Maple Leafs 3–9 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Dec 21, 2023)

The game

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

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Three stars

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1st star ⚔️ BUF

Alex Tuch

4 A

1 shots · 16:14 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Jeff Skinner

2 G, 1 A

5 shots · 14:26 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Tage Thompson

1 G, 2 A

5 shots · 15:20 TOI

Scoring

12 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Jordan Greenway Go-ahead 1st · 02:27

Assists: Connor Clifton, Zach Benson · beat Ilya Samsonov

0–1

🍁 Auston Matthews Tying 1st · 07:28

Unassisted · beat Devon Levi

1–1

🍁 Max Domi PP Go-ahead 1st · 12:39

Assists: Morgan Rielly, Timothy Liljegren · beat Devon Levi

2–1

⚔️ Owen Power Tying 1st · 13:44

Assists: Zach Benson, Casey Mittelstadt · beat Ilya Samsonov

2–2

⚔️ Jeff Skinner Go-ahead 1st · 15:51

Assists: Alex Tuch · beat Ilya Samsonov

2–3

2nd period

⚔️ Rasmus Dahlin PP 2nd · 04:44

Assists: Tage Thompson, Alex Tuch · beat Ilya Samsonov

2–4

🍁 Calle Jarnkrok SH 2nd · 05:42

Assists: William Nylander, Timothy Liljegren · beat Devon Levi

3–4

⚔️ Tage Thompson 2nd · 08:22

Assists: Alex Tuch, Jeff Skinner · beat Ilya Samsonov

3–5

⚔️ Kyle Okposo SH 2nd · 11:04

Unassisted · beat Martin Jones

3–6

3rd period

⚔️ Jack Quinn 3rd · 11:08

Assists: JJ Peterka, Connor Clifton · beat Martin Jones

3–7

⚔️ Jeff Skinner 3rd · 12:23

Assists: Alex Tuch, Tage Thompson · beat Martin Jones

3–8

⚔️ Kyle Okposo 3rd · 15:02

Assists: Peyton Krebs, Ryan Johnson · beat Martin Jones

3–9

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🍁Maple Leafs

L1 Matthews · Tavares · Marner 18:19

L2 Bertuzzi · Jarnkrok · Nylander 15:24

L3 Gregor · Kampf · Domi 13:02

L4 Knies · Robertson · McMann 10:24

D1 Liljegren · Brodie 23:03

D2 Rielly · McCabe 21:40

D3 Benoit · Timmins 13:28

⚔️Sabres

L1 Benson · Cozens · Mittelstadt 17:41

L2 Greenway · Quinn · Peterka 16:31

L3 Thompson · Skinner · Tuch 15:20

L4 Olofsson · Krebs · Okposo 9:25

D1 Power · Dahlin 23:07

D2 Clifton · Samuelsson 19:24

D3 Johnson · Johnson 13:46

Team stats

Away left · home right

🍁TOR BUF⚔️

27 Shots on goal 34

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

20 Hits 28

14 Blocked shots 19

7 Takeaways 5

2 Giveaways 3

10 Penalty minutes 8

TOR shooting 11.1% (3/27) BUF shooting 26.5% (9/34)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🍁Maple Leafs

Ilya Samsonov

14/19

.737 SV% · 5 GA · 28:12 TOI

Martin Jones

11/15

.733 SV% · 4 GA · 31:38 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Devon Levi

24/27

.889 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

12 of 12 goals located

TOR BUF

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 2–3

Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 4-0-3 (57% win rate, 7 games)

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 4-0-1 (80% win rate, 5 games)

After 2nd — 3–6

Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 2–0

Nov 42023 ⚔️BUF @ 🍁TOR 6–4 Mar 132023 ⚔️BUF @ 🍁TOR 4–3 Feb 212023 🍁TOR @ ⚔️BUF 6–3 Nov 192022 ⚔️BUF @ 🍁TOR 2–5 Apr 122022 ⚔️BUF @ 🍁TOR 5–2

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Who won Maple Leafs vs Sabres on December 21, 2023?

Sabres won 9–3. The final score was Maple Leafs 3, Sabres 9.

Who scored for Maple Leafs?

Auston Matthews, Calle Jarnkrok, Max Domi.

Who scored for Sabres?

Jeff Skinner (2), Kyle Okposo (2), Jack Quinn, Jordan Greenway, Owen Power, Rasmus Dahlin, Tage Thompson.

How did the Maple Leafs goalie play?

Ilya Samsonov made 14 saves on 19 shots (.737 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Devon Levi made 24 saves on 27 shots (.889 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 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🍁 Maple Leafs

BeforeDec 19 🗽NYR @ 🍁TOR 5–2 AfterDec 23 🍁TOR @ 🧥CBJ 4–1

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeDec 19 🧥CBJ @ ⚔️BUF 9–4 AfterDec 23 ⚔️BUF @ 🗽NYR 3–4

Also on December 21

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