Maple Leafs 3–5 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Oct 24, 2025)

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

Mattias Samuelsson

2 G

3 shots · 23:38 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Tage Thompson

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 19:06 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Alex Lyon

31 saves

0.912 SV% · 3 GA

Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Mattias Samuelsson Go-ahead 1st · 04:38

Assists: Ryan McLeod, Alex Tuch · beat Anthony Stolarz

0–1

🍁 William Nylander Tying 1st · 05:01

Assists: Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Brandon Carlo · beat Alex Lyon

1–1

⚔️ Jiri Kulich Go-ahead 1st · 06:12

Assists: Zach Benson, Tage Thompson · beat Anthony Stolarz

1–2

🍁 Auston Matthews PP Tying 1st · 12:45

Assists: John Tavares, Oliver Ekman-Larsson · beat Alex Lyon

2–2

2nd period

⚔️ Tage Thompson Go-ahead 2nd · 07:20

Assists: Bowen Byram, Jiri Kulich · beat Anthony Stolarz

2–3

⚔️ Mattias Samuelsson 2nd · 13:10

Assists: Rasmus Dahlin, Peyton Krebs · beat Anthony Stolarz

2–4

3rd period

🍁 Dakota Joshua 3rd · 01:55

Assists: Easton Cowan, Nicolas Roy · beat Alex Lyon

3–4

⚔️ Alex Tuch SH 3rd · 16:59

Assists: Owen Power · beat Anthony Stolarz

3–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🍁Maple Leafs

L1 Knies · Matthews · Tavares 19:16

L2 McMann · Roy · Nylander 17:39

L3 Maccelli · Domi · Joshua 14:16

L4 Lorentz · Jarnkrok · Cowan 10:49

D1 Ekman-Larsson · Carlo 23:40

D2 McCabe · Benoit 18:42

D3 Myers · Mermis 13:38

⚔️Sabres

L1 Benson · McLeod · Tuch 20:03

L2 Thompson · Kulich · Quinn 16:50

L3 Zucker · Krebs · Ostlund 12:47

L4 Malenstyn · Kozak · Doan 11:57

D1 Samuelsson · Timmins 23:38

D2 Byram · Dahlin 20:56

D3 Power · Metsa 14:52

Team stats

Away left · home right

🍁TOR BUF⚔️

34 Shots on goal 30

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2

30 Hits 8

13 Blocked shots 21

7 Takeaways 3

18 Giveaways 13

4 Penalty minutes 10

TOR shooting 8.8% (3/34) BUF shooting 16.7% (5/30)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🍁Maple Leafs

Anthony Stolarz

25/30

.833 SV% · 5 GA · 57:09 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Alex Lyon

31/34

.912 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 — 2–2

Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs — tied after 1st: 1-0-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 2-1 (67% win rate, 3 games)

After 2nd — 2–4

Maple Leafs

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

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 1–0

Apr 152025 🍁TOR @ ⚔️BUF 4–0 Dec 202024 🍁TOR @ ⚔️BUF 6–3 Dec 152024 ⚔️BUF @ 🍁TOR 3–5 Mar 302024 🍁TOR @ ⚔️BUF 3–0 Mar 62024 ⚔️BUF @ 🍁TOR 1–2 OT

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Who won Maple Leafs vs Sabres on October 24, 2025?

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

Who scored for Maple Leafs?

Auston Matthews, Dakota Joshua, William Nylander.

Who scored for Sabres?

Mattias Samuelsson (2), Alex Tuch, Jiri Kulich, Tage Thompson.

How did the Maple Leafs goalie play?

Anthony Stolarz made 25 saves on 30 shots (.833 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Alex Lyon made 31 saves on 34 shots (.912 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

BeforeOct 21 😈NJD @ 🍁TOR 5–2 AfterOct 25 ⚔️BUF @ 🍁TOR 3–4

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeOct 22 🐙DET @ ⚔️BUF 2–4 AfterOct 25 ⚔️BUF @ 🍁TOR 3–4

Also on October 24

🦈SJS 1–3 😈NJD 🦅WSH 5–1 🧥CBJ 🔥CGY 3–5 ✈️WPG

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