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Sabres vs Maple Leafs

Final/OT · Sat Oct 25 · 5:00 PM ET · Scotiabank Arena

Buffalo SabresSabres4-4-1
3
Final/OTOct 25, 2025
Toronto Maple LeafsMaple Leafs4-4-1
4
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Closing line

US sportsbook at puck drop
Moneyline
BUF+115
TOR−135
Puck line
BUF +1.5−215
TOR −1.5+175
Total O/U
Over 6.5−115
Under 6.5−105
  • Puck line: Sabres +1.5 covered.
  • Total O/U: over 6.5 (7 goals).

Recap

The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 in overtime at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto on Oct 25, 2025 to move to 4-4-1.

The go-ahead score came with 1:28 left in overtime: John Tavares Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Matthew Knies (8). The lead changed hands 3 times. The Maple Leafs won despite being outshot 26-23.

Score by period

Buffalo Sabres and Toronto Maple Leafs, score by period
Team123OTT
BUF11103
TOR11114

W: Primeau · L: Luukkonen

Scoring plays

First Period

  1. BUFGoal · 13:40Tage Thompson Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Jiri Kulich (2), Mattias Samuelsson (3)1-0
  2. TORGoal · 18:33Nicholas Robertson Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Easton Cowan (3), Auston Matthews (3)1-1

Second Period

  1. TORGoal · 1:59Matias Maccelli Goal (2) Tip-In, assists: John Tavares (7), Matthew Knies (7)1-2
  2. BUFGoal · 14:23Bowen Byram Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Conor Timmins (2), Ryan McLeod (4)2-2

Third Period

  1. BUFGoal · 7:06Tage Thompson Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Jason Zucker (2), Rasmus Dahlin (7)3-2
  2. TORGoal · 13:10Dakota Joshua Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Jake McCabe (2), Brandon Carlo (2)3-3

Overtime

  1. TORGoal · 1:28John Tavares Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Matthew Knies (8)3-4

Team stats

BUFTOR
Shots
26
23
Power Play Goals
1
0
Faceoff Win Percent
33.3
66.7
Hits
20
25
Blocked Shots
15
18
Penalty Minutes
21
13

Top performers

Buffalo SabresToronto Maple Leafs

Goals

Tage Thompson2
John Tavares1

Assists

Jiri Kulich1
Matthew Knies2

Points

Tage Thompson2
John Tavares2

Player stats

Sabres · Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Zach Benson LW101119:5000100.00
Josh Doan RW010-215:0800000.00
Josh Dunne C020012:140010100.02
Peyton Krebs C230-115:04002046.20
Jiri Kulich C021115:24011026.70
Beck Malenstyn LW160014:1900200.00
Ryan McLeod C000-217:47010033.30
Noah Ostlund C20008:39002020.00
Jack Quinn RW120-215:1900300.00
Tage Thompson C000018:352050100.00
Alex Tuch RW001013:3400100.017
Jason Zucker LW000014:5401100.00

Sabres · Defense

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Bowen Byram D201-118:2110200.00
Rasmus Dahlin D001-123:4201200.00
Zach Metsa D00017:0800000.00
Owen Power D100-123:5500200.00
Mattias Samuelsson D230-122:4301100.02
Conor Timmins D311021:4801000.00

Sabres · Goalies

PlayerGASASVSV%TOIPIM
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen G42319.82661:280

Maple Leafs · Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Easton Cowan RW010110:5801100.00
Max Domi C100-210:29002050.00
Calle Jarnkrok C100-110:340000100.00
Dakota Joshua C050012:5510100.00
Matthew Knies LW010222:2602100.00
Steven Lorentz C110-18:3600100.00
Matias Maccelli LW100115:271020100.00
Auston Matthews C211123:24012066.70
Bobby McMann C010017:520010100.00
Nick Robertson LW020114:5410100.00
Nicolas Roy C311116:07001090.00
John Tavares C010217:23115060.00

Maple Leafs · Defense

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Simon Benoit D020-118:0900100.02
Brandon Carlo D100222:1901000.00
Oliver Ekman-Larsson D150120:1700000.04
Jake McCabe D530119:3001200.07
Philippe Myers D210-116:5400100.00
Morgan Rielly D000119:2900100.00

Maple Leafs · Goalies

PlayerGASASVSV%TOIPIM
Cayden Primeau G32623.88561:280

Three stars

  1. John Tavares (TOR)
  2. Tage Thompson (BUF)
  3. Jake McCabe (TOR)

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