Buffalo Sabres vs Toronto Maple Leafs

Regular season · Sunday, December 15, 2024 · Scotiabank Arena

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3–5

Final

SOG 27–41

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Game summary

The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-3 on Sunday, December 15, 2024 at Scotiabank Arena. The Maple Leafs outshot the Sabres 41-27.

Jack Quinn scored twice and John Tavares scored a hat trick. Alex Tuch, Max Domi and Nick Robertson also scored.

Dennis Hildeby made 24 saves on 27 shots for the win; Devon Levi stopped 36 of 40.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
BUF	2	1	0	3	27
TOR	1	3	1	5	41

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Jack Quinn (2)JJ Peterka (11), Bowen Byram (14)Marner 1:03 into shift1–001:03 BUF · PPG
Alex Tuch (9)Zach Benson (6), Tage Thompson (9)2–002:46 BUF
Max Domi (1)Nick Robertson (1), Bobby McMann (2)2–115:45 TOR

2nd period

Jack Quinn (3)JJ Peterka (12), Mattias Samuelsson (1)3–109:11 BUF
Nick Robertson (3)Bobby McMann (3), Max Domi (7)3–211:20 TOR
John Tavares (13)Auston Matthews (11), William Nylander (13)3–312:41 TOR · PPG
John Tavares (14)Chris Tanev (8), Oliver Ekman-Larsson (10)Gilbert 1:10 into shift3–413:51 TOR

3rd period

John Tavares (15)Matthew Knies (7), Mitch Marner (31)3–517:48 TOR · EN

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1:10

3–4 · 2nd 13:51 · Tavares. Gilbert was 1:10 into his shift when it went in.

GoalBUF on iceTOR on iceDefenders’ longest

1–0 BUF

1st 1:03 · PP · Quinn

Long shift: Marner 1:03

Long shiftMarner 1:03

2–0 BUF

1st 2:46 · Tuch

Tanev 0:37

Fresh legsTanev 0:37

2–1 TOR

1st 15:45 · Domi

Greenway 0:50

NormalGreenway 0:50

3–1 BUF

2nd 9:11 · Quinn

Pacioretty 0:56

NormalPacioretty 0:56

3–2 TOR

2nd 11:20 · Robertson

Quinn 0:12

Fresh legsQuinn 0:12

3–3 TOR

2nd 12:41 · PP · Tavares

Tuch 0:53

NormalTuch 0:53

3–4 TOR

2nd 13:51 · Tavares

Long shift: Gilbert 1:10

Long shiftGilbert 1:10

3–5 TOR

3rd 17:48 · EN · Tavares

Power 0:21

Empty netPower 0:21

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2024–25).

4.2%

5.7%

5.9%

6.9%

6.6%

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.6×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.6 times as often as against fresh legs (6.6% vs 4.2%).

29%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

BUFTOR

27Shots on goal41

43%Faceoff %57%

1/2Power play1/4

18Penalty minutes4

13Hits37

16Blocked shots4

11Giveaways12

1Takeaways9

Penalties

1st 00:30Chris Tanev · interference2 min
1st 04:13Ryan McLeod · holding2 min
1st 09:25JJ Peterka · slashing2 min
2nd 11:48Henri Jokiharju · slashing2 min
3rd 00:23Henri Jokiharju · tripping2 min
3rd 17:48Dylan Cozens · abuse of officials10 min
3rd 19:47Chris Tanev · hooking2 min

Season series

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters

22Jack QuinnR	2	0	2	-1	5	1	0	0	–	18:18
77JJ PeterkaR	0	2	2	-2	0	0	0	2	–	17:33
9Zach BensonL	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	–	17:27
72Tage ThompsonC	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	0	21	17:11
89Alex TuchR	1	0	1	+1	2	1	0	0	25	18:25
4Bowen ByramD	0	1	1	-1	3	0	4	0	–	25:53
23Mattias SamuelssonD	0	1	1	+1	2	0	2	0	–	23:08
12Jordan GreenwayL	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	–	14:13
17Jason ZuckerL	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	–	09:51
19Peyton KrebsC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	12:57
20Jiri KulichC	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	0	44	12:23
24Dylan CozensC	0	0	0	-2	0	4	0	10	68	14:33
29Beck MalenstynL	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	–	10:58
71Ryan McLeodC	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	75	12:43
8Dennis GilbertD	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	–	10:47
10Henri JokiharjuD	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	4	–	20:59
25Owen PowerD	0	0	0	0	3	0	5	0	–	24:44
78Jacob BrysonD	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	–	13:05

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
1Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenG		0	0	0	–	00:00
27Devon LeviG	L	40	36	4	.900	57:59

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs skaters

91John TavaresC	3	0	3	+1	6	2	0	0	64	21:02
11Max DomiC	1	1	2	+2	2	0	0	0	50	15:25
74Bobby McMannC	0	2	2	+3	2	3	0	0	–	15:13
89Nick RobertsonL	1	1	2	+2	1	4	0	0	–	13:26
16Mitch MarnerR	0	1	1	0	2	3	0	0	–	21:12
23Matthew KniesL	0	1	1	0	2	2	0	0	–	16:21
34Auston MatthewsC	0	1	1	-1	5	0	0	0	68	20:54
88William NylanderR	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	–	22:18
8Chris TanevD	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	4	–	19:33
95Oliver Ekman-LarssonD	0	1	1	+2	5	1	0	0	–	17:41
18Steven LorentzC	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	–	06:50
24Connor DewarC	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	17	07:50
67Max PaciorettyL	0	0	0	0	4	5	0	0	100	17:55
75Ryan ReavesR	0	0	0	-1	0	5	1	0	–	07:07
2Simon BenoitD	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	–	17:39
22Jake McCabeD	0	0	0	-1	3	2	1	0	–	19:51
44Morgan RiellyD	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	–	21:57
51Philippe MyersD	0	0	0	+1	2	2	0	0	–	17:00

Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
35Dennis HildebyG	W	27	24	3	.889	60:00
60Joseph WollG		0	0	0	–	00:00