Buffalo Sabres 5, Toronto Maple Leafs 4: final score and stats
Buffalo Sabres beat Toronto Maple Leafs, Buffalo Sabres 5 to Toronto Maple Leafs 4, on Thursday, October 15, 2026 at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Toronto Maple Leafs vs Buffalo Sabres.
NHLThursday, October 15, 2026
DateOct 15, 2026
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenueScotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON
TVESPN+
Attendance18,886
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Sabres | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Buffalo SabresToronto Maple Leafs
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
4-3-1Record3-3-2
6th in Atlantic DivisionStanding7th in Atlantic Division
4-4Road record / home record4-7
LWLWWLast 5LLLWL
L1StreakL3
Team stats
Buffalo SabresToronto Maple Leafs
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Buffalo Sabres
Alex Lyon G · Shoulder
Injured ReserveKonsta Helenius C · Upper Body
OutJustin Danforth RW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveMatt Grzelcyk D · Lower Body
Injured ReserveToronto Maple Leafs
Morgan Rielly D · Lower Body
OutColton Sissons C · Lower Body
OutKirill Marchenko RW · Lower Body
Injured ReserveMiles Wood LW · Undisclosed
Injured ReserveNick Blankenburg D · Upper Body
Injured ReserveBox score
Buffalo Sabres Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Benson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 21:18 | 1:44 | 1:32 | 18:02 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Sam Carrick | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5:46 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 5:46 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Justin Danforth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:08 | 0:00 | 0:07 | 6:01 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 42.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Doan | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 17:22 | 1:08 | 0:00 | 16:14 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Konsta Helenius | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 15:11 | 0:42 | 0:00 | 14:29 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Peyton Krebs | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 16:22 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 16:22 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 75.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Beck Malenstyn | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8:03 | 0:00 | 1:31 | 6:32 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McLeod | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18:38 | 0:47 | 1:47 | 16:04 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 38.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Norris | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 14:50 | 0:42 | 0:00 | 14:08 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 62.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Ostlund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21:39 | 1:44 | 1:03 | 18:52 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 33.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Quinn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18:04 | 1:18 | 0:00 | 16:46 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Tage Thompson | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21:11 | 1:39 | 0:08 | 19:24 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 44.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Crevier | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:26 | 0:00 | 1:37 | 14:49 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Gilbert | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:37 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:37 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Zach Metsa | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12:36 | 0:00 | 0:41 | 11:55 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen Power | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28:01 | 1:44 | 1:15 | 25:02 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mattias Samuelsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28:24 | 0:00 | 2:23 | 26:01 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Olen Zellweger | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24:28 | 0:42 | 0:12 | 23:34 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 4 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 26 | .867 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 63:14 | 0 | 0 |
Toronto Maple Leafs Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teddy Blueger | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14:43 | 0:00 | 1:42 | 13:01 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Easton Cowan | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16:39 | 0:11 | 0:11 | 16:17 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Duhaime | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 11:42 | 0:00 | 0:33 | 11:09 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack MacEwen | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 5:27 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 5:27 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirill Marchenko | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18:36 | 2:14 | 0:00 | 16:22 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Auston Matthews | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22:14 | 3:04 | 0:00 | 19:10 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 57.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gavin McKenna | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6:36 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:36 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Nylander | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:18 | 2:53 | 0:00 | 19:25 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Paul | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17:13 | 0:00 | 0:36 | 16:37 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 45.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Roslovic | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 19:04 | 0:50 | 0:00 | 18:14 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colton Sissons | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 17:49 | 0:00 | 1:50 | 15:59 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 57.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Tavares | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:47 | 1:48 | 0:00 | 9:59 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 81.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Toronto Maple Leafs Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Blankenburg | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:37 | 0:11 | 0:00 | 15:26 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oliver Ekman-Larsson | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:35 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 19:35 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Jake McCabe | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23:30 | 0:12 | 1:50 | 21:28 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Raddysh | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 27:09 | 2:53 | 1:13 | 23:03 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Morgan Rielly | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 18:35 | 1:04 | 0:31 | 17:00 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Troy Stecher | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 17:08 | 0:00 | 1:18 | 15:50 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Toronto Maple Leafs Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergei Bobrovsky | 5 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 30 | .857 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 63:14 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
Season series
BUF leads series 1-0
Apr 3, 2027BUF 0, TOR 0
Mar 25, 2027TOR 0, BUF 0
Feb 27, 2027TOR 0, BUF 0
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Buffalo Sabres vs Toronto Maple Leafs?
Buffalo Sabres won, 5-4, on Thursday, October 15, 2026.
What was the final score of Buffalo Sabres vs Toronto Maple Leafs?
Buffalo Sabres 5, Toronto Maple Leafs 4.
Who were the top performers?
Buffalo Sabres: Jack Quinn (2 goals). Toronto Maple Leafs: Kirill Marchenko (3 goals).
Where is Buffalo Sabres vs Toronto Maple Leafs played?
Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON.
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