Saturday, March 14, 2026
Final (SO)
- Expected goals, TOR–BUF
- 2.1–4.0
- all situations, empty nets out
- BUF share of xG
- 65.6%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 18–33
- TOR–BUF
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Sabres beat the Maple Leafs 3-2 in a shootout, and the chances agreed: 4.0 expected goals to 2.1. William Nylander has a point in 8 straight games. Rasmus Dahlin had 10 shot attempts. The Sabres outshot the Maple Leafs 33-18.
- William NylanderStreak
William Nylander has a point in 8 straight games. He has 63 points in 50 games this season. The Maple Leafs fell 3-2 to the Sabres in a shootout.
- Rasmus DahlinVolume
Rasmus Dahlin had 10 shot attempts. Three got through to the goalie, and none went in. He came in averaging 5.6 attempts a game. It finished 3-2 for the Sabres in a shootout.
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
4 goals from 85 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake McCabe D | 26:19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.10 | 1 | 4 | 25 |
| Oliver Ekman-Larsson D | 21:59 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.04 | 2 | 2 | 37 |
| William Nylander R | 21:18 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| Matthew Knies L | 20:09 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
| John Tavares C | 19:50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.43 | 1 | 0 | 31 |
| Morgan Rielly D | 19:33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 3 | 41 |
| Matias Maccelli L | 19:25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.22 | 4 | 0 | 30 |
| Brandon Carlo D | 19:18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 38 |
| Bo Groulx C | 19:08 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.29 | 5 | 1 | 34 |
| Simon Benoit D | 17:05 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.11 | 3 | 5 | 38 |
| Philippe Myers D | 16:53 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.10 | 1 | 1 | 42 |
| Max Domi C | 16:47 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.10 | 1 | 1 | 40 |
| Easton Cowan R | 15:07 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.23 | 2 | 1 | 35 |
| Nick Robertson L | 14:35 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 29 |
| Dakota Joshua C | 11:58 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.18 | 6 | 1 | 37 |
| Calle Jarnkrok C | 10:38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 29 |
| Jacob Quillan C | 10:10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.01 | 1 | 1 | 85 |
| Michael Pezzetta L | 6:29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.13 | 3 | 1 | 70 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmus Dahlin D | 26:12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.30 | 2 | 3 | 66 |
| Bowen Byram D | 25:35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 1 | 1 | 62 |
| Owen Power D | 23:50 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
| Tage Thompson C | 21:19 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.59 | 1 | 0 | 65 |
| Alex Tuch R | 20:52 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.52 | 1 | 0 | 65 |
| Josh Norris C | 19:13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.47 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
| Josh Doan R | 19:02 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.26 | 0 | 1 | 81 |
| Ryan McLeod C | 17:56 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.16 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
| Jason Zucker L | 16:24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.12 | 2 | 1 | 35 |
| Logan Stanley D | 15:49 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 1 | 44 |
| Noah Ostlund C | 15:46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 65 |
| Zach Metsa D | 15:32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 86 |
| Zach Benson L | 14:43 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.47 | 1 | 0 | 67 |
| Jack Quinn R | 13:42 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| Beck Malenstyn L | 11:27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.30 | 5 | 1 | 61 |
| Peyton Krebs C | 11:13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.23 | 3 | 1 | 66 |
| Luke Schenn D | 11:02 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.05 | 3 | 1 | 43 |
| Sam Carrick C | 10:34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.09 | 2 | 0 | 58 |
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