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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Buffalo 9, Toronto 3
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 21, 2023
Where: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Jon McIsaac, Carter Sandlak
Linesmen: Tommy Hughes, Brad Kovachik
Attendance: 190
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Toronto 2103
Buffalo 3339
Periods:
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1
Toronto   Buffalo
Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 0:00  
  0:06 Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Takeaway by William Nylander. 0:13  
Shot by Morgan Rielly misses the net 0:22  
  0:48 Jack Quinn shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  1:21 Owen Power hits John Tavares.
Shot by Jake McCabe misses the net 1:36  
Simon Benoit hits Casey Mittelstadt. 1:56  
  2:08 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Max Domi.
Takeaway by Nicholas Robertson. 2:16  
  2:20 Jordan Greenway hits Nicholas Robertson.
  2:27 Jordan Greenway scores. Assisted by Connor Clifton and Zach Benson.
David Kampf wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. 2:27  
  2:43 Victor Olofsson hits David Kampf.
  2:56 Kyle Okposo hits Timothy Liljegren.
  3:09 Connor Clifton hits Timothy Liljegren.
John Tavares hits JJ Peterka. 4:13  
  4:17 Shot by Ryan Johnson misses the net
  4:49 Takeaway by Zach Benson.
Timothy Liljegren blocks shot from Casey Mittelstadt. 5:09  
  5:13 Jordan Greenway shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  5:19 Zach Benson shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Tyler Bertuzzi hits Zach Benson. 5:54  
Giveaway by Timothy Liljegren. 5:58  
  5:59 Shot by Owen Power misses the net
  6:11 Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
David Kampf wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo. 6:13  
  6:37 Giveaway by Erik Johnson.
Noah Gregor hits Erik Johnson. 6:43  
Noah Gregor shoots Saved by Devon Levi. 6:45  
  7:23 Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin.
Auston Matthews scores. 7:28  
  7:28 Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews.
  7:33 Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews.
  7:46 Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 7:47  
TJ Brodie blocks shot from JJ Peterka. 8:12  
Max Domi wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 8:28  
  8:43 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Max Domi.
  9:35 Peyton Krebs blocks shot from Noah Gregor.
Timothy Liljegren shoots Saved by Devon Levi. 9:44  
Takeaway by Bobby McMann. 9:54  
Shot by Noah Gregor misses the net 9:56  
  10:12 Mattias Samuelsson penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by TJ Brodie.
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 10:12  
Mitchell Marner shoots Saved by Devon Levi. 10:16  
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 10:18  
William Nylander shoots Saved by Devon Levi. 10:20  
  10:42 Owen Power blocks shot from Morgan Rielly.
John Tavares shoots Saved by Devon Levi. 10:49  
William Nylander shoots Saved by Devon Levi. 11:06  
  11:12 Jack Quinn blocks shot from Auston Matthews.
Shot by John Tavares misses the net 11:34  
  11:51 Jack Quinn penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Auston Matthews.
  11:51 Jordan Greenway wins the faceoff against Tyler Bertuzzi.
Shot by Timothy Liljegren misses the net 12:01  
Tyler Bertuzzi blocks shot from Conor Timmins. 12:12  
  12:18 Mattias Samuelsson shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Max Domi scores a power play goal. Assisted by Morgan Rielly and Timothy Liljegren. 12:39  
David Kampf wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner. 12:39  
David Kampf shoots Saved by Devon Levi. 12:47  
  12:52 Mattias Samuelsson hits David Kampf.
  12:55 Shot by Rasmus Dahlin misses the net
David Kampf blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin. 13:06  
David Kampf wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo. 13:16  
  13:27 Kyle Okposo hits Bobby McMann.
  13:44 Owen Power scores. Assisted by Zach Benson and Casey Mittelstadt.
  13:44 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews.
Shot by Auston Matthews misses the net 13:52  
Morgan Rielly blocks shot from Tage Thompson. 14:45  
Mitchell Marner blocks shot from Connor Clifton. 14:48  
  15:02 Connor Clifton shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 15:03  
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 15:23  
  15:51 Jeff Skinner scores. Assisted by Alex Tuch.
Max Domi wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 15:51  
Bobby McMann hits Zach Benson. 16:39  
  17:23 Peyton Krebs shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  17:31 Kyle Okposo hits TJ Brodie.
Jake McCabe hits Jack Quinn. 18:16  
  18:22 Jack Quinn shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  18:47 Alex Tuch blocks shot from Tyler Bertuzzi.
