Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres
· National Hockey LeagueJack Quinn scores in regulation and shootout in the Sabres' 3-2 win over the Maple Leafs
Buffalo was coming off a 2-1 home loss to Washington on Thursday night that ended an eight-game winning streak. The Atlantic Division-leading Sabres stretched their advantage over second-place Tampa Bay to four points and remained two points behind Carolina in the Eastern Conference.
Toronto played its first game since captain Auston Matthews’ season-ending knee injury. Matthews tore the medial collateral ligament in his left knee Thursday night at home in a 6-4 victory over Anaheim on a knee-on-knee hit from Radko Gudas. Gudas was given a major penalty and ejected, then suspended five games for kneeing.
Defenseman Owen Power also scored for Buffalo, and Alex Lyon stopped 16 shots.
Max Domi scored for Toronto in his 800th NHL game. Dakota Joshua also scored, and Joseph Woll made 30 saves.
The Maple Leafs lost their first eight after the Olympic break before beating the Ducks.
Quinn tied it at 2 on a power play with 8:39 left in the second. He beat Woll with a wrist shot from the left side off a nifty pass from Noah Ostlund.
Power opened the scoring at 2:01 of the first with a wrist shot from the high slot off Zach Benson's feed from behind the goal. Joshua tied it at 7:09 of the period with a snap shot from the middle, and Domi put Toronto ahead at 53 seconds of second on a break with William Nylander.
Sabres: At Vegas on Tuesday night.
Regular Season SeriesBUF wins series 3-1
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 2:01 | Owen Power Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Zach Benson (22), Sam Carrick (7) |
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Goal | 1st Period 6:09 | Dakota Joshua Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Nicholas Robertson (15) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 0:53 | Max Domi Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: William Nylander (40), Matthew Knies (39) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 11:21 | Jack Quinn Goal (16) Wrist Shot, assists: Noah Ostlund (15), Ryan McLeod (37) |
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Goal | 5 0:00 | Jack Quinn Goal Wrist Shot |
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Goal | 5 0:00 | Alex Tuch Goal Wrist Shot |
Statistics
TOR |
BUF |
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|---|---|---|
| 22 | Blocked Shots | 9 |
| 35 | Hits | 21 |
| 6 | Takeaways | 5 |
| 18 | Shots | 33 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
| 2 | Power Play Opportunities | 4 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 25.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 27 | Faceoffs Won | 24 |
| 52.9 | Faceoff Win Percent | 47.1 |
| 22 | Giveaways | 15 |
| 8 | Total Penalties | 6 |
| 19 | Penalty Minutes | 15 |
Buffalo Sabres Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Carrick, C | Out | Apr 16 |
| Noah Ostlund, C | Out | Apr 15 |
Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony Stolarz, G | Out | Apr 16 |
| Calle Jarnkrok, C | Out | Apr 15 |
| Dakota Joshua, C | Out | Apr 11 |
| Brandon Carlo, D | Out | Apr 11 |
Game Information
KeyBank Center
Location: Buffalo, NY
Attendance: 19,070 | Capacity:
Location: Buffalo, NY
Attendance: 19,070 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Buffalo |
50 | 23 | 109 | 9 |
Tampa Bay |
50 | 26 | 106 | 6 |
Montreal |
48 | 24 | 106 | 10 |
Boston |
45 | 27 | 100 | 10 |
Ottawa |
44 | 27 | 99 | 11 |
Detroit |
41 | 31 | 92 | 10 |
Florida |
40 | 38 | 84 | 4 |
Toronto |
32 | 36 | 78 | 14 |




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