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Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs

Scotiabank Arena, Toronto Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–3 in overtime on Saturday, October 25, 2025 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Buffalo Sabres 3 50-23-9
at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 32-36-14

Goals by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 1 1 1 0 3
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 1 1 1 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 12 6 7 1 26
Toronto Maple Leafs 6 11 5 1 23

Three stars

  1. J. Tavares, Toronto Maple Leafs (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. T. Thompson, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals)
  3. J. McCabe, Toronto Maple Leafs (1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 13:40 Buffalo Sabres Tage Thompson (3) Jiri Kulich (2), Mattias Samuelsson (3) Even strength BUF 1, TOR 0
1st 18:33 Toronto Maple Leafs Nick Robertson (1) Easton Cowan (3), Auston Matthews (3) Even strength BUF 1, TOR 1
2nd 01:59 Toronto Maple Leafs Matias Maccelli (2) John Tavares (7), Matthew Knies (7) Even strength BUF 1, TOR 2
2nd 14:23 Buffalo Sabres Bowen Byram (1) Conor Timmins (2), Ryan McLeod (4) Even strength BUF 2, TOR 2
3rd 07:06 Buffalo Sabres Tage Thompson (4) Jason Zucker (2), Rasmus Dahlin (7) Power play BUF 3, TOR 2
3rd 13:10 Toronto Maple Leafs Dakota Joshua (2) Jake McCabe (2), Brandon Carlo (2) Even strength BUF 3, TOR 3
OT 01:28 Toronto Maple Leafs John Tavares (5) Matthew Knies (8) Even strength BUF 3, 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 26 23
Power play 1 of 4 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 21 13
Hits 20 25
Blocked shots 15 18
Giveaways 15 9
Takeaways 6 2
Faceoffs won 19/57 (33.3%) 38/57 (66.7%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
6 Z. Benson L 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 0 19:50
17 J. Zucker L 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 14:54
19 P. Krebs C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 2 0 46.2% 15:04
20 J.Kulich C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 2 0 0 26.7% 15:24
22 J. Quinn R 0 0 0 -2 0 3 2 1 0 15:19
29 B. Malenstyn L 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 1 0 14:19
44 J. Dunne C 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 100% 12:14
71 R. McLeod C 0 1 1 -2 0 0 0 0 0 33.3% 17:47
72 T. Thompson C 2 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 1 100% 18:35
86 N. Ostlund C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 20% 08:39
89 A. Tuch R 0 0 0 0 17 1 0 0 0 13:34
91 J. Doan R 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 0 0 15:08
4 B. Byram D 1 0 1 -1 0 2 0 2 0 18:21
21 C. Timmins D 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 21:48
23 M. Samuelsson D 0 1 1 -1 2 1 3 2 0 22:43
25 O. Power D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 0 23:55
26 R. Dahlin D 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 0 0 23:42
73 Z. Metsa D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 07:08
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
1 U. Luukkonen 23 19 4 .826 61:28 OT loss

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs skaters
Player
11 M. Domi C 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 1 0 50% 10:29
18 S. Lorentz C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 08:36
19 C. Jarnkrok C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 100% 10:34
23 M. Knies L 0 2 2 +2 0 1 1 0 0 22:26
34 A. Matthews C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 2 0 66.7% 23:24
53 E. Cowan R 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 0 10:58
55 N. Roy C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 3 0 90% 16:07
63 M. Maccelli L 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 1 0 100% 15:27
74 B. McMann C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 100% 17:52
81 D. Joshua C 1 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 0 12:55
89 N. Robertson L 1 0 1 +1 0 1 2 0 0 14:54
91 J. Tavares C 1 1 2 +2 0 5 1 0 0 60% 17:23
2 S. Benoit D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 0 0 18:09
22 J. McCabe D 0 1 1 +1 7 2 3 5 0 19:30
25 B. Carlo D 0 1 1 +2 0 0 0 1 0 22:19
44 M. Rielly D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 19:29
51 P. Myers D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 2 0 16:54
95 O. Ekman-Larsson D 0 0 0 +1 4 0 5 1 0 20:17
Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie
30 C. Primeau 26 23 3 .885 61:28 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 02:32 Buffalo Sabres Josh Dunne Interference 2
1st 07:05 Toronto Maple Leafs Jake McCabe High sticking 2
1st 10:09 Toronto Maple Leafs Oliver Ekman-Larsson Cross checking 2
1st 14:22 Buffalo Sabres Alex Tuch Instigator 2
1st 14:22 Toronto Maple Leafs Jake McCabe Fighting (major) 5
1st 14:22 Buffalo Sabres Alex Tuch Fighting (major) 5
1st 14:22 Buffalo Sabres Alex Tuch Instigator misconduct (misconduct) 10
2nd 04:21 Buffalo Sabres Mattias Samuelsson Cross checking 2
2nd 17:12 Toronto Maple Leafs Oliver Ekman-Larsson Interference 2
3rd 06:25 Toronto Maple Leafs Simon Benoit Tripping 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Toronto Maple Leafs head coach
Craig Berube
Referees
Chris Schlenker, Jake Brenk
Linesmen
Julien Fournier, Steve Barton
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Mason Geertsen, Jacob Bryson, Colten Ellis
Toronto Maple Leafs scratches
Anthony Stolarz, Dakota Mermis, William Nylander, Sammy Blais

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 Oct 25

Matchup Status Details
New York Islanders 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 4 Final/SO Game page
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Boston Bruins 3 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4 Final Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 0 at Florida Panthers 3 Final Game page
Utah Mammoth 6 at Minnesota Wild 2 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 4 at Detroit Red Wings 6 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Final/SO Game page
Ottawa Senators 7 at Washington Capitals 1 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Vancouver Canucks 3 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 4 at Nashville Predators 5 Final/SO Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Dallas Stars 3 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Seattle Kraken 3 Final Game page

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