toronto Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 7–4 on Tuesday, January 27, 2026 on the road.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Buffalo Sabres 7 50-23-9
at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 32-36-14

Goals by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 3 1 3 7
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 1 1 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 10 16 5 31
Toronto Maple Leafs 6 7 10 23

Three stars

  1. R. Dahlin, Buffalo Sabres (3 goals, 2 assists)
  2. A. Tuch, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
  3. M. Samuelsson, Buffalo Sabres (3 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 07:44 Toronto Maple Leafs Matthew Knies (13) John Tavares (26), Matias Maccelli (14) Even strength BUF 0, TOR 1
1st 09:29 Buffalo Sabres Rasmus Dahlin (9) Ryan McLeod (24), Mattias Samuelsson (21) Even strength BUF 1, TOR 1
1st 10:49 Toronto Maple Leafs Auston Matthews (26) Max Domi (19), Oliver Ekman-Larsson (24) Even strength BUF 1, TOR 2
1st 13:16 Buffalo Sabres Josh Doan (16) Rasmus Dahlin (30) Power play BUF 2, TOR 2
1st 18:05 Buffalo Sabres Tage Thompson (28) Unassisted Even strength BUF 3, TOR 2
2nd 11:17 Toronto Maple Leafs Bobby McMann (17) Auston Matthews (18), Max Domi (20) Even strength BUF 3, TOR 3
2nd 18:17 Buffalo Sabres Rasmus Dahlin (10) Mattias Samuelsson (22), Peyton Krebs (16) Even strength BUF 4, TOR 3
3rd 00:16 Buffalo Sabres Alex Tuch (19) Tage Thompson (27), Mattias Samuelsson (23) Even strength BUF 5, TOR 3
3rd 11:33 Buffalo Sabres Jack Quinn (12) Rasmus Dahlin (31) Even strength BUF 6, TOR 3
3rd 14:59 Toronto Maple Leafs Max Domi (8) Auston Matthews (19), Bobby McMann (12) Even strength BUF 6, TOR 4
3rd 19:16 Buffalo Sabres Rasmus Dahlin (11) Unassisted Even strength, Empty net BUF 7, TOR 4

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

Team stats

Stat Buffalo Sabres Toronto Maple Leafs
Shots on goal 31 23
Power play 1 of 2 0 of 0
Penalty minutes 0 4
Hits 16 32
Blocked shots 19 13
Giveaways 24 11
Takeaways 5 8
Faceoffs won 17/52 (32.7%) 35/52 (67.3%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
6 Z. Benson L 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 1 0 17:02
17 J. Zucker L 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 25% 15:55
19 P. Krebs C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 1 0 30% 11:47
22 J. Quinn R 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 14:21
29 B. Malenstyn L 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 3 0 11:54
48 T. Kozak C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 6 0 0 11:20
71 R. McLeod C 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 64.3% 13:36
72 T. Thompson C 1 1 2 +1 0 2 1 3 0 14.3% 18:57
86 N. Ostlund C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 14.3% 18:33
89 A. Tuch R 1 0 1 +2 0 2 1 1 0 15:44
91 J. Doan R 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 2 1 17:19
94 K. Helenius C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 50% 16:12
4 B. Byram D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 22:48
8 M. Kesselring D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 2 0 15:08
23 M. Samuelsson D 0 3 3 +2 0 0 4 2 0 21:41
25 O. Power D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 1 0 23:02
26 R. Dahlin D 3 2 5 +2 0 7 0 1 0 26:24
73 Z. Metsa D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 08:17
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
1 U. Luukkonen 5 3 2 .600 12:14
92 C. Ellis 18 16 2 .889 47:46 Win

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs skaters
Player
11 M. Domi C 1 2 3 +1 0 3 1 0 0 100% 15:55
18 S. Lorentz C 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 0 0 13:04
19 C. Jarnkrok C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 100% 11:59
23 M. Knies L 1 0 1 -1 0 2 3 0 0 17:44
24 S. Laughton C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 1 0 61.5% 15:05
34 A. Matthews C 1 2 3 0 0 3 1 1 0 82.4% 19:36
53 E. Cowan R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 11:14
55 N. Roy C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 0 0 83.3% 09:44
63 M. Maccelli L 0 1 1 -1 0 3 1 0 0 15:36
74 B. McMann C 1 1 2 -1 0 4 2 0 0 17:40
89 N. Robertson L 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 0 0 13:17
91 J. Tavares C 0 1 1 -1 0 0 3 1 0 45.5% 19:58
2 S. Benoit D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 1 0 16:40
22 J. McCabe D 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 0 21:54
25 B. Carlo D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 1 2 0 17:15
28 T. Stecher D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 19:47
44 M. Rielly D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 20:52
95 O. Ekman-Larsson D 0 1 1 -3 0 1 0 1 0 21:43
Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie
60 J. Woll 30 24 6 .800 58:08 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 12:27 Toronto Maple Leafs Steven Lorentz Cross checking 2
3rd 06:53 Toronto Maple Leafs Brandon Carlo Tripping 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Toronto Maple Leafs head coach
Craig Berube
Referees
Chris Schlenker, Kendrick Nicholson
Linesmen
Scott Cherrey, David Brisebois
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Jordan Greenway, Alex Lyon, Zac Jones
Toronto Maple Leafs scratches
Philippe Myers, Henry Thrun, Jacob Quillan

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Buffalo Sabres 5 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 Final/OT Game page
Buffalo Sabres 7 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3 Final/SO Game page

Other NHL games on Jan 27

Matchup Status Details
Nashville Predators 2 at Boston Bruins 3 Final/OT Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3 Final/OT Game page
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Detroit Red Wings 1 Final Game page
Utah Mammoth 4 at Florida Panthers 3 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 4 at New Jersey Devils 3 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 4 at St. Louis Blues 3 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Minnesota Wild 4 Final/SO Game page
San Jose Sharks 5 at Vancouver Canucks 2 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 1 at Seattle Kraken 5 Final Game page

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