Buffalo Sabres vs Toronto Maple Leafs

Regular season · Saturday, October 25, 2025 · Scotiabank Arena

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3–4

Final/OT

SOG 26–23

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Game summary

The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 in overtime on Saturday, October 25, 2025 at Scotiabank Arena. The Sabres outshot the Maple Leafs 26-23.

Tage Thompson scored twice. Nick Robertson, Matias Maccelli, Bowen Byram, Dakota Joshua and John Tavares also scored.

Cayden Primeau made 23 saves on 26 shots for the win; Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 19 of 23.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	T	SOG
BUF	1	1	1	0	3	26
TOR	1	1	1	1	4	23

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Tage Thompson (3)Jiri Kulich (2), Mattias Samuelsson (3)1–013:40 BUF
Nick Robertson (1)Easton Cowan (3), Auston Matthews (3)1–118:33 TOR

2nd period

Matias Maccelli (2)John Tavares (7), Matthew Knies (7)Samuelsson 1:14 into shift1–201:59 TOR
Bowen Byram (1)Conor Timmins (2), Ryan McLeod (4)2–214:23 BUF

3rd period

Tage Thompson (4)Jason Zucker (2), Rasmus Dahlin (7)3–207:06 BUF · PPG
Dakota Joshua (2)Jake McCabe (2), Brandon Carlo (2)3–313:10 TOR

OT period

John Tavares (5)Matthew Knies (8)3–401:28 TOR

Tired legs

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

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1:14

1–2 · 2nd 1:59 · Maccelli. Samuelsson was 1:14 into his shift when it went in.

GoalBUF on iceTOR on iceDefenders’ longest

1–0 BUF

1st 13:40 · Thompson

Domi 0:38

Fresh legsDomi 0:38

1–1 TOR

1st 18:33 · Robertson

McLeod 0:20

Fresh legsMcLeod 0:20

1–2 TOR

2nd 1:59 · Maccelli

Long shift: Samuelsson 1:14

Long shiftSamuelsson 1:14

2–2 BUF

2nd 14:23 · Byram

Myers 0:38

Fresh legsMyers 0:38

3–2 BUF

3rd 7:06 · PP · Thompson

McCabe 0:41

NormalMcCabe 0:41

3–3 TOR

3rd 13:10 · Joshua

Tuch 0:36

Fresh legsTuch 0:36

3–4 TOR

OT 1:28 · Tavares

Thompson 0:51

NormalThompson 0:51

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 (2025–26).

3.9%

5.8%

6.5%

7.1%

7.3%

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).

30%

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

Team stats

BUFTOR

26Shots on goal23

33%Faceoff %67%

1/4Power play0/3

21Penalty minutes13

20Hits25

15Blocked shots18

15Giveaways9

6Takeaways2

Penalties

1st 02:32Josh Dunne · interference2 min
1st 07:05Jake McCabe · high sticking2 min
1st 10:09Oliver Ekman-Larsson · cross checking2 min
1st 14:22Alex Tuch · instigator2 min
1st 14:22Jake McCabe · fighting5 min
1st 14:22Alex Tuch · fighting5 min
1st 14:22Alex Tuch · instigator misconduct10 min
2nd 04:21Mattias Samuelsson · cross checking2 min
2nd 17:12Oliver Ekman-Larsson · interference2 min
3rd 06:25Simon Benoit · tripping2 min

Season series

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters

72Tage ThompsonC	2	0	2	0	5	0	0	0	100	18:35
17Jason ZuckerL	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	–	14:54
20Jiri KulichC	0	1	1	+1	1	2	0	0	27	15:24
71Ryan McLeodC	0	1	1	-2	0	0	0	0	33	17:47
4Bowen ByramD	1	0	1	-1	2	0	2	0	–	18:21
21Conor TimminsD	0	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	–	21:48
23Mattias SamuelssonD	0	1	1	-1	1	3	2	2	–	22:43
26Rasmus DahlinD	0	1	1	-1	2	0	0	0	–	23:42
6Zach BensonL	0	0	0	+1	1	0	1	0	–	19:50
19Peyton KrebsC	0	0	0	-1	2	3	2	0	46	15:04
22Jack QuinnR	0	0	0	-2	3	2	1	0	–	15:19
29Beck MalenstynL	0	0	0	0	2	6	1	0	–	14:19
44Josh DunneC	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	2	100	12:14
86Noah OstlundC	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	20	08:39
89Alex TuchR	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	–	13:34
91Josh DoanR	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	–	15:08
25Owen PowerD	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	–	23:55
73Zach MetsaD	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	–	07:08

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
1Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenG	O	23	19	4	.826	61:28
34Alex LyonG		0	0	0	–	00:00

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs skaters

23Matthew KniesL	0	2	2	+2	1	1	0	0	–	22:26
91John TavaresC	1	1	2	+2	5	1	0	0	60	17:23
34Auston MatthewsC	0	1	1	+1	2	1	2	0	67	23:24
53Easton CowanR	0	1	1	+1	1	1	0	0	–	10:58
63Matias MaccelliL	1	0	1	+1	2	0	1	0	100	15:27
81Dakota JoshuaC	1	0	1	0	1	5	0	0	–	12:55
89Nick RobertsonL	1	0	1	+1	1	2	0	0	–	14:54
22Jake McCabeD	0	1	1	+1	2	3	5	7	–	19:30
25Brandon CarloD	0	1	1	+2	0	0	1	0	–	22:19
11Max DomiC	0	0	0	-2	2	0	1	0	50	10:29
18Steven LorentzC	0	0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	–	08:36
19Calle JarnkrokC	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	100	10:34
55Nicolas RoyC	0	0	0	+1	1	1	3	0	90	16:07
74Bobby McMannC	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	100	17:52
2Simon BenoitD	0	0	0	-1	1	2	0	2	–	18:09
44Morgan RiellyD	0	0	0	+1	1	0	0	0	–	19:29
51Philippe MyersD	0	0	0	-1	1	1	2	0	–	16:54
95Oliver Ekman-LarssonD	0	0	0	+1	0	5	1	4	–	20:17

Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
30Cayden PrimeauG	W	26	23	3	.885	61:28
35Dennis HildebyG		0	0	0	–	00:00