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Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Buffalo Sabres: game summary

Final · December 21, 2023 at 7:00 p.m.

Shots on goal : TOR 27 — BUF 34 · KeyBank Center

Three stars

Toronto Maple Leafs logo TOR

Game stats

BUF Buffalo Sabres logo
27Shots on goal34
58 %Faceoff win %42 %
1/4Power play1/5
10Penalty minutes8
20Hits28
14Blocked shots19
2Giveaways3
7Takeaways5

Shots by period

P1P2P3Total
TOR1051227
BUF13101134

Season series TOR 2 – 2 BUF

Official NHL reports

Shot map

GoalShot on goalMissed shot
← Toronto Maple Leafs logoTOR 3 / 27 / 409 / 34 / 49 BUFBuffalo Sabres logo →
Missed shot — Morgan Rielly (TOR), P1 00:22 · snapMissed shot — Jake McCabe (TOR), P1 01:36 · wristMissed shot — Ryan Johnson (BUF), P1 04:17 · snapMissed shot — Owen Power (BUF), P1 05:59 · wristMissed shot — Noah Gregor (TOR), P1 09:56 · wristMissed shot — John Tavares (TOR), P1 11:34 · backhandMissed shot — Timothy Liljegren (TOR), P1 12:01 · slapMissed shot — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P1 12:55 · wristMissed shot — Auston Matthews (TOR), P1 13:52 · wristMissed shot — William Nylander (TOR), P2 00:37 · wristMissed shot — Zach Benson (BUF), P2 07:07 · wristMissed shot — Timothy Liljegren (TOR), P2 08:05 · slapMissed shot — John Tavares (TOR), P2 09:45 · wristMissed shot — William Nylander (TOR), P2 10:24 · wristMissed shot — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P2 14:05 · slapMissed shot — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P2 15:43 · wristMissed shot — Tage Thompson (BUF), P2 16:35 · slapMissed shot — William Nylander (TOR), P2 17:27 · wristMissed shot — Kyle Okposo (BUF), P2 18:14 · wristMissed shot — Jordan Greenway (BUF), P2 19:29 · wristMissed shot — Zach Benson (BUF), P2 19:37 · tip-inMissed shot — JJ Peterka (BUF), P3 00:49 · deflectedMissed shot — Jack Quinn (BUF), P3 00:52 · slapMissed shot — JJ Peterka (BUF), P3 07:54 · wristMissed shot — Dylan Cozens (BUF), P3 10:59 · snapMissed shot — Simon Benoit (TOR), P3 12:37 · wristMissed shot — Conor Timmins (TOR), P3 12:40 · slapMissed shot — Ryan Johnson (BUF), P3 18:09 · snapShot on goal — Jeff Skinner (BUF), P1 00:06 · slapShot on goal — Jack Quinn (BUF), P1 00:48 · wristShot on goal — Jordan Greenway (BUF), P1 05:13 · wrap-aroundShot on goal — Zach Benson (BUF), P1 05:19 · wristShot on goal — Victor Olofsson (BUF), P1 06:11 · wristShot on goal — Noah Gregor (TOR), P1 06:45 · snapShot on goal — Jeff Skinner (BUF), P1 07:46 · deflectedShot on goal — Timothy Liljegren (TOR), P1 09:44 · slapShot on goal — Mitch Marner (TOR), P1 10:16 · tip-inShot on goal — William Nylander (TOR), P1 10:20 · wristShot on goal — John Tavares (TOR), P1 10:49 · wristShot on goal — William Nylander (TOR), P1 11:06 · snapShot on goal — Mattias Samuelsson (BUF), P1 12:18 · wristShot on goal — David Kampf (TOR), P1 12:47 · wristShot on goal — Connor Clifton (BUF), P1 15:02 · slapShot on goal — Peyton Krebs (BUF), P1 17:23 · wristShot on goal — Jack Quinn (BUF), P1 18:22 · wristShot on goal — John Tavares (TOR), P1 18:51 · wristShot on goal — John Tavares (TOR), P2 01:03 · tip-inShot on goal — Tyler Bertuzzi (TOR), P2 02:07 · wristShot on goal — Alex Tuch (BUF), P2 02:41 · snapShot on goal — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P2 03:39 · wristShot on goal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P2 05:33 · slapShot on goal — Zach Benson (BUF), P2 06:35 · wristShot on goal — Jake McCabe (TOR), P2 11:18 · snapShot on goal — Matthew Knies (TOR), P2 11:26 · tip-inShot on goal — Kyle Okposo (BUF), P2 15:05 · backhandShot on goal — Dylan Cozens (BUF), P2 15:53 · wristShot on goal — Jeff Skinner (BUF), P2 16:19 · wristShot on goal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P3 00:24 · snapShot on goal — John Tavares (TOR), P3 00:36 · wrap-aroundShot on goal — Timothy Liljegren (TOR), P3 01:35 · wristShot on goal — William Nylander (TOR), P3 02:32 · backhandShot on goal — William Nylander (TOR), P3 02:34 · wristShot on goal — Matthew Knies (TOR), P3 02:38 · slapShot on goal — TJ Brodie (TOR), P3 03:25 · wristShot on goal — Connor Clifton (BUF), P3 04:30 · backhandShot on goal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P3 06:13 · wristShot on goal — Kyle Okposo (BUF), P3 07:13 · wristShot on goal — Tyler Bertuzzi (TOR), P3 07:22 · wristShot on goal — William Nylander (TOR), P3 09:35 · wristShot on goal — William Nylander (TOR), P3 09:52 · snapShot on goal — Peyton Krebs (BUF), P3 11:37 · tip-inShot on goal — Simon Benoit (TOR), P3 13:05 · snapShot on goal — JJ Peterka (BUF), P3 14:20 · wristShot on goal — Nick Robertson (TOR), P3 17:31 · wristShot on goal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P3 18:40 · snapShot on goal — Timothy Liljegren (TOR), P3 18:57 · wristShot on goal — Owen Power (BUF), P3 19:36 · snapGoal — Jordan Greenway (BUF), P1 02:27 · snapGoal — Auston Matthews (TOR), P1 07:28 · wristGoal — Max Domi (TOR), P1 12:39 · wristGoal — Owen Power (BUF), P1 13:44 · backhandGoal — Jeff Skinner (BUF), P1 15:51 · wristGoal — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P2 04:44 · wristGoal — Calle Jarnkrok (TOR), P2 05:42 · slapGoal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P2 08:22 · wristGoal — Kyle Okposo (BUF), P2 11:04 · wristGoal — Jack Quinn (BUF), P3 11:08 · snapGoal — Jeff Skinner (BUF), P3 12:23 · snapGoal — Kyle Okposo (BUF), P3 15:02 · wrist

