National Hockey League

FINAL
Buffalo Sabres 3
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Toronto Maple Leafs 5
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Match Report

Matthews scores twice as Maple Leafs hang onto beat Sabres

Auston Matthews scored twice and the Toronto Maple Leafs hung on to beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-3 on Tuesday night.

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Last five matches

DateOppResultCompetition
10/31/26 @ Los Angeles Kings W 3-2 NHL
10/29/26 @ Anaheim Ducks W 7-6 NHL
10/27/26 @ San Jose Sharks W 2-0 NHL
10/24/26 @ Washington Capitals L 3-4 NHL
10/21/26 vs Philadelphia Flyers L 1-3 NHL
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Team Stats

BUF TOR
10
Blocked Shots
13
25
Hits
16
9
Takeaways
13
30
Shots
33
1
Power Play Goals
0
2
Power Play Opportunities
1
50.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
1
0
Shootout Goals
0
18
Faceoffs Won
32
36.0
Faceoff Win Percent
64.0
7
Giveaways
12
1
Total Penalties
2
2
Penalty Minutes
4

Head to Head

TOR leads series 2-1

BUF Last 5 matchups TOR
  1. 5 Final 2020-02-17 @ BUF 2
  2. 3 Final 2019-12-18 @ TOR 5
  3. 1 Final/OT 2019-12-01 @ TOR 2
  4. 6 Final 2019-11-29 @ BUF 4

Injuries

Toronto Maple Leafs

  • Kirill Marchenko Injured Reserve
  • Miles Wood Injured Reserve
  • Nick Blankenburg Injured Reserve
  • Marshall Rifai Injured Reserve
  • John Tavares Injured Reserve

Buffalo Sabres

  • Jiri Kulich Day-To-Day
  • Konsta Helenius Day-To-Day
  • Justin Danforth Injured Reserve
  • Alex Lyon Injured Reserve
  • Matt Grzelcyk Injured Reserve

NHL News

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