Buffalo Sabres vs Toronto Maple Leafs

Regular season · Tuesday, January 27, 2026 · Scotiabank Arena

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7–4

Final

SOG 31–23

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Game summary

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 7-4 on Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at Scotiabank Arena. The Sabres outshot the Maple Leafs 31-23.

Rasmus Dahlin scored a hat trick. Matthew Knies, Auston Matthews, Josh Doan, Tage Thompson, Bobby McMann, Alex Tuch, Jack Quinn and Max Domi also scored.

Colten Ellis made 16 saves on 18 shots for the win; Joseph Woll stopped 24 of 30.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
BUF	3	1	3	7	31
TOR	2	1	1	4	23

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Matthew Knies (13)John Tavares (26), Matias Maccelli (14)0–107:44 TOR
Rasmus Dahlin (9)Ryan McLeod (24), Mattias Samuelsson (21)1–109:29 BUF
Auston Matthews (26)Max Domi (19), Oliver Ekman-Larsson (24)1–210:49 TOR
Josh Doan (16)Rasmus Dahlin (30)2–213:16 BUF · PPG
Tage Thompson (28)Unassisted3–218:05 BUF

2nd period

Bobby McMann (17)Auston Matthews (18), Max Domi (20)3–311:17 TOR
Rasmus Dahlin (10)Mattias Samuelsson (22), Peyton Krebs (16)McMann 1:35 into shift4–318:17 BUF

3rd period

Alex Tuch (19)Tage Thompson (27), Mattias Samuelsson (23)5–300:16 BUF
Jack Quinn (12)Rasmus Dahlin (31)Ekman-Larsson 1:04 into shift6–311:33 BUF
Max Domi (8)Auston Matthews (19), Bobby McMann (12)Helenius 1:08 into shift6–414:59 TOR
Rasmus Dahlin (11)Unassisted7–419:16 BUF · 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+

1:35

4–3 · 2nd 18:17 · Dahlin. McMann was 1:35 into his shift when it went in.

GoalBUF on iceTOR on iceDefenders’ longest

0–1 TOR

1st 7:44 · Knies

McLeod 0:34

Fresh legsMcLeod 0:34

1–1 BUF

1st 9:29 · Dahlin

Rielly 0:37

Fresh legsRielly 0:37

1–2 TOR

1st 10:49 · Matthews

Tuch 0:24

Fresh legsTuch 0:24

2–2 BUF

1st 13:16 · PP · Doan

McCabe 0:49

NormalMcCabe 0:49

3–2 BUF

1st 18:05 · Thompson

McCabe 0:47

NormalMcCabe 0:47

3–3 TOR

2nd 11:17 · McMann

Zucker 0:31

Fresh legsZucker 0:31

4–3 BUF

2nd 18:17 · Dahlin

Stuck out there: McMann 1:35

Stuck out thereMcMann 1:35

5–3 BUF

3rd 0:16 · Tuch

McCabe 0:16

Fresh legsMcCabe 0:16

6–3 BUF

3rd 11:33 · Quinn

Long shift: Ekman-Larsson 1:04

Long shiftEkman-Larsson 1:04

6–4 TOR

3rd 14:59 · Domi

Long shift: Helenius 1:08

Long shiftHelenius 1:08

7–4 BUF

3rd 19:16 · EN · Dahlin

Matthews 2:41

Empty netMatthews 2:41

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

31Shots on goal23

33%Faceoff %67%

1/2Power play0/0

0Penalty minutes4

16Hits32

19Blocked shots13

24Giveaways11

5Takeaways8

Penalties

1st 12:27Steven Lorentz · cross checking2 min
3rd 06:53Brandon Carlo · tripping2 min

Season series

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters

26Rasmus DahlinD	3	2	5	+2	7	0	1	–	26:24
23Mattias SamuelssonD	0	3	3	+2	0	4	2	–	21:41
72Tage ThompsonC	1	1	2	+1	2	1	3	14	18:57
19Peyton KrebsC	0	1	1	+1	1	0	1	30	11:47
22Jack QuinnR	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	–	14:21
71Ryan McLeodC	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	64	13:36
89Alex TuchR	1	0	1	+2	2	1	1	–	15:44
91Josh DoanR	1	0	1	0	5	0	2	–	17:19
6Zach BensonL	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	–	17:02
17Jason ZuckerL	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	25	15:55
29Beck MalenstynL	0	0	0	+1	0	1	3	–	11:54
48Tyson KozakC	0	0	0	+1	0	6	0	–	11:20
86Noah OstlundC	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	14	18:33
94Konsta HeleniusC	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	50	16:12
4Bowen ByramD	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	–	22:48
8Michael KesselringD	0	0	0	+1	2	1	2	–	15:08
25Owen PowerD	0	0	0	-1	3	0	1	–	23:02
73Zach MetsaD	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	–	08:17

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
1Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenG		5	3	2	.600	12:14
92Colten EllisG	W	18	16	2	.889	47:46

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs skaters

11Max DomiC	1	2	3	+1	3	1	0	0	100	15:55
34Auston MatthewsC	1	2	3	0	3	1	1	0	82	19:36
74Bobby McMannC	1	1	2	-1	4	2	0	0	–	17:40
23Matthew KniesL	1	0	1	-1	2	3	0	0	–	17:44
63Matias MaccelliL	0	1	1	-1	3	1	0	0	–	15:36
91John TavaresC	0	1	1	-1	0	3	1	0	45	19:58
95Oliver Ekman-LarssonD	0	1	1	-3	1	0	1	0	–	21:43
18Steven LorentzC	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	2	–	13:04
19Calle JarnkrokC	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	100	11:59
24Scott LaughtonC	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0	62	15:05
53Easton CowanR	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	–	11:14
55Nicolas RoyC	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	83	09:44
89Nick RobertsonL	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	–	13:17
2Simon BenoitD	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0	–	16:40
22Jake McCabeD	0	0	0	0	1	5	1	0	–	21:54
25Brandon CarloD	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	2	–	17:15
28Troy StecherD	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	–	19:47
44Morgan RiellyD	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	–	20:52

Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
41Anthony StolarzG		0	0	0	–	00:00
60Joseph WollG	L	30	24	6	.800	58:08