Maple Leafs 3–5 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Mar 5, 2018)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Jason Pominville

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 16:20 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Sam Reinhart

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 17:51 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Chad Johnson

38 saves

0.927 SV% · 3 GA

Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Sam Reinhart PP Go-ahead 1st · 01:53

Assists: Rasmus Ristolainen, Kyle Okposo · beat Frederik Andersen

0–1

⚔️ Jason Pominville 1st · 03:43

Assists: Rasmus Ristolainen, Johan Larsson · beat Frederik Andersen

0–2

🍁 Leo Komarov PP 1st · 19:52

Assists: William Nylander, Patrick Marleau · beat Chad Johnson

1–2

2nd period

🍁 Leo Komarov Tying 2nd · 10:48

Assists: Matt Martin, Nikita Zaitsev · beat Chad Johnson

2–2

⚔️ Zemgus Girgensons Go-ahead 2nd · 13:30

Assists: Sam Reinhart, Ryan O'Reilly · beat Frederik Andersen

2–3

⚔️ Ryan O'Reilly 2nd · 15:35

Unassisted · beat Frederik Andersen

2–4

3rd period

⚔️ Johan Larsson 3rd · 09:55

Assists: Jason Pominville, Jordan Nolan · beat Frederik Andersen

2–5

🍁 Mitchell Marner PP 3rd · 17:57

Assists: Connor Carrick, Morgan Rielly · beat Chad Johnson

3–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🍁Maple Leafs

L1 Bozak · Marner · Nylander 18:17

L2 van Riemsdyk · Hyman · Brown 15:47

L3 Marleau · Komarov · Kapanen 15:10

L4 Martin · Kadri · Plekanec 11:17

D1 Gardiner · Rielly 21:52

D2 Zaitsev · Carrick 19:30

D3 Dermott · Hainsey 17:15

⚔️Sabres

L1 Larsson · O'Reilly · Girgensons 20:30

L2 Reinhart · Wilson · Okposo 17:51

L3 Josefson · Nolan · Pominville 16:20

L4 Pouliot · Criscuolo · Baptiste 6:24

D1 Ristolainen · Scandella 25:50

D2 Nelson · Beaulieu 17:58

D3 Antipin · Guhle 15:13

Team stats

Away left · home right

🍁TOR BUF⚔️

41 Shots on goal 24

2/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2

23 Hits 20

5 Blocked shots 13

1 Takeaways 14

13 Giveaways 8

9 Penalty minutes 9

TOR shooting 7.3% (3/41) BUF shooting 20.8% (5/24)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🍁Maple Leafs

Frederik Andersen

19/24

.792 SV% · 5 GA · 57:32 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Chad Johnson

38/41

.927 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

8 of 8 goals located

TOR BUF

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Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-6-1 (22% win rate, 9 games)

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 5-3-5 (38% win rate, 13 games)

After 2nd — 2–4

Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-8 (11% win rate, 9 games)

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 5-0 (100% win rate, 5 games)

Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 1–0

Apr 32017 🍁TOR @ ⚔️BUF 4–2 Mar 252017 🍁TOR @ ⚔️BUF 2–5 Feb 112017 ⚔️BUF @ 🍁TOR 3–1 Jan 172017 ⚔️BUF @ 🍁TOR 3–4 Nov 32016 🍁TOR @ ⚔️BUF 2–1

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Who won Maple Leafs vs Sabres on March 5, 2018?

Sabres won 5–3. The final score was Maple Leafs 3, Sabres 5.

Who scored for Maple Leafs?

Leo Komarov (2), Mitchell Marner.

Who scored for Sabres?

Jason Pominville, Johan Larsson, Ryan O'Reilly, Sam Reinhart, Zemgus Girgensons.

How did the Maple Leafs goalie play?

Frederik Andersen made 19 saves on 24 shots (.792 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Chad Johnson made 38 saves on 41 shots (.927 save percentage).

Where is Maple Leafs vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Maple Leafs vs Sabres season series?

Sabres lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🍁 Maple Leafs

BeforeMar 3 🍁TOR @ 🦅WSH 2–5 AfterMar 10 🐧PIT @ 🍁TOR 2–5

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeMar 2 ⚔️BUF @ 🐆FLA 1–4 AfterMar 7 🔥CGY @ ⚔️BUF 5–1

Also on March 5

🔥CGY 3–4 🐧PIT 🏛️OTT 3–2 ⭐DAL 🌵ARI 3–4 🛢️EDM 🏝️NYI 3–4 🐋VAN

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