nhl Game Recap
Maple Leafs vs Sabres Final: 5-3 - Recap
Auston Matthews was the difference, potting a pair for Toronto on Tuesday as the Maple Leafs skated off with a 5-3 victory over the Sabres at Scotiabank Arena.
Toronto was favored by -197 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
Toronto got goals from Auston Matthews(2), Dmytro Timashov, Frederik Gauthier, and Ilya Mikheyev in the victory. Gauthier opened the scoring at 2:30 of the first period.
Frederik Andersen stopped 27 of 30 Buffalo shots in the victory.
Buffalo got goals from Rasmus Dahlin, Jack Eichel, and Kyle Okposo in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Linus Ullmark stopped 28 of 32 shots for the Sabres, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Toronto went 0-for-1, while the Sabres were 1-for-2 with the man advantage.
Toronto outshot Buffalo 33-30 in the game.
Next game, Toronto takes its act on the road to face NY Rangers looking for another win. For Buffalo, they head on the road to face Philadelphia.