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Buffalo Sabres vs Toronto Maple Leafs

NHL
Sabres
4-4-1, 9 PTS
3-4
Final/OT
Maple Leafs
4-4-1, 9 PTS
Scotiabank Arena
TV: Sportsnet / TSN4

On the ice

BUF shoots leftTOR shoots right

Shots on goal

1st2nd3rdOTT
BUF1267126
TOR6115123

In net

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen19/23 SV, .826
Cayden Primeau23/26 SV, .885
Team123OTT
BUF11103
TOR11114

Who won: Maple Leafs 4-3

The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 in overtime on Saturday, October 25, 2025 at Scotiabank Arena. John Tavares led the Maple Leafs in goals (1). Tage Thompson led the Sabres in goals (2).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.4John TavaresC
  2. 28.2Tage ThompsonC
  3. 37.8Matthew KniesLW
  4. 47.7Matias MaccelliLW
  5. 57.6Auston MatthewsC
  6. 67.6Nick RobertsonLW
  7. 77.5Dakota JoshuaC
  8. 87.5Jake McCabeD
  9. 97.3Brandon CarloD
  10. 107.1Bowen ByramD
  11. 117.1Easton CowanRW
  12. 127.1Nicolas RoyC

Team stats

BUFTOR
15Blocked Shots18
20Hits25
6Takeaways2
26Shots23
1Power Play Goals0
4Power Play Opportunities3
25.0Power Play Percentage0.0
0Short Handed Goals0
0Shootout Goals0
19Faceoffs Won38
33.3Faceoff Win Percent66.7
15Giveaways9
5Total Penalties5
21Penalty Minutes13

Player of the game

John Tavares

TOR · 1 G, 1 A, 5 SOG

8.4

Deserved to win

56%
BUF · 2.33 xG
44%
TOR · 2.02 xG

Sabres deserved better: 56% on chances, lost 3-4

Play by play

  1. End of the overtime
  2. GOALOT 1:28
    John Tavares

    Goal! Wrist shot

    J. Tavares · 1 G, 1 A

    John Tavares Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Matthew Knies (8)

    BUF 3 - 4 TOR
  3. OT 1:21Owen Power
    TO

    Giveaway

    Giveaway by Owen Power

    O. Power

  4. OT 0:38Rasmus Dahlin

    Wrist shot on goal

    Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Cayden Primeau

    R. Dahlin · 1 A

  5. OT 0:17Rasmus Dahlin

    Shot blocked by N. Roy

    Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Nicolas Roy

    R. Dahlin · 1 A

  6. OT 0:00Ryan McLeod

    Faceoff win vs A. Matthews

    Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Auston Matthews

    R. McLeod · 1 A

  7. Start of the overtime
  8. End of the 3rd period
  9. P3 0:50Dakota Joshua

    Big hit on J. Doan

    Dakota Joshua hit Josh Doan

    D. Joshua · 1 G

  10. P3 0:56Simon Benoit
    TO

    Giveaway

    Giveaway by Simon Benoit

    S. Benoit

  11. P3 1:00Oliver Ekman-Larsson
    TO

    Giveaway

    Giveaway by Oliver Ekman-Larsson

    O. Ekman-Larsson

  12. P3 1:29Zach Benson

    Wrist shot on goal

    Zach Benson Wrist Shot saved by Cayden Primeau

    Z. Benson

  13. P3 2:01Conor Timmins

    Shot blocked by B. Malenstyn

    Conor Timmins shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn

    C. Timmins · 1 A

  14. P3 2:37Josh Dunne

    Faceoff win vs J. Tavares

    Josh Dunne faceoff won against John Tavares

    J. Dunne

  15. P3 2:54John Tavares

    Face off

    John Tavares faceoff won against Ryan McLeod

  16. P3 3:08Easton Cowan

    Big hit on R. Dahlin

    Easton Cowan hit Rasmus Dahlin

    E. Cowan · 1 A

  17. P3 3:49Dakota Joshua

    Big hit on T. Thompson

    Dakota Joshua hit Tage Thompson

    D. Joshua · 1 G

  18. P3 3:54Jake McCabe

    Big hit on J. Kulich

    Jake McCabe hit Jiri Kulich

    J. McCabe · 1 A

  19. P3 4:00Bowen Byram
    TO

    Giveaway

    Giveaway by Bowen Byram

    B. Byram · 1 G

  20. P3 4:23Jiri Kulich

    Faceoff win vs A. Matthews

    Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Auston Matthews

    J. Kulich · 1 A

  21. P3 4:24Nick Robertson

    Big hit on B. Malenstyn

    Nicholas Robertson hit Beck Malenstyn

    N. Robertson · 1 G

  22. P3 4:32Peyton Krebs

    Big hit on N. Robertson

    Peyton Krebs hit Nicholas Robertson

    P. Krebs

  23. P3 4:42Josh Dunne

    Backhand wide left

    Josh Dunne Backhand Wide Left

    J. Dunne

  24. P3 4:43Beck Malenstyn

    Backhand shot on goal

    Beck Malenstyn Backhand saved by Cayden Primeau

    B. Malenstyn

  25. P3 5:22Matthew Knies

    Shot blocked by M. Samuelsson

    Matthew Knies shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson

    M. Knies · 2 A

Leaders

BUFTOR
Goals
Tage Thompson
2
John Tavares
1
Assists
Jiri Kulich
1
Matthew Knies
2
Points
Tage Thompson
2
John Tavares
2

Season seriesSeries tied 1-1

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