Buffalo Sabres (30-26-8 68pts) v. Toronto Maple Leafs (39-20-4 82pts)
Game Recap:
The Leafs have another big second period against the Buffalo Sabres. Martin Marincin and Nic Petan did not look out of place tonight and JT, Marner, and Matthews looked like they pulled it all together.
Lineups:
Toronto:
Andreas Johnsson – Auston Matthews – Kasperi Kapanen
Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman
Patrick Marleau – Nazem Kadri – William Nylander
Nic Petan – Frederik Gauthier – Trevor Moore
Morgan Rielly – Ron Hainsey
Jake Muzzin – Nikita Zaitsev
Martin Marincin – Igor Ozhiganov
Frederik Andersen
Garrett Sparks
Scratched: none
Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back), Jake Gardiner (Back) and Travis Dermott (Shoulder)
Suspension: None
Buffalo:
Jeff Skinner – Jack Eichel– Sam Reinhart
Conor Sheary – Evan Rodrigues –Kyle Okposo
Scott Wilson – Casey Middlestadt– Tage Thompson
Zemgus Girgensons – Johan Larsson– Jason Pominville
Jake McCabe –Rasmus Ristolainen
Rasmus Dahlin – Zach Bogosian
Marco Scandella – Brandon Montour
Linus Ullmark
Carter Hutton
Scratched: Matt Hunwick
Injuries: Vladimir Sabotka
Suspension: None
GameDay:
The Leafs host the next chapter in the Battle of the QEW against Buffalo tonight. #LeafsForever
⏰ 7:00 PM
📺 @hockeynight
📻 @TSN1050Radio
📍 @ScotiabankArena pic.twitter.com/t6SWbAzbgY— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) March 2, 2019
First Period:
Toronto Goal – 4:20 – John Tavares (37) assisted by Mitch Marner (54) and Martin Marincin (3)
Buffalo Goal – 6:00 – Jason Pominville (15) assisted by Zemgus Girgensons (11) and Marco Scandella (7)
Buffalo Goal – 7:34 – Conor Sheary (12) assisted by Kyle Okposo (14)
Buffalo Penalty – 11:21 – Kyle Okposo, 2 minutes for Hooking
Toronto Penalty – 14:08 – Mitch Marner, 2 minutes for Slashing
Toronto Goal – 19:40 – Morgan Rielly (16) assisted by Auston Matthews (30) and Ron Hainsey (15)
End of 1st – BUF – 0 TOR – 0
Shots 10 16
Faceoffs 5/14 9/14
Hits 13 9
PP 0/1 0/1
Tavares opened the scoring tonight and we're tied 2-2 after 20. #LeafsForever pic.twitter.com/uemU3C6h8z
— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) March 3, 2019
Ready to start the second.
Leafs and Sabres are tied 2-2 on @hockeynight and @TSN1050Radio. #LeafsForever pic.twitter.com/ootxDYGviU
— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) March 3, 2019
Second Period:
Toronto Penalty – 11:40 – Kasperi Kapanen, 5 minutes for Fighting
Buffalo Penalty – 11:40 – Evan Rodrigues, 5 minutes for Fighting
Toronto Penalty – 12:00 – Brandon Montour, 2 minutes for Cross Checking
Toronto Goal – 15:02 – Nic Petan (1) assisted by Trevor Moore (4)
Toronto Goal – 19:05 – Nikita Zaitsev (3) assisted by Mitch Marner (55) and John Tavares (33)
End of 2nd – BUF- 0 TOR- 0
Shots 17 23
Faceoffs 10/29 19/29
Hits 18 22
PP 0/1 0/2
Leafs score a pair in the second and take a 4-2 lead into the intermission. #LeafsForever pic.twitter.com/gWSgFVo8GP
— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) March 3, 2019
The boys in blue are back for the third.
Catch the action on @hockeynight or @TSN1050Radio. #LeafsForever pic.twitter.com/1sL6NrVh7M
— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) March 3, 2019
Third Period:
Toronto Penalty – 2:22 – John Tavares, 2 minutes for Hooking
Toronto Goal – 18:03 – Mitch Marner (23) assisted by John Tavares (34) and Jake Muzzin (24)
End of 3rd – BUF – 2 TOR- 5
Shots 00 00
Faceoffs 00 00
Hits 00 00
PP 0/0 0/0
Home cooking! Leafs earn fourth straight home win.#LeafsForever #FuelledByG @GatoradeCanada pic.twitter.com/BByJrUHOXg
— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) March 3, 2019
Next Up:
Toronto (40-20-4 84pts) v. Calgary (41-16-7 89pts)
Edmonton (28-30-7 65pts) @ Buffalo (30-26-8 68pts)
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