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Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs

Scotiabank Arena, Toronto Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5–4 in overtime on Thursday, October 15, 2026 on the road.

Team Goals 2026-2027 record
Buffalo Sabres 5 4-3-1
at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 3-3-2

Goals by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 1 1 2 1 5
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 2 0 0 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 8 13 12 2 35
Toronto Maple Leafs 15 11 4 0 30

Three stars

  1. K. Marchenko, Toronto Maple Leafs (3 goals)
  2. J. Quinn, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals, 2 assists)
  3. O. Power, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 02:24 Toronto Maple Leafs Auston Matthews (6) Jack Roslovic (3) Even strength BUF 0, TOR 1
1st 03:35 Buffalo Sabres Jack Quinn (3) Zach Benson (4), Zach Metsa (2) Even strength BUF 1, TOR 1
1st 13:10 Toronto Maple Leafs Kirill Marchenko (2) John Tavares (4), Darren Raddysh (4) Power play BUF 1, TOR 2
2nd 02:41 Buffalo Sabres Jack Quinn (4) Noah Ostlund (3), Mattias Samuelsson (4) Even strength BUF 2, TOR 2
2nd 11:13 Toronto Maple Leafs Kirill Marchenko (3) John Tavares (5) Even strength BUF 2, TOR 3
2nd 16:51 Toronto Maple Leafs Kirill Marchenko (4) Colton Sissons (1), Easton Cowan (3) Even strength BUF 2, TOR 4
3rd 10:05 Buffalo Sabres Dennis Gilbert (1) Jack Quinn (3), Zach Benson (5) Even strength BUF 3, TOR 4
3rd 12:16 Buffalo Sabres Mattias Samuelsson (2) Tage Thompson (4) Even strength BUF 4, TOR 4
OT 03:14 Buffalo Sabres Owen Power (2) Jack Quinn (4), Noah Ostlund (4) Even strength BUF 5, 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 35 30
Power play 0 of 2 1 of 3
Penalty minutes 13 11
Hits 21 25
Blocked shots 4 10
Giveaways 17 20
Takeaways 5 4
Faceoffs won 25/57 (43.9%) 32/57 (56.1%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
6 Z. Benson L 0 2 2 +3 2 4 1 0 0 21:18
9 J. Norris C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 1 0 62.5% 14:50
10 S. Carrick C 0 0 0 0 4 0 5 0 0 05:46
15 J. Danforth R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42.9% 06:08
19 P. Krebs C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 3 0 0 75% 16:22
22 J. Quinn R 2 2 4 +4 5 4 0 0 0 18:04
29 B. Malenstyn L 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 08:03
71 R. McLeod C 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 38.5% 18:38
72 T. Thompson C 0 1 1 0 0 6 3 0 0 44.4% 21:11
86 N. Ostlund C 0 2 2 +4 0 1 0 0 0 33.3% 21:39
91 J. Doan R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 17:22
94 K. Helenius C 0 0 0 -2 0 4 2 0 0 15:11
8 O. Zellweger D 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 24:28
23 M. Samuelsson D 1 1 2 +1 0 3 0 0 0 28:24
25 O. Power D 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 0 0 28:01
44 D. Gilbert D 1 0 1 +2 2 1 0 1 0 10:37
46 L. Crevier D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 0 0 16:26
73 Z. Metsa D 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 1 0 12:36
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
1 U. Luukkonen 30 26 4 .867 63:14 Win

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs skaters
Player
15 C. Sissons C 0 1 1 -1 0 0 3 1 0 57.1% 17:49
19 Z. MacEwen R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 0 0 33.3% 05:27
20 N. Paul L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 45.5% 17:13
24 B. Duhaime L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 11:42
34 A. Matthews C 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 57.9% 22:14
53 E. Cowan R 0 1 1 0 0 2 3 1 0 100% 16:39
73 T. Blueger C 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 25% 14:43
86 K. Marchenko R 3 0 3 0 0 3 3 0 1 18:36
88 W. Nylander R 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 22:18
91 J. Tavares C 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 81.8% 11:47
92 G. McKenna L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 06:36
96 J. Roslovic C 0 1 1 -1 0 5 0 1 0 19:04
3 N. Blankenburg D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 15:37
22 J. McCabe D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 23:30
28 T. Stecher D 0 0 0 -3 5 1 1 1 0 17:08
43 D. Raddysh D 0 1 1 +3 0 3 1 3 0 27:09
44 M. Rielly D 0 0 0 -2 2 3 0 0 0 18:35
95 O. Ekman-Larsson D 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 19:35
Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie
72 S. Bobrovsky 35 30 5 .857 63:14 OT loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 12:32 Buffalo Sabres Sam Carrick Hooking 2
1st 18:12 Buffalo Sabres Dennis Gilbert Roughing 2
1st 18:12 Buffalo Sabres Sam Carrick High sticking 2
1st 18:12 Toronto Maple Leafs Oliver Ekman-Larsson Roughing 2
2nd 14:35 Toronto Maple Leafs Oliver Ekman-Larsson Holding 2
2nd 15:53 Buffalo Sabres Jack Quinn Fighting (major) 5
2nd 15:53 Toronto Maple Leafs Troy Stecher Fighting (major) 5
2nd 18:07 Toronto Maple Leafs Morgan Rielly Hooking 2
2nd 18:33 Buffalo Sabres Zach Benson Interference 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Toronto Maple Leafs head coach
Jim Hiller
Referees
Eric Furlatt, Stephen Hiff
Linesmen
Shandor Alphonso, Jonathan Deschamps
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Rasmus Dahlin, Tyson Kozak, Jiri Kulich
Toronto Maple Leafs scratches
Bo Groulx, Marshall Rifai

2026-2027 season series

Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 Final/OT Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres 7:00 PM ET Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres 7:00 PM ET Game page
Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs 7:00 PM ET Game page

Other NHL games on Oct 15

Matchup Status Details
New York Islanders 1 at Ottawa Senators 2 Final/SO Game page
Seattle Kraken 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4 Final/OT Game page
Vancouver Canucks 2 at Florida Panthers 3 Final/OT Game page
New York Rangers 1 at New Jersey Devils 7 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Detroit Red Wings 2 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 4 Final/OT Game page
San Jose Sharks 3 at Nashville Predators 2 Final/SO Game page
St. Louis Blues 4 at Minnesota Wild 5 Final Game page
Utah Mammoth 4 at Edmonton Oilers 2 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 2 at Vegas Golden Knights 6 Final Game page

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