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TOR rest: 1dBUF rest: 1d

Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres: score, goals, shots, period-by-period stats and the HabsMetrics prediction made before puck drop, from the NHL’s official data. Analytics for educational purposes only — not gambling advice.

Game analysis

Sabres beat Maple Leafs 9–3

R. Dahlin scored the game-winner on the power play at 4:44 of the second.
A back-and-forth game: the lead changed hands 2 times.
D. Levi stopped 24 of 27 shots (.889) for the win.
Power play: BUF 1/5, TOR 1/4.
A. Tuch led all scorers with 0 goals and 4 assists.

Three stars

1st star
J. Skinner
BUF · 2G 1A
2nd star
A. Tuch
BUF · 0G 4A
3rd star
K. Okposo
BUF · 2G 0A

Scoring summary

1st

2:27BUFJ. Greenway VideoAssists: C. Clifton, Z. Benson0–1
7:28TORA. Matthews Video1–1
12:39TORM. DomiPPVideoAssists: M. Rielly, T. Liljegren2–1
13:44BUFO. Power VideoAssists: Z. Benson, C. Mittelstadt2–2
15:51BUFJ. Skinner VideoAssists: A. Tuch2–3

2nd

4:44BUFR. DahlinPPVideoAssists: T. Thompson, A. Tuch2–4
5:42TORC. JarnkrokSHVideoAssists: W. Nylander, T. Liljegren3–4
8:22BUFT. Thompson VideoAssists: A. Tuch, J. Skinner3–5
11:04BUFK. OkposoSHVideo3–6

3rd

11:08BUFJ. Quinn VideoAssists: J. Peterka, C. Clifton3–7
12:23BUFJ. Skinner VideoAssists: A. Tuch, T. Thompson3–8
15:02BUFK. Okposo VideoAssists: P. Krebs, R. Johnson3–9

Period by Period

Stats not yet available

Team Stats

TORBUF

Team statistics comparison
Shots	--	--
Hits	20	28
Blocked	14	19
Power Play	1/4	1/5
Faceoff %	58.5	41.5
Corsi %	48.8	51.2
xG	2.19	3.51
Giveaways	2	3
Takeaways	7	5

Buffalo Sabres

Player statistics for Buffalo Sabres
Player	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	TOI
Alex TuchRW	0	4	4	+2	1	16:14
Tage ThompsonC	1	2	3	0	5	15:20
Connor CliftonD	0	2	2	+5	2	19:44
Zach BensonLW	0	2	2	+2	2	17:41
Jordan GreenwayLW	1	0	1	+1	2	16:29
Peyton KrebsC	0	1	1	+1	2	09:24
Jack QuinnRW	1	0	1	+1	3	16:33
Casey MittelstadtC	0	1	1	+2	0	17:32
Rasmus DahlinD	1	0	1	0	2	22:45
Ryan JohnsonD	0	1	1	+2	0	12:51
Devon LeviG	--	--	37/40	--	.925	60:00
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenG	--	--	24/27	--	.889	00:00

Toronto Maple Leafs

Player statistics for Toronto Maple Leafs
Player	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	TOI
Timothy LiljegrenD	0	2	2	-1	3	23:30
Max DomiC	1	0	1	-4	1	12:48
Auston MatthewsC	1	0	1	-1	1	18:19
William NylanderRW	0	1	1	0	6	17:18
Morgan RiellyD	0	1	1	-1	0	22:26
Noah GregorLW	0	0	0	-1	1	13:02
Matthew KniesLW	0	0	0	0	2	12:26
Tyler BertuzziLW	0	0	0	-3	2	15:14
Bobby McMannC	0	0	0	-2	0	10:24
John TavaresC	0	0	0	-1	4	17:47
Ilya SamsonovG	--	--	14/23	--	.609	28:12

Lineups

TOR

Actual (from shift data)

L1

10:24

15:14

17:47

19:48

L2

9:24

12:26

18:19

17:18

L3

8:16

9:14

15:24

12:48

L4

8:51

13:02

13:57

10:24

D1

13:33

23:30

22:26

D2

14:35

22:36

20:53

D3

6:55

14:28

12:29

28:12

Starter

31:38

Backup

Injured / Scratched

Kirill Marchenkoinjured-reserve · Lower Body
Elvis Merzlikinslong-term-injured-reserve · Shoulder (Surgery)
Nick Blankenburginjured-reserve · Upper Body
Marshall Rifaiinjured-reserve · Lower Body
Cade Webberinjured-reserve · Elbow
William Villeneuveinjured-reserve · Knee (Surgery)
Miles Woodlong-term-injured-reserve · Undisclosed

BUF

Actual (from shift data)

L1

12:49

16:33

19:06

16:31

L2

10:06

17:41

17:32

16:29

L3

12:42

14:26

15:20

16:14

L4

7:08

9:25

9:24

11:57

D1

12:04

23:29

19:44

D2

14:34

22:45

19:03

D3

7:17

14:42

12:51

60:00

Starter

0:00

Backup

Injured / Scratched

Justin Danforthinjured-reserve · Upper Body
Konsta Heleniusother · Upper Body
Matt Grzelcykinjured-reserve · Lower Body
Alex Lyoninjured-reserve · Upper Body

HabsMetrics Analytics — for educational purposes. Lines are inferred from shared five-skater ice time in NHL shift data; projections are estimates.

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