John Tavares shoots Saved by Devon Levi. 18:51  
  18:53 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Max Domi.
Max Domi hits Mattias Samuelsson. 19:09  
2
Toronto   Buffalo
  0:00 Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews.
Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner. 0:16  
  0:22 Alex Tuch penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Timothy Liljegren.
  0:22 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews.
Shot by William Nylander misses the net 0:37  
John Tavares shoots Saved by Devon Levi. 1:03  
  1:16 Mattias Samuelsson blocks shot from Morgan Rielly.
  1:25 Erik Johnson blocks shot from William Nylander.
Tyler Bertuzzi shoots Saved by Devon Levi. 2:07  
  2:30 Takeaway by Alex Tuch.
  2:41 Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
David Kampf wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 2:43  
  3:39 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Simon Benoit penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Rasmus Dahlin. 3:42  
David Kampf wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 3:42  
Noah Gregor penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by JJ Peterka. 4:34  
David Kampf wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 4:34  
  4:44 Rasmus Dahlin scores a power play goal. Assisted by Tage Thompson and Alex Tuch.
David Kampf wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 4:44  
  5:33 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Calle Jarnkrok scores a short handed goal. Assisted by William Nylander and Timothy Liljegren. 5:42  
David Kampf wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 5:42  
  6:07 Zach Benson blocks shot from JJ Peterka.
  6:35 Zach Benson shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  6:37 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
Giveaway by Tyler Bertuzzi. 6:43  
TJ Brodie blocks shot from Mattias Samuelsson. 7:05  
  7:07 Shot by Zach Benson misses the net
  7:27 Jeff Skinner wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
  7:44 Takeaway by Alex Tuch.
Shot by Timothy Liljegren misses the net 8:05  
  8:22 Tage Thompson scores. Assisted by Alex Tuch and Jeff Skinner.
  8:22 Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Max Domi.
  8:51 Erik Johnson hits Max Domi.
Simon Benoit hits Peyton Krebs. 9:04  
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 9:16  
  9:16 Jack Quinn penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Noah Gregor.
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 9:35  
Shot by John Tavares misses the net 9:45  
  10:13 Jordan Greenway blocks shot from William Nylander.
Shot by William Nylander misses the net 10:24  
Timothy Liljegren blocks shot from Alex Tuch. 10:49  
  11:04 Kyle Okposo scores a short handed goal.
  11:04 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against David Kampf.
Jake McCabe shoots Saved by Devon Levi. 11:18  
  11:21 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against William Nylander.
Matthew Knies shoots Saved by Devon Levi. 11:26  
John Tavares hits Casey Mittelstadt. 12:11  
  12:13 Jordan Greenway hits Matthew Knies.
  12:27 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
  12:54 Connor Clifton hits Tyler Bertuzzi.
  13:05 Connor Clifton blocks shot from Tyler Bertuzzi.
Calle Jarnkrok hits Ryan Johnson. 13:25  
  13:28 Alex Tuch blocks shot from Timothy Liljegren.
  13:56 Tage Thompson hits Morgan Rielly.
  14:01 Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Max Domi.
  14:05 Shot by Rasmus Dahlin misses the net
David Kampf wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. 14:06  
Takeaway by Bobby McMann. 14:38  
  14:46 Erik Johnson hits David Kampf.
  14:49 Erik Johnson hits Jake McCabe.
  15:05 Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Martin Jones.
  15:43 Shot by Rasmus Dahlin misses the net
  15:53 Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Martin Jones.
Jake McCabe penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Dylan Cozens. 15:56  
  15:56 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against David Kampf.
  16:19 Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Martin Jones.
  16:35 Shot by Tage Thompson misses the net
Simon Benoit blocks shot from Tage Thompson. 16:39  
  16:40 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Calle Jarnkrok.
Takeaway by Noah Gregor. 16:45  
Takeaway by William Nylander. 17:26  
Shot by William Nylander misses the net 17:27  
  18:09 Takeaway by Victor Olofsson.
  18:14 Shot by Kyle Okposo misses the net
  19:15 Takeaway by Zach Benson.
  19:29 Shot by Jordan Greenway misses the net
  19:37 Shot by Zach Benson misses the net
Timothy Liljegren blocks shot from Tage Thompson. 19:52  
3
Toronto   Buffalo
Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 0:00  
  0:24 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Martin Jones.
