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2022-23 regular season

Maple Leafs at Sabres

🗓 Tue, Feb 21, 2023 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🔁 Maple Leafs lead the season series 2–0

Maple Leafs beat Sabres 6–3 at KeyBank Center on February 21, 2023.

TOR – BUF
29–32
Shots on goal
1/2–0/1
Power play
16–17
Hits
18–7
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

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1st star 🍁 TOR
Mitchell Marner
5 A
16:48 TOI
2nd star 🍁 TOR
Ryan O'Reilly
3 G, 1 A
5 shots · 16:38 TOI
3rd star 🍁 TOR
John Tavares
1 G, 3 A
3 shots · 15:14 TOI

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🍁 Ryan O'Reilly Go-ahead 1st · 03:51
Assists: Mitchell Marner, John Tavares · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
1–0
🍁 Ryan O'Reilly 1st · 04:28
Assists: Mitchell Marner, John Tavares · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
2–0
🍁 John Tavares 1st · 07:14
Assists: Ryan O'Reilly, Mitchell Marner · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
3–0
🍁 Michael Bunting 1st · 12:09
Assists: Morgan Rielly, William Nylander · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
4–0
2nd period
🍁 William Nylander PP 2nd · 14:36
Assists: John Tavares, Mitchell Marner · beat Craig Anderson
5–0
3rd period
⚔️ Jack Quinn 3rd · 05:12
Assists: Casey Mittelstadt · beat Ilya Samsonov
5–1
⚔️ Alex Tuch 3rd · 08:01
Assists: Tage Thompson, Henri Jokiharju · beat Ilya Samsonov
5–2
⚔️ Jeff Skinner 3rd · 16:29
Assists: Rasmus Dahlin, Alex Tuch · beat Ilya Samsonov
5–3
🍁 Ryan O'Reilly Empty net 3rd · 18:50
Assists: Mitchell Marner
6–3

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Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🍁Maple Leafs
L1 O'Reilly · Matthews · Marner 16:38
L2 Engvall · Kampf · Nylander 15:53
L3 Tavares · Jarnkrok · Kerfoot 14:48
L4 Bunting · Acciari · Aston-Reese 13:19
D1 Rielly · Holl 21:22
D2 Brodie · Liljegren 20:47
D3 Giordano · Timmins 17:22
⚔️Sabres
L1 Thompson · Skinner · Tuch 18:01
L2 Mittelstadt · Krebs · Okposo 15:10
L3 Jost · Cozens · Girgensons 14:32
L4 Olofsson · Quinn · Peterka 13:29
D1 Dahlin · Power 24:58
D2 Jokiharju · Samuelsson 20:32
D3 Lyubushkin · Bryson 13:18

Team stats

Away left · home right
🍁TOR BUF⚔️
29 Shots on goal 32
1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 0/1
16 Hits 17
18 Blocked shots 7
15 Takeaways 6
1 Giveaways 8
4 Penalty minutes 6
TOR shooting 20.7% (6/29) BUF shooting 9.4% (3/32)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🍁Maple Leafs
Ilya Samsonov
29/32
.906 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Craig Anderson
17/18
.944 SV% · 1 GA · 46:29 TOI
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
6/10
.600 SV% · 4 GA · 12:09 TOI

Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located
Ryan O'Reilly · 1st 03:51 · 1–0 Ryan O'Reilly · 1st 04:28 · 2–0 John Tavares · 1st 07:14 · 3–0 Michael Bunting · 1st 12:09 · 4–0 William Nylander · 2nd 14:36 · 5–0 Jack Quinn · 3rd 05:12 · 5–1 Alex Tuch · 3rd 08:01 · 5–2 Jeff Skinner · 3rd 16:29 · 5–3 Ryan O'Reilly · 3rd 18:50 · 6–3
TOR BUF
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Last meetings

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Maple Leafs lead the season series 2–0
Nov 192022 ⚔️BUF @ 🍁TOR 2–5 Apr 122022 ⚔️BUF @ 🍁TOR 5–2 Mar 132022 🍁TOR @ ⚔️BUF 2–5 Mar 22022 ⚔️BUF @ 🍁TOR 5–1 Nov 132021 🍁TOR @ ⚔️BUF 5–4
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Who won Maple Leafs vs Sabres on February 21, 2023?

Maple Leafs won 6–3. The final score was Maple Leafs 6, Sabres 3.

Who scored for Maple Leafs?

Ryan O'Reilly (3), John Tavares, Michael Bunting, William Nylander.

Who scored for Sabres?

Alex Tuch, Jack Quinn, Jeff Skinner.

How did the Maple Leafs goalie play?

Ilya Samsonov made 29 saves on 32 shots (.906 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Craig Anderson made 17 saves on 18 shots (.944 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?

Maple Leafs lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🍁 Maple Leafs
BeforeFeb 19 🍁TOR @ 🪶CHI 3–5 AfterFeb 24 🌲MIN @ 🍁TOR 1–2
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeFeb 18 ⚔️BUF @ 🦈SJS 4–2 AfterFeb 23 ⚔️BUF @ ⚡TBL 6–5
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