NHL

Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs

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Buffalo Sabres
30-17-5
Final
7 - 4
Toronto Maple Leafs
24-20-9

Dahlin scores first NHL hat trick to lead Sabres to 7-4 win over Maple Leafs

Rasmus Dahlin puts up a hat trick in Toronto

Tage Thompson, with a goal and an assist in his 500th NHL game, Josh Doan, Alex Tuch and Jack Quinn also scored for Buffalo, which has won four straight.

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen allowed two goals on five shots before leaving with a lower-body injury in the first period. Colten Ellis made 16 saves in relief. Mattias Samuelsson added three assists.

Auston Matthews and Max Domi each had a goal and two assists for Toronto. Bobby McMann, with a goal and an assist, and Matthew Knies also scored. Joseph Woll stopped 24 shots.

The Maple Leafs came home last week off a successful road trip, but finished their disastrous five-game homestand with a solitary point (0-4-1) and have dropped seven of eight overall.

The club entered play six points back of the second wild-card spot and are now eight adrift of the Sabres in the Atlantic Division. The Sabres have an NHL-best 19-3-1 record since Dec. 9.

Former Maple Leaf Darryl Sittler was honored before puck drop in a ceremony marking 50 years since he set an NHL record with 10 points in a game. The former Toronto captain had six goals and four assists in an 11-4 victory over the Boston Bruins on Feb. 7, 1976.

Doan scored his first goal since signing a seven-year contract extension. Doan’s father, Shane, is a special adviser to Toronto general manager Brad Treliving.

Up next Sabres: Host the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday.

Maple Leafs: At the Seattle Kraken on Thursday in the opener of a six-game trip.

Regular Season Series

BUF leads series 2-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 7:44 Matthew Knies Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: John Tavares (26), Matias Maccelli (14)
Goal 1st Period 9:29 Rasmus Dahlin Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan McLeod (24), Mattias Samuelsson (21)
Goal 1st Period 10:49 Auston Matthews Goal (26) Backhand, assists: Max Domi (19), Oliver Ekman-Larsson (24)
Goal 1st Period 13:16 Josh Doan Goal (16) Wrist Shot, assists: Rasmus Dahlin (30)
Goal 1st Period 18:05 Tage Thompson Goal (28) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal 2nd Period 11:17 Bobby McMann Goal (17) Wrist Shot, assists: Auston Matthews (18), Max Domi (20)
Goal 2nd Period 18:17 Rasmus Dahlin Goal (10) Tip-In, assists: Mattias Samuelsson (22), Peyton Krebs (16)
Goal 3rd Period 0:16 Alex Tuch Goal (19) Wrist Shot, assists: Tage Thompson (27), Mattias Samuelsson (23)
Goal 3rd Period 11:33 Jack Quinn Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Rasmus Dahlin (31)
Goal 3rd Period 14:59 Max Domi Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Auston Matthews (19), Bobby McMann (12)
Goal 3rd Period 19:16 Rasmus Dahlin Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: none

Statistics

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19 Blocked Shots 13
16 Hits 32
5 Takeaways 8
31 Shots 23
1 Power Play Goals 0
2 Power Play Opportunities 0
50.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
17 Faceoffs Won 35
32.7 Faceoff Win Percent 67.3
24 Giveaways 11
0 Total Penalties 2
0 Penalty Minutes 4
Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Chris Tanev, D Injured Reserve Jan 28
Dakota Joshua, C Injured Reserve Jan 28
Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jordan Greenway, LW Day-To-Day Feb 6
Zach Benson, LW Day-To-Day Feb 6
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, G Injured Reserve Feb 3
Josh Norris, C Injured Reserve Feb 2
Justin Danforth, RW Injured Reserve Jan 26

Game Information

Scotiabank Arena

Location: Toronto, ON
Attendance: 18,996 | Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Tampa Bay 37 14 78 4
Montreal 32 17 72 8
Detroit 33 19 72 6
Buffalo 32 19 70 6
Boston 32 20 69 5
Ottawa 28 22 63 7
Toronto 27 21 63 9
Florida 29 25 61 3
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