Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres
Thu, Dec 21, 2023 · KeyBank Center · 2023–24 Regular Season
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 9–3 on Thu, Dec 21, 2023 at KeyBank Center. Jeff Skinner scored twice; Kyle Okposo scored twice. Devon Levi made 24 saves for the win. Shots on goal were 27–34.
Linescore
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOR | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
| BUF | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 34 |
Scoring summary
| Per | Time | Team | Str | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 02:27 | BUF | EV | Jordan Greenway (3) · snap | Connor Clifton (8), Zach Benson (8) | 0–1 |
| 1st | 07:28 | TOR | EV | Auston Matthews (26) · wrist | Unassisted | 1–1 |
| 1st | 12:39 | TOR | PP | Max Domi (3) · wrist | Morgan Rielly (19), Timothy Liljegren (2) | 2–1 |
| 1st | 13:44 | BUF | EV | Owen Power (2) · backhand | Zach Benson (9), Casey Mittelstadt (20) | 2–2 |
| 1st | 15:51 | BUF | EV | Jeff Skinner (13) · wrist | Alex Tuch (12) | 2–3 |
| 2nd | 04:44 | BUF | PP | Rasmus Dahlin (9) · wrist | Tage Thompson (9), Alex Tuch (13) | 2–4 |
| 2nd | 05:42 | TOR | SH | Calle Jarnkrok (8) · slap | William Nylander (27), Timothy Liljegren (3) | 3–4 |
| 2nd | 08:22 | BUF | EV | Tage Thompson (9) · wrist | Alex Tuch (14), Jeff Skinner (11) | 3–5 |
| 2nd | 11:04 | BUF | SH | Kyle Okposo (7) · wrist | Unassisted | 3–6 |
| 3rd | 11:08 | BUF | EV | Jack Quinn (1) · snap | JJ Peterka (12), Connor Clifton (9) | 3–7 |
| 3rd | 12:23 | BUF | EV | Jeff Skinner (14) · snap | Alex Tuch (15), Tage Thompson (10) | 3–8 |
| 3rd | 15:02 | BUF | EV | Kyle Okposo (8) · wrist | Peyton Krebs (4), Ryan Johnson (2) | 3–9 |
Penalties
| Per | Time | Team | Player | Infraction | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 10:12 | BUF | Mattias Samuelsson | holding | 2 |
| 1st | 11:51 | BUF | Jack Quinn | high sticking | 2 |
| 2nd | 00:22 | BUF | Alex Tuch | hooking | 2 |
| 2nd | 03:42 | TOR | Simon Benoit | holding | 2 |
| 2nd | 04:34 | TOR | Noah Gregor | tripping | 2 |
| 2nd | 09:16 | BUF | Jack Quinn | tripping | 2 |
| 2nd | 15:56 | TOR | Jake McCabe | slashing | 2 |
| 3rd | 04:35 | TOR | John Tavares | hooking | 2 |
| 3rd | 18:55 | TOR | Max Domi | roughing | 2 |
Shot map
Expected goals: TOR 2.16 · BUF 3.38 · xG% TOR 39.0
Toronto Maple Leafs
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | BLK | FO% | TOI | SHF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | Timothy Liljegren | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 23:30 | 29 | |
| 44 | Morgan Rielly | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:26 | 24 | |
| 34 | Auston Matthews | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44.4 | 18:19 | 22 |
| 88 | William Nylander | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 17:18 | 22 |
| 19 | Calle Jarnkrok | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25.0 | 15:24 | 21 |
| 11 | Max Domi | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 37.5 | 12:48 | 17 |
| 78 | TJ Brodie | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22:36 | 28 | |
| 22 | Jake McCabe | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 20:53 | 28 | |
| 16 | Mitch Marner | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19:48 | 21 | |
| 91 | John Tavares | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 75.0 | 17:47 | 18 |
| 59 | Tyler Bertuzzi | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15:14 | 18 | |
| 2 | Simon Benoit | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14:28 | 22 | |
| 64 | David Kampf | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 76.5 | 13:57 | 20 |
| 18 | Noah Gregor | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 13:02 | 19 | |
| 25 | Conor Timmins | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:29 | 18 | |
| 23 | Matthew Knies | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12:26 | 19 | |
| 74 | Bobby McMann | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10:24 | 14 | |
| 89 | Nick Robertson | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:14 | 12 |
| # | Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Martin Jones | L | 15 | 11 | 4 | .733 | 31:38 |
| 35 | Ilya Samsonov | L | 19 | 14 | 5 | .737 | 28:12 |
Buffalo Sabres
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | BLK | FO% | TOI | SHF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89 | Alex Tuch | R | 0 | 4 | 4 | +2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16:14 | 23 | |
| 72 | Tage Thompson | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 33.3 | 15:20 | 21 |
| 53 | Jeff Skinner | L | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 25.0 | 14:26 | 20 |
| 75 | Connor Clifton | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | +5 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 19:44 | 24 | |
| 9 | Zach Benson | L | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:41 | 19 | |
| 21 | Kyle Okposo | R | 2 | 0 | 2 | +3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 11:57 | 15 |
| 25 | Owen Power | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | +5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 23:29 | 29 | |
| 26 | Rasmus Dahlin | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 22:45 | 31 | |
| 37 | Casey Mittelstadt | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 17:32 | 20 |
| 22 | Jack Quinn | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 50.0 | 16:33 | 19 |
| 77 | JJ Peterka | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16:31 | 17 | |
| 12 | Jordan Greenway | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 16:29 | 19 |
| 33 | Ryan Johnson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:51 | 15 | |
| 19 | Peyton Krebs | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 9:24 | 12 |
| 24 | Dylan Cozens | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38.5 | 19:06 | 22 |
| 23 | Mattias Samuelsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 19:03 | 28 | |
| 6 | Erik Johnson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 14:42 | 17 | |
| 71 | Victor Olofsson | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9:25 | 11 |
| # | Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Devon Levi | W | 27 | 24 | 3 | .889 | 60:00 |