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NHL • October 15, 2026

Buffalo Sabres beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 5–4

Buffalo Sabres finished with a 5–4 victory over Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena on October 15, 2026. A single goal separated the teams at the finish.

NHL / FINAL
Buffalo Sabres5 — 4Toronto Maple Leafs
Buffalo SabresToronto Maple Leafs

How the scoring unfolded

Buffalo Sabres recorded 1, 1, 2, 1 across the periods. Its highest-scoring period was 3, with 2 goals.

Toronto Maple Leafs recorded 2, 2, 0, 0 across the periods. Its highest-scoring periods were 1 and 2, with 2 goals.

Names behind the numbers

Jack Quinn contributed 2 goals, 2 assists for Buffalo Sabres.

Dennis Gilbert contributed 1 goal for Buffalo Sabres.

Kirill Marchenko contributed 3 goals for Toronto Maple Leafs.

The statistical picture

Buffalo Sabres — Shots: 34.

Toronto Maple Leafs — Shots: 30.

Scoring moments

  1. 1st · 2:24

    Auston Matthews Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Jack Roslovic (3)

  2. 1st · 3:35

    Jack Quinn Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Zach Benson (4), Zach Metsa (2)

  3. 1st · 13:10

    Kirill Marchenko Goal (2) Between Legs, assists: John Tavares (4), Darren Raddysh (4)

  4. 2nd · 2:41

    Jack Quinn Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Noah Ostlund (3), Mattias Samuelsson (4)

  5. 2nd · 11:13

    Kirill Marchenko Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: John Tavares (5)

  6. 2nd · 16:51

    Kirill Marchenko Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Colton Sissons (1), Easton Cowan (3)

  7. 3rd · 10:05

    Dennis Gilbert Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Jack Quinn (3), Zach Benson (5)

  8. 3rd · 12:16

    Mattias Samuelsson Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Tage Thompson (4)

  9. OT · 3:14

    Owen Power Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Jack Quinn (4), Noah Ostlund (4)

Buffalo Sabres — Forwards
PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIPPTOISHTOIESTOISHFTGYTDGASSMSOGFWFLFO%GVPNPIM
Zach Benson011321:181:441:3218:0229002410000.0112
Sam Carrick05105:460:000:005:4610000000010.0024
Justin Danforth00006:080:000:076:01120000003442.9100
Josh Doan010-117:221:080:0016:1424010000000.0100
Konsta Helenius020-215:110:420:0014:2922010420000.0100
Peyton Krebs030-216:220:000:0016:22230001103175.0000
Beck Malenstyn02008:030:001:316:3213000000000.0000
Ryan McLeod021018:380:471:4716:04250102005838.5100
Josh Norris110-214:500:420:0014:08230100005362.5000
Noah Ostlund000421:391:441:0318:522902210051033.3200
Jack Quinn000418:041:180:0016:4625242430000.0115
Tage Thompson030021:111:390:0819:24290416204544.4100
Buffalo Sabres — Defenses
PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIPPTOISHTOIESTOISHFTGYTDGASSMSOGFWFLFO%GVPNPIM
Louis Crevier010116:260:001:3714:4919000110000.0200
Dennis Gilbert100210:370:000:0010:3715110110000.0112
Zach Metsa100-112:360:000:4111:5514001000000.0100
Owen Power000128:011:441:1525:0232120210000.0200
Mattias Samuelsson000128:240:002:2326:0130121310000.0000
Olen Zellweger102024:280:420:1223:3427020520000.0200
Buffalo Sabres — Goalies
PlayerGASASOSSOSASVSV%ESSVPPSVSHSVTOIYTDGPIM
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen4300026.867242063:1400
Toronto Maple Leafs — Forwards
PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIPPTOISHTOIESTOISHFTGYTDGASSMSOGFWFLFO%GVPNPIM
Teddy Blueger040014:430:001:4213:01190003101325.0000
Easton Cowan131016:390:110:1116:172303123010100.0100
Brandon Duhaime110-111:420:000:3311:0919000000000.0000
Zack MacEwen030-15:270:000:005:2790000001233.3000
Kirill Marchenko030018:362:140:0016:2224340310000.0100
Auston Matthews111022:143:040:0019:102616010011857.9000
Gavin McKenna000-16:360:000:006:369020120000.0000
William Nylander000022:182:530:0019:2527050520010.0000
Nick Paul011017:130:000:3616:37240101005645.5200
Jack Roslovic101-119:040:500:0018:1425031500000.0000
Colton Sissons130-117:490:001:5015:59250110104357.1100
John Tavares100011:471:480:009:59140220009281.8000
Toronto Maple Leafs — Defenses
PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIPPTOISHTOIESTOISHFTGYTDGASSMSOGFWFLFO%GVPNPIM
Nick Blankenburg000-115:370:110:0015:2626010210000.0500
Oliver Ekman-Larsson120019:350:000:0019:3531000000000.0024
Jake McCabe020023:300:121:5021:2832000000000.0300
Darren Raddysh310327:092:531:1323:0331001310000.0200
Morgan Rielly000-218:351:040:3117:0029000300000.0312
Troy Stecher110-317:080:001:1815:5024000100000.0215
Toronto Maple Leafs — Goalies
PlayerGASASOSSOSASVSV%ESSVPPSVSHSVTOIYTDGPIM
Sergei Bobrovsky5340029.853254063:1400
Buffalo Sabres — Team statistics
Blocked Shots4
Hits21
Takeaways5
Shots34
Power Play Goals0
Power Play Opportunities2
Power Play Percentage0.0
Short Handed Goals0
Shootout Goals0
Faceoffs Won25
Faceoff Win Percent43.9
Giveaways17
Total Penalties5
Penalty Minutes13
Toronto Maple Leafs — Team statistics
Blocked Shots11
Hits25
Takeaways4
Shots30
Power Play Goals1
Power Play Opportunities3
Power Play Percentage33.3
Short Handed Goals0
Shootout Goals0
Faceoffs Won32
Faceoff Win Percent56.1
Giveaways20
Total Penalties4
Penalty Minutes11