BUF
Buffalo Sabres
30-17-5 · W4 · L10: 7-2-1
W
W
W
L
OT
W
W
L
W
W
Final
7—4
2026-01-27 · Scotiabank Arena
TOR
Toronto Maple Leafs
24-20-9 · L3 · L10: 3-5-2
L
L
OT
L
W
OT
L
W
W
W
BUF dominated expected goals 3.1 to 2.8 · 1 empty-net goal padded the final margin
xG Flow
CUMULATIVEBUF xG
3.11
ACTUAL
7 — 4
TOR xG
2.82
Scoring Timeline
0.31
HIGH xG
1P 07:44Even Strength
23
Matthew Knies(13)
L · TOR · #23
John Tavares (26), Matias Maccelli (14)BUF 0 - 1 TOR
0.06
MED xG
1P 09:29Even Strength
26
Rasmus Dahlin(9)
D · BUF · #26
Ryan McLeod (24), Mattias Samuelsson (21)BUF 1 - 1 TOR
0.19
HIGH xG
1P 10:49Even Strength
34
Auston Matthews(26)
C · TOR · #34
Max Domi (19), Oliver Ekman-Larsson (24)BUF 1 - 2 TOR
0.06
MED xG
1P 13:16Power Play
91
Josh Doan(16)
R · BUF · #91
Rasmus Dahlin (30)BUF 2 - 2 TOR
0.03
LOW xG
1P 18:05Even Strength
72
Tage Thompson(28)
C · BUF · #72
BUF 3 - 2 TOR
0.11
HIGH xG
2P 11:17Even Strength
74
Bobby McMann(17)
C · TOR · #74
Auston Matthews (18), Max Domi (20)BUF 3 - 3 TOR
0.05
MED xG
2P 18:17Even Strength26
Rasmus Dahlin(10)
D · BUF · #26
Mattias Samuelsson (22), Peyton Krebs (16)BUF 4 - 3 TOR
0.03
LOW xG
3P 00:16Even Strength
89
Alex Tuch(19)
R · BUF · #89
Tage Thompson (27), Mattias Samuelsson (23)BUF 5 - 3 TOR
0.11
HIGH xG
3P 11:33Even Strength
22
Jack Quinn(12)
R · BUF · #22
Rasmus Dahlin (31)BUF 6 - 3 TOR
0.15
HIGH xG
3P 14:59Even Strength
11
Max Domi(8)
C · TOR · #11
Auston Matthews (19), Bobby McMann (12)BUF 6 - 4 TOR
0.43
HIGH xG
3P 19:16Power PlayEN26
Rasmus Dahlin(11)
D · BUF · #26
BUF 7 - 4 TOR
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
26
Rasmus Dahlin
D · BUF · #26
3G, 2A, 7 SOG
★2
35
Colten Ellis
G · BUF · #35
16/18 saves, .888 SV%, +0.4 GSAx
★3
34
Auston Matthews
C · TOR · #34
1G, 2A, 3 SOG, 1 HIT
Team Stats
BUFTOR
31Shots23
3.11xGF2.82
51.5CF%48.5
32.7FO%67.3
1/2PP0/0
16Hits32
19Blocks13
24Giveaways11
5Takeaways8
0PIM4
Period Breakdown
| Period | BUF SOG | TOR SOG | BUF xG | TOR xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 | 4 | 0.83 | 0.76 |
| 2nd | 15 | 6 | 1.14 | 0.62 |
| 3rd | 2 | 9 | 1.13 | 1.44 |
| Total | 24 | 19 | 3.10 | 2.82 |
Penalties
2 TOTAL1P 12:27
Steven Lorentzcross-checking (2 min)
Drawn by Noah Ostlund3P 06:53
Brandon Carlotripping (2 min)
Drawn by Zach Benson