Saturday, October 25, 2025
Final (OT)
- Expected goals, BUF–TOR
- 2.3–2.3
- all situations, empty nets out
- TOR share of xG
- 50.4%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 26–23
- BUF–TOR
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Maple Leafs beat the Sabres 4-3 in overtime in a game the chances had about even, 2.3 expected goals to 2.3. John Tavares won it in overtime. Bowen Byram scored for the first time in 36 games.
- John TavaresOvertime winner
John Tavares won it in overtime. He has 5 goals this season. He played 17:23 and had five shots on goal. The Maple Leafs beat the Sabres 4-3 in overtime.
- Bowen ByramDrought over
Bowen Byram scored for the first time in 36 games. He has 1 goal this season. The Sabres fell 4-3 to the Maple Leafs in overtime.
- Tage ThompsonTwo goals
Tage Thompson scored twice. That was his fourth goal of the season. He played 18:35 and had five shots on goal. The Sabres lost 4-3 to the Maple Leafs in overtime.
Shot attempts
Running count of unblocked attempts (shots on goal plus misses). Dots are goals. Hover to read any moment.
Where the shots came from
7 goals from 71 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.
Buffalo Sabres
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owen Power D | 23:55 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.11 | 0 | 1 | 68 |
| Rasmus Dahlin D | 23:42 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| Mattias Samuelsson D | 22:43 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.07 | 3 | 2 | 38 |
| Conor Timmins D | 21:48 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.04 | 1 | 3 | 66 |
| Zach Benson L | 19:50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 1 | 82 |
| Tage Thompson C | 18:35 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0.51 | 0 | 1 | 76 |
| Bowen Byram D | 18:21 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.14 | 0 | 2 | 61 |
| Ryan McLeod C | 17:47 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| Jiri Kulich C | 15:24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.04 | 2 | 1 | 84 |
| Jack Quinn R | 15:19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.31 | 2 | 1 | 52 |
| Josh Doan R | 15:08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 28 |
| Peyton Krebs C | 15:04 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.01 | 3 | 2 | 50 |
| Jason Zucker L | 14:54 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.29 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| Beck Malenstyn L | 14:19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.11 | 6 | 2 | 64 |
| Alex Tuch R | 13:34 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 | 62 |
| Josh Dunne C | 12:14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.21 | 2 | 0 | 64 |
| Noah Ostlund C | 8:39 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.09 | 0 | 2 | 67 |
| Zach Metsa D | 7:08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auston Matthews C | 23:24 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.20 | 1 | 2 | 26 |
| Matthew Knies L | 22:26 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.29 | 1 | 0 | 77 |
| Brandon Carlo D | 22:19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 43 |
| Oliver Ekman-Larsson D | 20:17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 | 5 | 1 | 52 |
| Jake McCabe D | 19:30 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.02 | 3 | 5 | 25 |
| Morgan Rielly D | 19:29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| Simon Benoit D | 18:09 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.04 | 2 | 0 | 60 |
| Bobby McMann C | 17:52 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.04 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| John Tavares C | 17:23 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0.72 | 1 | 0 | 84 |
| Philippe Myers D | 16:54 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 1 | 2 | 54 |
| Nicolas Roy C | 16:07 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.11 | 1 | 3 | 38 |
| Matias Maccelli L | 15:27 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.29 | 0 | 1 | 83 |
| Nick Robertson L | 14:54 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.17 | 2 | 0 | 26 |
| Dakota Joshua C | 12:55 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | 5 | 0 | 25 |
| Easton Cowan R | 10:58 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.06 | 1 | 0 | 72 |
| Calle Jarnkrok C | 10:34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Max Domi C | 10:29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.11 | 0 | 1 | 44 |
| Steven Lorentz C | 8:36 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.14 | 1 | 1 | 61 |
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