Maple Leafs 6–3 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Dec 20, 2024)

The game

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

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Three stars

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1st star 🍁 TOR

William Nylander

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · 19:22 TOI

2nd star 🍁 TOR

Max Domi

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 11:51 TOI

3rd star 🍁 TOR

Bobby McMann

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 11:13 TOI

Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🍁 Bobby McMann Go-ahead 1st · 01:29

Assists: Max Domi, Nicholas Robertson · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

1–0

🍁 Auston Matthews PP 1st · 06:05

Assists: William Nylander, Mitchell Marner · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

2–0

2nd period

🍁 Nicholas Robertson 2nd · 01:53

Assists: Morgan Rielly, Conor Timmins · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

3–0

⚔️ JJ Peterka 2nd · 02:22

Assists: Dylan Cozens, Connor Clifton · beat Matt Murray

3–1

🍁 Max Domi 2nd · 04:27

Assists: Bobby McMann, Mitchell Marner · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

4–1

🍁 Max Pacioretty 2nd · 10:47

Assists: William Nylander, John Tavares · beat James Reimer

5–1

⚔️ Mattias Samuelsson 2nd · 15:56

Assists: Owen Power, JJ Peterka · beat Matt Murray

5–2

3rd period

⚔️ Owen Power 3rd · 11:56

Assists: Jiri Kulich, Mattias Samuelsson · beat Matt Murray

5–3

🍁 William Nylander Empty net 3rd · 19:40

Assists: John Tavares, Chris Tanev

6–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🍁Maple Leafs

L1 Matthews · Marner · Nylander 19:22

L2 Knies · Pacioretty · Tavares 15:09

L3 Robertson · Kampf · Domi 11:51

L4 McMann · Lorentz · Holmberg 10:38

D1 Tanev · Timmins 20:57

D2 McCabe · Ekman-Larsson 19:20

D3 Rielly · Benoit 17:24

⚔️Sabres

L1 Zucker · Cozens · Tuch 17:30

L2 Thompson · Peterka · Quinn 15:55

L3 Benson · McLeod · Kulich 14:25

L4 Malenstyn · Krebs · Lafferty 11:20

D1 Dahlin · Byram 25:38

D2 Power · Samuelsson 22:29

D3 Clifton · Gilbert 10:32

Team stats

Away left · home right

🍁TOR BUF⚔️

29 Shots on goal 27

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2

26 Hits 24

21 Blocked shots 11

2 Takeaways 3

11 Giveaways 8

13 Penalty minutes 15

TOR shooting 20.7% (6/29) BUF shooting 11.1% (3/27)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🍁Maple Leafs

Matt Murray

24/27

.889 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

James Reimer

14/15

.933 SV% · 1 GA · 33:26 TOI

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

9/13

.692 SV% · 4 GA · 24:27 TOI

Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located

TOR BUF

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Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-5 (0% win rate, 5 games)

After 2nd — 5–2

Maple Leafs

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

Sabres

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

Last meetings

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Maple Leafs lead the season series 2–0

Dec 152024 ⚔️BUF @ 🍁TOR 3–5 Mar 302024 🍁TOR @ ⚔️BUF 3–0 Mar 62024 ⚔️BUF @ 🍁TOR 1–2 OT Dec 212023 🍁TOR @ ⚔️BUF 3–9 Nov 42023 ⚔️BUF @ 🍁TOR 6–4

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Who won Maple Leafs vs Sabres on December 20, 2024?

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

Who scored for Maple Leafs?

Auston Matthews, Bobby McMann, Max Domi, Max Pacioretty, Nicholas Robertson, William Nylander.

Who scored for Sabres?

JJ Peterka, Mattias Samuelsson, Owen Power.

How did the Maple Leafs goalie play?

Matt Murray made 24 saves on 27 shots (.889 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

James Reimer made 14 saves on 15 shots (.933 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

BeforeDec 18 🍁TOR @ ⭐DAL 5–3 AfterDec 21 🏝️NYI @ 🍁TOR 6–3

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeDec 17 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–6 AfterDec 21 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 1–3

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