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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Buffalo 4, Toronto 3
When: 7:30 PM ET, Monday, March 13, 2023
Where: Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario
Referees: Brandon Blandina, Gord Dwyer
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Jonny Murray
Attendance: 18688
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Buffalo 0134
Toronto 0213
Periods:
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1
Buffalo   Toronto
  0:00 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
  0:07 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner.
Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 0:51  
Takeaway by Rasmus Dahlin. 1:06  
Shot by Dylan Cozens misses the net 1:52  
  2:24 Takeaway by Matt Murray.
Owen Power blocks shot from David Kampf. 2:31  
  2:36 Zach Aston-Reese hits Owen Power.
Alex Tuch hits TJ Brodie. 2:47  
  2:59 Zach Aston-Reese hits Alex Tuch.
  3:12 Alexander Kerfoot hits Kyle Okposo.
Zemgus Girgensons hits Timothy Liljegren. 3:27  
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews. 3:30  
Jordan Greenway hits Justin Holl. 3:51  
  4:00 Auston Matthews shoots Saved by Craig Anderson.
Giveaway by Casey Mittelstadt. 4:13  
  4:16 Jake McCabe shoots Saved by Craig Anderson.
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 4:16  
Ilya Lyubushkin hits TJ Brodie. 4:34  
  4:37 Shot by William Nylander misses the net
  4:46 Takeaway by John Tavares.
  4:50 Giveaway by John Tavares.
  5:02 William Nylander shoots Saved by Craig Anderson.
Rasmus Dahlin hits Calle Jarnkrok. 5:16  
Tyson Jost wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews. 5:39  
Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against David Kampf. 5:49  
  6:01 Zach Aston-Reese hits Owen Power.
Zemgus Girgensons hits Erik Gustafsson. 6:15  
Ilya Lyubushkin blocks shot from David Kampf. 6:35  
  6:57 Takeaway by Erik Gustafsson.
  7:10 Takeaway by Auston Matthews.
  7:16 Auston Matthews shoots Saved by Craig Anderson.
Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Auston Matthews. 7:19  
  7:30 Michael Bunting hits Jacob Bryson.
  7:39 Jake McCabe hits Jack Quinn.
  8:03 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
Shot by Tage Thompson misses the net 8:25  
  8:33 Giveaway by Morgan Rielly.
  8:53 Sam Lafferty hits Henri Jokiharju.
  9:01 Morgan Rielly hits Jeff Skinner.
Takeaway by Tage Thompson. 9:09  
Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 9:12  
  9:13 David Kampf wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo.
  9:44 Shot by Mark Giordano misses the net
  9:53 Zach Aston-Reese hits Ilya Lyubushkin.
  9:54 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
  10:00 Shot by John Tavares misses the net
  10:08 William Nylander shoots Saved by Craig Anderson.
  10:10 Jake McCabe shoots Saved by Craig Anderson.
  10:11 Michael Bunting shoots Saved by Craig Anderson.
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 10:11  
  10:21 Shot by Michael Bunting misses the net
Dylan Cozens blocks shot from John Tavares. 10:27  
Owen Power hits Michael Bunting. 10:30  
  10:36 John Tavares shoots Saved by Craig Anderson.
  10:50 Timothy Liljegren blocks shot from Dylan Cozens.
Shot by JJ Peterka misses the net 10:52  
Jacob Bryson hits Alexander Kerfoot. 11:11  
  11:48 Shot by Jake McCabe misses the net
  12:31 Sam Lafferty hits Ilya Lyubushkin.
  12:38 Morgan Rielly hits Zemgus Girgensons.
  12:51 TJ Brodie hits Zemgus Girgensons.
  12:58 Giveaway by Morgan Rielly.
Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 13:03  
Giveaway by Craig Anderson. 13:44  
Jordan Greenway blocks shot from Mark Giordano. 13:49  
  13:49 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  14:00 Auston Matthews hits Rasmus Dahlin.
  14:11 Takeaway by John Tavares.
Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Auston Matthews. 14:20  
  14:20 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
Zemgus Girgensons hits Morgan Rielly. 14:35  
  14:46 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner.
Giveaway by Jeff Skinner. 14:54  
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 15:19  
  15:21 Noel Acciari hits Jacob Bryson.
Giveaway by Tage Thompson. 15:28  
  15:30 Noel Acciari shoots Saved by Craig Anderson.
Takeaway by Jeff Skinner. 15:39  
Takeaway by Tyson Jost. 15:49  
  15:51 Justin Holl blocks shot from Casey Mittelstadt.
  15:51 Sam Lafferty wins the faceoff against Tyson Jost.
  16:00 William Nylander wins the faceoff against Tyson Jost.
  16:09 Sam Lafferty hits Ilya Lyubushkin.
  16:58 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo.
