Maple Leafs 6-3 Sabres (Dec 20, 2024) Box Score

Toronto Maple Leafs

21-10-2, 7-6-2 away

	1	2	3	T
TOR	2	3	1	6
BUF	0	2	1	3

Buffalo Sabres

11-18-4, 6-10-3 home

Toronto Maple Leafs


forwards
Max DomiM. Domi#11
Pontus HolmbergP. Holmberg#29
David KampfD. Kampf#64
Matthew KniesM. Knies#23
Mitch MarnerM. Marner#16
Auston MatthewsA. Matthews#34
Bobby McMannB. McMann#74
William NylanderW. Nylander#88
Max PaciorettyM. Pacioretty#67
Nicholas RobertsonN. Robertson#89
John TavaresJ. Tavares#91
defensemen
Simon BenoitS. Benoit#2
Oliver Ekman-LarssonO. Ekman-Larsson#95
Steven LorentzS. Lorentz#18
Jake McCabeJ. McCabe#22
Morgan RiellyM. Rielly#44
Chris TanevC. Tanev#8
Conor TimminsC. Timmins#25

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	17	11:51	1:46	0:00	10:05	4	2	66.7
0	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	14	10:29	0:00	0:36	9:53	1	0	100.0
0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	19	14:26	0:01	2:08	12:17	4	3	57.1
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	21	15:09	1:47	1:23	11:59	0	0	0.0
0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	23	19:54	3:45	1:33	14:36	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	5	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	23	19:18	3:44	1:09	14:25	9	8	52.9
1	1	0	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	15	11:13	0:00	0:00	11:13	0	0	0.0
1	2	2	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	22	19:22	3:48	0:00	15:34	0	1	0.0
1	0	1	4	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	20	15:07	1:45	0:00	13:22	0	0	0.0
1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	11:26	1:06	0:00	10:20	0	0	0.0
0	2	2	2	1	0	1	2	5	0	0	22	17:44	3:43	0:00	14:01	9	6	60.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	5	0	2	23	16:24	0:03	1:20	15:01	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	28	19:05	2:12	0:10	16:43	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	14	10:38	0:00	1:10	9:28	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	1	3	1	2	1	0	1	27	19:35	0:02	2:30	17:03	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	3	2	7	1	0	1	24	18:25	3:16	0:00	15:09	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	3	33	21:02	0:00	2:28	18:34	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	30	20:52	0:37	1:33	18:42	0	0	0.0

goalies
Matt MurrayM. Murray#30

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
27	3	24	.889	19	4	1	0	0	60:00	0

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Zach BensonZ. Benson#9
Dylan CozensD. Cozens#24
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Jiri KulichJ. Kulich#20
Sam LaffertyS. Lafferty#81
Beck MalenstynB. Malenstyn#29
Ryan McLeodR. McLeod#71
JJ PeterkaJ. Peterka#77
Jack QuinnJ. Quinn#22
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
Jason ZuckerJ. Zucker#17
defensemen
Bowen ByramB. Byram#4
Connor CliftonC. Clifton#75
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Dennis GilbertD. Gilbert#8
Owen PowerO. Power#25
Mattias SamuelssonM. Samuelsson#23

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	17	12:41	1:54	0:51	9:56	0	0	0.0
0	1	-2	2	0	1	1	2	4	1	0	24	17:30	2:12	1:29	13:49	9	9	50.0
0	0	-2	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	16	11:32	0:00	0:55	10:37	1	2	33.3
0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	18	14:25	2:03	0:00	12:22	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	14	8:16	0:00	0:00	8:16	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	17	11:20	0:00	2:25	8:55	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	14:47	0:00	3:11	11:36	2	7	22.2
1	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	20	16:00	1:57	0:00	14:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	15:37	1:56	0:00	13:41	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	4	0	0	20	15:55	0:47	0:00	15:08	7	7	50.0
0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	25	20:09	1:55	2:11	16:03	1	1	50.0
0	0	1	1	0	0	3	8	1	0	1	22	17:07	2:09	0:00	14:58	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	30	23:43	1:07	1:57	20:39	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	0	1	4	0	0	2	0	0	18	12:56	0:00	3:37	9:19	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	31	27:33	3:01	0:00	24:32	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	13	8:07	0:00	0:34	7:33	0	0	0.0
1	1	1	3	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	29	23:33	0:59	1:35	20:59	0	0	0.0
1	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	29	21:25	0:00	3:19	18:06	0	0	0.0

goalies
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenU. Luukkonen#1
James ReimerJ. Reimer#47

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
13	4	9	.692	8	1	0	0	0	24:27	0
15	1	14	.933	13	1	0	0	0	33:26	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

Hulu/Disney+/ESPN+		1	2	3	T
	Maple Leafs	2	3	1	6
	Sabres	0	2	1	3

1st Period			TOR	BUF
1:29		Bobby McMann (8) Assists: Max Domi (8), Nicholas Robertson (3)	1	0
6:05		Auston Matthews (11) (Power Play) Assists: William Nylander (14), Mitch Marner (33)	2	0

2nd Period		TOR	BUF
1:53	Nicholas Robertson (5) Assists: Morgan Rielly (14), Conor Timmins (6)	3	0
2:22	JJ Peterka (9) Assists: Dylan Cozens (8), Connor Clifton (7)	3	1
4:27	Max Domi (3) Assists: Bobby McMann (4), Mitch Marner (34)	4	1
10:47	Max Pacioretty (5) Assists: William Nylander (15), John Tavares (15)	5	1
15:56	Mattias Samuelsson (2) Assists: Owen Power (17), JJ Peterka (14)	5	2

3rd Period			TOR	BUF
11:56		Owen Power (5) Assists: Jiri Kulich (1), Mattias Samuelsson (2)	5	3
19:40		William Nylander (21) (Empty Net) Assists: John Tavares (16), Chris Tanev (9)	6	3

0:33

Owen Power's goal offers hope to Sabres

0:33

Buffalo Sabres fight back with Samuelsson goal

0:33

Max Pacioretty nets another goal for Toronto

0:33

Regular Season Series

TOR leads 2-0

Sabres
3
Maple Leafs
5

Game 1

12/15

Maple Leafs
6
Sabres
3

Game 2

12/20

Maple Leafs
Sabres

Game 3

4/15

KeyBank Center

7:00 PM, December 20, 2024Coverage: Hulu/Disney+/ESPN+

Buffalo, NY

Line: TOR -155

Over/Under: 6.5

Attendance: 18,267

Referees:
Kelly Sutherland
Jake Brenk

Linesmen:
Michel Cormier
Jonathan Deschamps

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Toronto	21	10	2	44
Florida	21	11	2	44
Tampa Bay	18	10	2	38
Boston	17	13	4	38
Ottawa	17	13	2	36
Detroit	13	15	4	30
Montreal	13	16	3	29
Buffalo	11	18	4	26

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