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6@3

TOR rest: 1dBUF rest: 2d

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

Maple Leafs beat Sabres 6–3

M. Domi scored the game-winner at 4:27 of the second.
The Maple Leafs scored first and led the rest of the way.
An empty-net goal sealed it late.
M. Murray stopped 24 of 27 shots (.889) for the win.
Power play: TOR 1/3, BUF 0/2.
W. Nylander led all scorers with 1 goal and 2 assists.

Three stars

1st star
B. McMann
TOR · 1G 1A
2nd star
M. Domi
TOR · 1G 1A
3rd star
W. Nylander
TOR · 1G 2A

Scoring summary

1st

1:29TORB. McMann VideoAssists: M. Domi, N. Robertson1–0
6:05TORA. MatthewsPPVideoAssists: W. Nylander, M. Marner2–0

2nd

1:53TORN. Robertson VideoAssists: M. Rielly, C. Timmins3–0
2:22BUFJ. Peterka VideoAssists: D. Cozens, C. Clifton3–1
4:27TORM. Domi VideoAssists: B. McMann, M. Marner4–1
10:47TORM. Pacioretty VideoAssists: W. Nylander, J. Tavares5–1
15:56BUFM. Samuelsson VideoAssists: O. Power, J. Peterka5–2

3rd

11:56BUFO. Power VideoAssists: J.Kulich, M. Samuelsson5–3
19:40TORW. NylanderENVideoAssists: J. Tavares, C. Tanev6–3

Period by Period

Stats not yet available

Team Stats

TORBUF

Team statistics comparison
Shots	--	--
Hits	26	24
Blocked	21	11
Power Play	1/3	0/2
Faceoff %	57.4	42.6
Corsi %	46.1	53.9
xG	4.19	2.85
Giveaways	11	8
Takeaways	2	3

Buffalo Sabres

Player statistics for Buffalo Sabres
Player	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	TOI
JJ PeterkaRW	1	1	2	0	2	16:00
Owen PowerD	1	1	2	+1	3	23:33
Mattias SamuelssonD	1	1	2	0	2	21:25
Jiri KulichC	0	1	1	0	2	14:25
Connor CliftonD	0	1	1	-1	0	12:56
Dylan CozensC	0	1	1	-2	2	17:30
Zach BensonLW	0	0	0	-2	0	12:41
Peyton KrebsC	0	0	0	-2	1	11:32
Beck MalenstynLW	0	0	0	-1	1	11:20
Ryan McLeodC	0	0	0	0	1	14:47
James ReimerG	--	--	17/23	--	.739	33:26
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenG	--	--	11/17	--	.647	24:27

Toronto Maple Leafs

Player statistics for Toronto Maple Leafs
Player	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	TOI
William NylanderRW	1	2	3	+2	3	19:22
Max DomiC	1	1	2	0	3	11:51
Mitch MarnerRW	0	2	2	+1	1	19:54
Bobby McMannC	1	1	2	0	3	11:13
Nick RobertsonLW	1	1	2	0	1	11:26
John TavaresC	0	2	2	+2	2	17:44
Chris TanevD	0	1	1	+1	0	21:02
Conor TimminsD	0	1	1	+1	0	20:52
Morgan RiellyD	0	1	1	+1	0	18:25
Auston MatthewsC	1	0	1	0	5	19:18
Joseph WollG	--	--	24/27	--	.889	00:00

Lineups

TOR

Actual (from shift data)

L1

9:07

15:09

19:18

19:54

L2

10:29

15:07

17:44

19:22

L3

8:02

10:38

14:26

10:29

L4

8:00

11:26

11:51

11:13

D1

11:36

21:02

95Ekman-Larsson

19:05

D2

11:40

20:52

18:25

D3

10:03

19:35

16:24

60:00

Starter

0:00

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

11:02

17:07

15:55

20:09

L2

10:40

16:00

17:30

15:37

L3

7:59

12:41

14:25

11:32

L4

7:33

11:20

14:47

8:16

D1

16:15

27:33

23:43

D2

12:15

23:33

21:25

D3

6:44

12:56

8:07

24:27

Starter

33:26

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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