Kyle Okposo penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Mitchell Marner. 17:12  
  17:12 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Zemgus Girgensons.
Takeaway by Jordan Greenway. 17:24  
  18:10 William Nylander shoots Saved by Craig Anderson.
Zemgus Girgensons hits Sam Lafferty. 18:37  
  18:49 Calle Jarnkrok shoots Saved by Craig Anderson.
Jordan Greenway blocks shot from Erik Gustafsson. 18:56  
  19:08 Michael Bunting shoots Saved by Craig Anderson.
  19:44 Noel Acciari hits Tage Thompson.
  19:49 Zach Aston-Reese hits Jacob Bryson.
2
Buffalo   Toronto
Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews. 0:00  
  0:09 Alexander Kerfoot shoots Saved by Craig Anderson.
Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews. 0:31  
  0:34 Mitchell Marner blocks shot from Jacob Bryson.
  0:45 Giveaway by Alexander Kerfoot.
Takeaway by Peyton Krebs. 1:01  
Zemgus Girgensons hits Jake McCabe. 1:05  
  1:11 Auston Matthews scores. Assisted by Alexander Kerfoot and Mitchell Marner.
  1:11 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
Giveaway by Craig Anderson. 1:23  
  1:40 TJ Brodie blocks shot from Dylan Cozens.
  1:40 David Kampf wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
Shot by Jordan Greenway misses the net 1:55  
  2:02 Mark Giordano hits Jordan Greenway.
Takeaway by Alex Tuch. 3:32  
Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 3:47  
  3:51 Justin Holl hits Tage Thompson.
  4:13 Calle Jarnkrok scores. Assisted by Mitchell Marner and Auston Matthews.
  4:13 David Kampf wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo.
Zemgus Girgensons hits Timothy Liljegren. 4:39  
Peyton Krebs hits Zach Aston-Reese. 4:46  
Shot by Henri Jokiharju misses the net 5:03  
  5:34 Takeaway by John Tavares.
  6:07 Takeaway by Calle Jarnkrok.
Tyson Jost shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 6:12  
  6:25 Sam Lafferty hits Casey Mittelstadt.
  6:33 Giveaway by Mark Giordano.
Takeaway by Rasmus Dahlin. 6:53  
Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 6:56  
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 7:09  
  7:10 Alexander Kerfoot penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tage Thompson.
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against David Kampf. 7:10  
  7:52 Takeaway by Calle Jarnkrok.
Rasmus Dahlin hits Calle Jarnkrok. 7:59  
Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 8:13  
Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 8:16  
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Sam Lafferty. 8:16  
  8:57 Giveaway by Sam Lafferty.
Jack Quinn hits Zach Aston-Reese. 9:03  
  9:20 Giveaway by Justin Holl.
  9:41 John Tavares hits Zemgus Girgensons.
  9:54 Takeaway by John Tavares.
  9:59 Giveaway by William Nylander.
Henri Jokiharju shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 10:01  
Shot by Zemgus Girgensons misses the net 10:08  
  10:31 Auston Matthews blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin.
Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 10:39  
  10:42 TJ Brodie hits Tyson Jost.
  10:42 Justin Holl blocks shot from Alex Tuch.
Takeaway by Tage Thompson. 10:56  
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 11:01  
  11:02 TJ Brodie blocks shot from Alex Tuch.
Ilya Lyubushkin shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 11:05  
  11:41 David Kampf wins the faceoff against Tyson Jost.
Henri Jokiharju hits David Kampf. 11:57  
  12:16 Giveaway by Jake McCabe.
  12:45 David Kampf hits Casey Mittelstadt.
  12:52 Mark Giordano penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jordan Greenway.
  12:52 David Kampf wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  13:03 Takeaway by Mitchell Marner.
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 13:34  
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 14:03  
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Sam Lafferty. 14:04  
  14:13 Jake McCabe blocks shot from JJ Peterka.
Shot by Jack Quinn misses the net 14:57  
Jack Quinn scores. Assisted by JJ Peterka and Owen Power. 14:58  
Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews. 14:58  
  15:11 Giveaway by Matt Murray.
Henri Jokiharju shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 15:16  
  15:16 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
Takeaway by Jeff Skinner. 15:23  
Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 15:28  
  15:29 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
  15:48 William Nylander hits Henri Jokiharju.
  15:53 Shot by John Tavares misses the net
  15:53 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo.
Zemgus Girgensons blocks shot from William Nylander. 15:59  
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 16:09  
  16:16 William Nylander blocks shot from Riley Stillman.
Takeaway by Riley Stillman. 16:31  
  16:34 Erik Gustafsson blocks shot Riley Stillman shoots
  17:03 Noel Acciari hits Casey Mittelstadt.
Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 17:32  
Shot by Alex Tuch misses the net 17:46  
  17:47 Sam Lafferty wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  18:06 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  18:20 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Alex Tuch.
Alex Tuch hits TJ Brodie. 18:25  
  18:30 Giveaway by Auston Matthews.
  18:32 Auston Matthews blocks shot from Alex Tuch.
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 18:46  
Alex Tuch hits Calle Jarnkrok. 19:04  
  19:16 Justin Holl blocks shot from Zemgus Girgensons.
  19:16 David Kampf wins the faceoff against Zemgus Girgensons.
  19:30 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Tyson Jost.
Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 19:44  
3
Buffalo   Toronto
  0:00 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
  0:10 Giveaway by Auston Matthews.
  0:18 Takeaway by Mitchell Marner.
Henri Jokiharju hits Alexander Kerfoot. 0:26  
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 0:49  
Dylan Cozens blocks shot from William Nylander. 1:13  
  1:22 William Nylander shoots Saved by Craig Anderson.
Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin. 1:32  
  1:58 Noel Acciari hits Kyle Okposo.
  2:11 Zach Aston-Reese shoots Saved by Craig Anderson.
Takeaway by Tyson Jost. 2:25  
Giveaway by Riley Stillman. 2:38  
Ilya Lyubushkin hits Michael Bunting. 3:11  
  3:26 Timothy Liljegren blocks shot from Tage Thompson.
  3:28 Sam Lafferty hits Tage Thompson.
Alex Tuch scores. Assisted by Tage Thompson and Owen Power. 3:39  
  3:39 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  3:50 Mitchell Marner shoots Saved by Craig Anderson.
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews. 3:51  
Takeaway by Jack Quinn. 4:21  
Giveaway by Jack Quinn. 4:24  
  4:30 Alexander Kerfoot shoots Saved by Craig Anderson.
  4:30 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  4:57 Michael Bunting shoots Saved by Craig Anderson.
  4:58 Shot by John Tavares misses the net
  4:58 David Kampf wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
  5:42 Zach Aston-Reese shoots Saved by Craig Anderson.
Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 6:14  
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Sam Lafferty. 6:20  
  6:23 William Nylander blocks shot from JJ Peterka.
  6:43 Giveaway by Mitchell Marner.
  7:18 Erik Gustafsson shoots Saved by Craig Anderson.
  7:18 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  7:40 Shot by Michael Bunting misses the net
  7:58 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Tyson Jost.
Giveaway by Alex Tuch. 9:04  
Takeaway by Tage Thompson. 9:07  
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 9:11  
Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 9:37  
Dylan Cozens scores. Assisted by Riley Stillman and JJ Peterka. 9:39  
  9:39 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Tyson Jost.
Zemgus Girgensons hits Timothy Liljegren. 9:44  
  9:54 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo.
  10:02 Shot by Morgan Rielly misses the net
  10:07 William Nylander penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Zemgus Girgensons.
  10:07 David Kampf wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 10:52  
Alex Tuch scores a power play goal. Assisted by Jeff Skinner and Dylan Cozens. 11:19  
  11:19 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Tyson Jost.
Takeaway by Kyle Okposo. 11:35  
  11:50 Auston Matthews shoots Saved by Craig Anderson.
Owen Power blocks shot from Auston Matthews. 11:58  
Henri Jokiharju hits Sam Lafferty. 12:08  
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against David Kampf. 12:27  
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews. 12:39  
Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 12:50  
Takeaway by JJ Peterka. 13:02  
Shot by Tage Thompson misses the net 13:05  
  13:29 Jake McCabe hits Owen Power.
  13:53 Shot by John Tavares misses the net
Peyton Krebs shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 14:13  
  14:16 Giveaway by Calle Jarnkrok.
  14:23 Michael Bunting shoots Saved by Craig Anderson.
  14:38 Noel Acciari hits Casey Mittelstadt.
  15:27 TJ Brodie hits Tyson Jost.
Henri Jokiharju hits William Nylander. 15:47  
  16:03 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  16:37 Morgan Rielly shoots Saved by Craig Anderson.
  16:37 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  16:48 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 17:16  
Takeaway by Henri Jokiharju. 17:24  
Shot by Alex Tuch misses the net 17:31  
Takeaway by Alex Tuch. 17:47  
Jeff Skinner hits Auston Matthews. 18:00  
Shot by Rasmus Dahlin misses the net 18:17  
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 18:17  
  18:33 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  18:47 Michael Bunting shoots Saved by Craig Anderson.
Giveaway by Jack Quinn. 18:52  
  18:58 William Nylander scores. Assisted by Auston Matthews.
  18:58 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
  19:07 Auston Matthews shoots Saved by Craig Anderson.
  19:22 Morgan Rielly blocks shot from Alex Tuch.
  19:45 Shot by William Nylander misses the net