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Jack Quinn. 0:27  
John Tavares shoots Saved by Devon Levi. 0:36  
  0:49 Shot by JJ Peterka misses the net
  0:52 Shot by Jack Quinn misses the net
Simon Benoit blocks shot from JJ Peterka. 1:10  
Timothy Liljegren shoots Saved by Devon Levi. 1:35  
  1:48 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against David Kampf.
Bobby McMann hits Mattias Samuelsson. 2:06  
  2:12 Mattias Samuelsson hits Bobby McMann.
William Nylander shoots Saved by Devon Levi. 2:32  
William Nylander shoots Saved by Devon Levi. 2:34  
Matthew Knies shoots Saved by Devon Levi. 2:38  
  3:10 Mattias Samuelsson blocks shot from Auston Matthews.
  3:19 Rasmus Dahlin hits TJ Brodie.
TJ Brodie shoots Saved by Devon Levi. 3:25  
Matthew Knies blocks shot from TJ Brodie. 3:32  
  3:39 Mattias Samuelsson hits Mitchell Marner.
  3:44 Mattias Samuelsson hits Mitchell Marner.
  4:30 Connor Clifton shoots Saved by Martin Jones.
John Tavares penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Connor Clifton. 4:35  
  4:35 Jack Quinn wins the faceoff against David Kampf.
  5:19 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Calle Jarnkrok.
  6:00 Jeff Skinner blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin.
  6:13 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Martin Jones.
Jake McCabe blocks shot from Casey Mittelstadt. 6:18  
  6:55 Peyton Krebs blocks shot from Conor Timmins.
John Tavares blocks shot from Morgan Rielly. 6:57  
Tyler Bertuzzi blocks shot from Peyton Krebs. 7:11  
  7:13 Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Martin Jones.
Tyler Bertuzzi shoots Saved by Devon Levi. 7:22  
  7:26 Erik Johnson hits John Tavares.
  7:29 Kyle Okposo blocks shot from William Nylander.
  7:54 Shot by JJ Peterka misses the net
  8:25 JJ Peterka hits Timothy Liljegren.
Noah Gregor hits Owen Power. 8:54  
  9:06 Connor Clifton hits David Kampf.
Takeaway by William Nylander. 9:32  
William Nylander shoots Saved by Devon Levi. 9:35  
William Nylander shoots Saved by Devon Levi. 9:52  
William Nylander wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 9:55  
  10:01 Jordan Greenway blocks shot from Morgan Rielly.
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 10:17  
  10:22 Mattias Samuelsson hits TJ Brodie.
  10:49 Connor Clifton hits TJ Brodie.
  10:50 Owen Power blocks shot from John Tavares.
  10:59 Shot by Dylan Cozens misses the net
  11:08 Jack Quinn scores. Assisted by JJ Peterka and Connor Clifton.
  11:08 Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Calle Jarnkrok.
Timothy Liljegren hits Kyle Okposo. 11:13  
Timothy Liljegren hits Peyton Krebs. 11:33  
  11:37 Peyton Krebs shoots Saved by Martin Jones.
Timothy Liljegren blocks shot from Owen Power. 12:16  
  12:23 Jeff Skinner scores. Assisted by Alex Tuch and Tage Thompson.
Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 12:23  
Shot by Simon Benoit misses the net 12:37  
Shot by Conor Timmins misses the net 12:40  
  12:49 Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from William Nylander.
  12:58 Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from William Nylander.
Simon Benoit shoots Saved by Devon Levi. 13:05  
Jake McCabe hits Dylan Cozens. 13:36  
  13:59 Owen Power blocks shot from Mitchell Marner.
  14:20 JJ Peterka shoots Saved by Martin Jones.
  15:02 Kyle Okposo scores. Assisted by Peyton Krebs and Ryan Johnson.
David Kampf wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 15:02  
  15:24 Jeff Skinner blocks shot from Bobby McMann.
  16:46 Giveaway by Jack Quinn.
Jake McCabe hits JJ Peterka. 17:17  
Nicholas Robertson shoots Saved by Devon Levi. 17:31  
Max Domi wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo. 17:34  
  17:36 Ryan Johnson blocks shot from Simon Benoit.
Timothy Liljegren blocks shot from Victor Olofsson. 17:58  
  18:09 Shot by Ryan Johnson misses the net
David Kampf wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner. 18:14  
  18:40 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Martin Jones.
Max Domi penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jeff Skinner. 18:55  
David Kampf wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 18:55  
Timothy Liljegren shoots Saved by Devon Levi. 18:57  
  19:36 Owen Power shoots Saved by Martin Jones.
Calle Jarnkrok wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 19:38