Goals / shots on goal / attempts. Each team keeps its side for the whole game: the visitors attack left, the home team right. NHL coordinates.

Goals

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Penalties

1st period

  • 10:12BUFMattias Samuelsson — Holding (2 min) · drawn by TJ Brodie
  • 11:51BUFJack Quinn — High sticking (2 min) · drawn by Auston Matthews

2nd period

  • 00:22BUFAlex Tuch — Hooking (2 min) · drawn by Timothy Liljegren
  • 03:42TORSimon Benoit — Holding (2 min) · drawn by Rasmus Dahlin
  • 04:34TORNoah Gregor — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by JJ Peterka
  • 09:16BUFJack Quinn — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Noah Gregor
  • 15:56TORJake McCabe — Slashing (2 min) · drawn by Dylan Cozens

3rd period

  • 04:35TORJohn Tavares — Hooking (2 min) · drawn by Connor Clifton
  • 18:55TORMax Domi — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Jeff Skinner

Box score

Toronto Maple Leafs

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
M. DomiC10-41112:48
M. MarnerR00-21019:48
N. GregorL00-11413:02
C. JarnkrokC10-21115:24
M. KniesL0002112:26
A. MatthewsC10-11018:19
T. BertuzziL00-32115:14
D. KampfC00-11013:57
B. McMannC00-20210:24
W. NylanderR0106017:18
N. RobertsonL00-21009:14
J. TavaresC00-14317:47
S. BenoitD00-31214:28
J. McCabeD00-21320:53
C. TimminsD00-40012:29
T. LiljegrenD02-13223:30
M. RiellyD01-10022:26
T. BrodieD00-11022:36
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
M. Jones11/1573.3 %31:38
I. Samsonov(L)14/1973.7 %28:12

Buffalo Sabres

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
Z. BensonL0222017:41
J. GreenwayL1012216:29
P. KrebsC0112009:24
K. OkposoR2034411:57
J. QuinnR1013016:33
D. CozensC0011019:06
C. MittelstadtC0120017:32
J. SkinnerL2105014:26
V. OlofssonL0021109:25
T. ThompsonC1205115:20
J. PeterkaR0111116:31
A. TuchR0421016:14
E. JohnsonD0020414:42
M. SamuelssonD00-11719:03
O. PowerD1052123:29
R. DahlinD1002122:45
R. JohnsonD0120012:51
C. CliftonD0252619:44
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
U. Luukkonen0/0—00:00
D. Levi(W)24/2788.9 %60:00

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About this game

Who won Maple Leafs vs Sabres?

Sabres won 9-3 over Maple Leafs on Thursday, December 21, 2023.

When was Maple Leafs vs Sabres played?

On Thursday, December 21, 2023, at 7:00 PM ET at KeyBank Center.

Where was Maple Leafs vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center, in Buffalo.

Have the Maple Leafs and Sabres played this season?

Yes: November 4 (Sabres 6, Maple Leafs 4).