Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres
· KeyBank Center, Buffalo · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5–3 on Friday, October 24, 2025 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Toronto Maple Leafs |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
2 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Toronto Maple Leafs |
9 |
11 |
14 |
34 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
12 |
9 |
9 |
30 |
Three stars
- M. Samuelsson, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals)
- A. Tuch, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)
- A. Lyon, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
04:38 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Mattias Samuelsson (1) |
Ryan McLeod (3), Alex Tuch (4) |
Even strength |
TOR 0, BUF 1 |
| 1st |
05:01 |
Toronto Maple Leafs |
William Nylander (3) |
Oliver Ekman-Larsson (5), Brandon Carlo (1) |
Even strength |
TOR 1, BUF 1 |
| 1st |
06:12 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jiri Kulich (3) |
Zach Benson (7), Tage Thompson (4) |
Even strength |
TOR 1, BUF 2 |
| 1st |
12:45 |
Toronto Maple Leafs |
Auston Matthews (5) |
John Tavares (6), Oliver Ekman-Larsson (6) |
Power play |
TOR 2, BUF 2 |
| 2nd |
07:20 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tage Thompson (2) |
Bowen Byram (3), Jiri Kulich (1) |
Even strength |
TOR 2, BUF 3 |
| 2nd |
13:10 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Mattias Samuelsson (2) |
Rasmus Dahlin (6), Peyton Krebs (3) |
Even strength |
TOR 2, BUF 4 |
| 3rd |
01:55 |
Toronto Maple Leafs |
Dakota Joshua (1) |
Easton Cowan (2), Nicolas Roy (2) |
Even strength |
TOR 3, BUF 4 |
| 3rd |
16:59 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Alex Tuch (3) |
Owen Power (2) |
Shorthanded |
TOR 3, BUF 5 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres
| Stat |
Toronto Maple Leafs |
Buffalo Sabres |
| Shots on goal |
34 |
30 |
| Power play |
1 of 4 |
0 of 2 |
| Penalty minutes |
4 |
10 |
| Hits |
30 |
8 |
| Blocked shots |
13 |
21 |
| Giveaways |
18 |
13 |
| Takeaways |
7 |
3 |
| Faceoffs won |
35/60 (58.3%) |
25/60 (41.7%) |
Box score
Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 M. Domi |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
75% |
14:16 |
| Number 18 S. Lorentz |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:49 |
| Number 19 C. Jarnkrok |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
10:16 |
| Number 23 M. Knies |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:03 |
| Number 34 A. Matthews |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
64.7% |
23:48 |
| Number 53 E. Cowan |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:05 |
| Number 55 N. Roy |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
60% |
15:11 |
| Number 63 M. Maccelli |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:40 |
| Number 74 B. McMann |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:09 |
| Number 81 D. Joshua |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:36 |
| Number 88 W. Nylander |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:39 |
| Number 91 J. Tavares |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
52.4% |
19:16 |
| Number 2 S. Benoit |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:53 |
| Number 22 J. McCabe |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
|
20:32 |
| Number 25 B. Carlo |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:31 |
| Number 36 D. Mermis |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:12 |
| Number 51 P. Myers |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
14:05 |
| Number 95 O. Ekman-Larsson |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
25:50 |
Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 41 A. Stolarz |
30 |
25 |
5 |
.833 |
57:09 |
Loss |
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 6 Z. Benson |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:25 |
| Number 17 J. Zucker |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
12:47 |
| Number 19 P. Krebs |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
75% |
13:43 |
| Number 20 J.Kulich |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
56.3% |
16:50 |
| Number 22 J. Quinn |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:55 |
| Number 29 B. Malenstyn |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
|
12:14 |
| Number 48 T. Kozak |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
01:49 |
| Number 71 R. McLeod |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
22.7% |
20:03 |
| Number 72 T. Thompson |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+3 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
50% |
19:06 |
| Number 86 N. Ostlund |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
36.4% |
12:28 |
| Number 89 A. Tuch |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
100% |
19:34 |
| Number 91 J. Doan |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:57 |
| Number 4 B. Byram |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:25 |
| Number 21 C. Timmins |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
23:37 |
| Number 23 M. Samuelsson |
D |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+4 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
23:38 |
| Number 25 O. Power |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:02 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:28 |
| Number 73 Z. Metsa |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:41 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 34 A. Lyon |
34 |
31 |
3 |
.912 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
09:01 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Rasmus Dahlin |
Tripping |
2 |
| 1st |
11:39 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tage Thompson |
Hooking |
2 |
| 1st |
13:23 |
Toronto Maple Leafs |
Max Domi |
Hooking |
2 |
| 1st |
13:26 |
Toronto Maple Leafs |
Calle Jarnkrok |
High sticking |
2 |
| 3rd |
15:23 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Rasmus Dahlin |
Delaying game puck over glass |
2 |
| 3rd |
19:48 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Peyton Krebs |
High sticking double minor |
4 |
Game information
- Toronto Maple Leafs head coach
- Craig Berube
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Lindy Ruff
- Referees
- Jon McIsaac, Kyle Rehman
- Linesmen
- Brandon Gawryletz, Jonathan Deschamps
- Toronto Maple Leafs scratches
- Morgan Rielly, Sammy Blais, Nick Robertson
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Mason Geertsen, Jacob Bryson, Colten Ellis
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