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Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres

KeyBank Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 in a shootout on Saturday, March 14, 2026 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 32-36-14
at Buffalo Sabres 3 50-23-9

Goals by period

Team Total
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 1 0 0 0 2
Buffalo Sabres 1 1 0 0 1 3

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Toronto Maple Leafs 9 6 2 1 0 18
Buffalo Sabres 10 12 10 1 0 33

Three stars

  1. J. Quinn, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
  2. A. Tuch, Buffalo Sabres
  3. O. Power, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 02:01 Buffalo Sabres Owen Power (7) Zach Benson (22), Sam Carrick (7) Even strength TOR 0, BUF 1
1st 06:09 Toronto Maple Leafs Dakota Joshua (8) Nick Robertson (15) Even strength TOR 1, BUF 1
2nd 00:53 Toronto Maple Leafs Max Domi (10) William Nylander (40), Matthew Knies (39) Even strength TOR 2, BUF 1
2nd 11:21 Buffalo Sabres Jack Quinn (16) Noah Ostlund (15), Ryan McLeod (37) Power play TOR 2, BUF 2

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

Shootout

Round Team Shooter Result
1 Buffalo Sabres Tage Thompson Saved
1 Toronto Maple Leafs William Nylander Saved
2 Buffalo Sabres Jack Quinn Goal (winner)
2 Toronto Maple Leafs Easton Cowan Saved
3 Buffalo Sabres Alex Tuch Goal

Team stats

Stat Toronto Maple Leafs Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 18 33
Power play 0 of 2 1 of 4
Penalty minutes 19 15
Hits 35 21
Blocked shots 22 9
Giveaways 22 15
Takeaways 6 5
Faceoffs won 27/51 (52.9%) 24/51 (47.1%)

Box score

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs skaters
Player
11 M. Domi C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 1 1 0 60% 16:47
19 C. Jarnkrok C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 50% 10:38
23 M. Knies L 0 1 1 +1 2 0 3 0 0 20:09
26 J. Quillan C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 50% 10:10
29 B. Groulx C 0 0 0 +1 0 2 5 1 0 33.3% 19:08
53 E. Cowan R 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 15:07
61 M. Pezzetta L 0 0 0 0 4 1 3 1 0 06:29
63 M. Maccelli L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 4 0 0 19:25
81 D. Joshua C 1 0 1 +1 5 1 6 0 0 11:58
88 W. Nylander R 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 21:18
89 N. Robertson L 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 0 14:35
91 J. Tavares C 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 0 0 66.7% 19:50
2 S. Benoit D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 3 5 0 17:05
22 J. McCabe D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 26:19
25 B. Carlo D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19:18
44 M. Rielly D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 19:33
51 P. Myers D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 1 0 16:53
95 O. Ekman-Larsson D 0 0 0 0 6 1 2 2 0 21:59
Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie
60 J. Woll 33 31 2 .939 65:00 OT loss

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
6 Z. Benson L 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 0 14:43
9 J. Norris C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 50% 19:13
10 S. Carrick C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 2 0 0 50% 10:34
17 J. Zucker L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 1 0 16:24
19 P. Krebs C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 1 0 11:13
22 J. Quinn R 1 0 1 -1 0 2 0 0 1 13:42
29 B. Malenstyn L 0 0 0 +1 0 0 5 0 0 11:27
71 R. McLeod C 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 0 0 53.8% 17:56
72 T. Thompson C 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 0 0 33.3% 21:19
86 N. Ostlund C 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 100% 15:46
89 A. Tuch R 0 0 0 -1 0 5 1 0 0 20:52
91 J. Doan R 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 19:02
4 B. Byram D 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 25:35
5 L. Schenn D 0 0 0 -1 9 2 3 1 0 11:02
25 O. Power D 1 0 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 23:50
26 R. Dahlin D 0 0 0 -1 2 3 2 3 0 26:12
64 L. Stanley D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 15:49
73 Z. Metsa D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15:32
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
34 A. Lyon 18 16 2 .889 65:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 02:34 Toronto Maple Leafs Michael Pezzetta Holding 2
1st 08:12 Buffalo Sabres Luke Schenn Fighting (major) 5
1st 08:12 Toronto Maple Leafs Dakota Joshua Fighting (major) 5
1st 10:52 Toronto Maple Leafs Oliver Ekman-Larsson Cross checking 2
1st 15:22 Buffalo Sabres Noah Ostlund Interference goalkeeper 2
1st 15:22 Buffalo Sabres Luke Schenn Roughing 2
1st 15:22 Toronto Maple Leafs Oliver Ekman-Larsson Roughing 2
1st 15:22 Buffalo Sabres Luke Schenn Roughing 2
1st 15:22 Toronto Maple Leafs Oliver Ekman-Larsson Roughing 2
2nd 06:42 Buffalo Sabres Rasmus Dahlin Interference 2
2nd 09:51 Toronto Maple Leafs Michael Pezzetta Slashing 2
3rd 06:31 Toronto Maple Leafs Matthew Knies Holding 2
3rd 19:11 Buffalo Sabres Bowen Byram Holding the stick 2
3rd 19:11 Toronto Maple Leafs John Tavares Roughing 2

Game information

Toronto Maple Leafs head coach
Craig Berube
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Referees
Jean Hebert, Justin Kea
Linesmen
Andrew Smith, Mark Shewchyk
Toronto Maple Leafs scratches
Steven Lorentz, Auston Matthews, Troy Stecher
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Tanner Pearson, Mattias Samuelsson, Michael Kesselring, Colten Ellis, Josh Dunne, Tyson Kozak

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 Mar 14

Matchup Status Details
Anaheim Ducks 0 at Ottawa Senators 2 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 3 at Washington Capitals 2 Final/SO Game page
Colorado Avalanche 1 at Winnipeg Jets 3 Final Game page
New York Rangers 4 at Minnesota Wild 2 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 4 at Montreal Canadiens 2 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 4 at New Jersey Devils 6 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 2 at New York Islanders 3 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 1 Final/SO Game page
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Dallas Stars 3 Final/OT Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Utah Mammoth 3 Final Game page
Seattle Kraken 5 at Vancouver Canucks 2 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 0 at Vegas Golden Knights 4 Final Game page

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