Maple Leafs 5–2 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Mar 15, 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 🍁 TOR

James van Riemsdyk

2 G, 1 A

2 shots · 16:06 TOI

2nd star 🍁 TOR

Patrick Marleau

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 18:08 TOI

3rd star 🍁 TOR

Curtis McElhinney

38 saves

0.950 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🍁 James van Riemsdyk Go-ahead 1st · 03:39

Assists: Morgan Rielly, Connor Brown · beat Robin Lehner

1–0

🍁 James van Riemsdyk 1st · 06:39

Assists: Roman Polak, Jake Gardiner · beat Robin Lehner

2–0

⚔️ Sam Reinhart PP 1st · 14:29

Assists: Scott Wilson, Evan Rodrigues · beat Curtis McElhinney

2–1

2nd period

🍁 Connor Carrick 2nd · 06:22

Assists: Patrick Marleau, William Nylander · beat Robin Lehner

3–1

🍁 Tyler Bozak PP 2nd · 14:10

Assists: James van Riemsdyk, Mitchell Marner · beat Robin Lehner

4–1

⚔️ Jason Pominville PP 2nd · 19:01

Assists: Rasmus Ristolainen, Evan Rodrigues · beat Curtis McElhinney

4–2

3rd period

🍁 Patrick Marleau Empty net 3rd · 19:16

Unassisted

5–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🍁Maple Leafs

L1 Hyman · Marleau · Bozak 18:08

L2 Kadri · Marner · Brown 17:13

L3 van Riemsdyk · Nylander · Kapanen 15:49

L4 Martin · Plekanec · Komarov 8:45

D1 Hainsey · Rielly 24:04

D2 Polak · Gardiner 20:20

D3 Dermott · Carrick 13:42

⚔️Sabres

L1 O'Reilly · Reinhart · Wilson 23:43

L2 Larsson · Rodrigues · Pominville 14:55

L3 Pouliot · Girgensons · Josefson 13:00

L4 Nolan · Baptiste · Bailey 10:12

D1 Ristolainen · Scandella 25:28

D2 Nelson · Guhle 17:10

D3 Antipin · Beaulieu 14:18

Team stats

Away left · home right

🍁TOR BUF⚔️

39 Shots on goal 40

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5

16 Hits 18

18 Blocked shots 9

7 Takeaways 6

7 Giveaways 8

15 Penalty minutes 11

TOR shooting 12.8% (5/39) BUF shooting 5.0% (2/40)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🍁Maple Leafs

Curtis McElhinney

38/40

.950 SV% · 2 GA · 59:40 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Robin Lehner

34/38

.895 SV% · 4 GA · 57:15 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

TOR BUF

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Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 13-3-1 (76% win rate, 17 games)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-14-1 (12% win rate, 17 games)

After 2nd — 4–2

Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 7-0-2 (78% win rate, 9 games)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-7-2 (10% win rate, 10 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Mar 52018 🍁TOR @ ⚔️BUF 3–5 Apr 32017 🍁TOR @ ⚔️BUF 4–2 Mar 252017 🍁TOR @ ⚔️BUF 2–5 Feb 112017 ⚔️BUF @ 🍁TOR 3–1 Jan 172017 ⚔️BUF @ 🍁TOR 3–4

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Who won Maple Leafs vs Sabres on March 15, 2018?

Maple Leafs won 5–2. The final score was Maple Leafs 5, Sabres 2.

Who scored for Maple Leafs?

James van Riemsdyk (2), Connor Carrick, Patrick Marleau, Tyler Bozak.

Who scored for Sabres?

Jason Pominville, Sam Reinhart.

How did the Maple Leafs goalie play?

Curtis McElhinney made 38 saves on 40 shots (.950 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Robin Lehner made 34 saves on 38 shots (.895 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?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🍁 Maple Leafs

BeforeMar 14 ⭐DAL @ 🍁TOR 5–6 AfterMar 17 🇨🇦MTL @ 🍁TOR 0–4

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeMar 10 🎰VGK @ ⚔️BUF 2–1 AfterMar 17 🪶CHI @ ⚔️BUF 3–5

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