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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Toronto 5, Buffalo 3
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, February 25, 2019
Where: Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario
Referees: Ghislain Hebert, Dan O'Halloran
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Scott Driscoll
Attendance: 19026
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Buffalo 1113
Toronto 0415
Periods:
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1
Buffalo   Toronto
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 0:00  
  0:14 Giveaway by Frederik Andersen.
  0:24 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
  0:33 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Conor Sheary.
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews. 0:40  
  1:00 Shot by Jake Gardiner misses the net
Zach Bogosian blocks shot from Auston Matthews. 1:06  
Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 1:12  
  1:15 Giveaway by Frederik Andersen.
Jason Pominville shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 1:16  
  1:16 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
Conor Sheary hits Jake Muzzin. 1:30  
  1:35 Mitchell Marner blocks shot from Evan Rodrigues.
  1:35 Giveaway by John Tavares.
  1:43 Jake Muzzin hits Conor Sheary.
Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 1:48  
Giveaway by Tage Thompson. 2:18  
  2:28 Morgan Rielly shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
  2:29 Tyler Ennis wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson.
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 2:46  
Shot by Jack Eichel misses the net 2:51  
Zach Bogosian shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 2:56  
  3:26 Giveaway by John Tavares.
Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 3:30  
Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 3:37  
Johan Larsson shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 3:43  
  3:46 John Tavares hits Zemgus Girgensons.
Rasmus Ristolainen blocks shot from Jake Muzzin. 4:18  
Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 4:39  
Rasmus Ristolainen hits Patrick Marleau. 5:00  
Vladimir Sobotka wins the faceoff against Patrick Marleau. 5:02  
  5:06 Connor Brown blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin.
Zach Bogosian shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 5:12  
  5:35 Trevor Moore hits Kyle Okposo.
Kyle Okposo hits Travis Dermott. 5:42  
Kyle Okposo hits Jake Muzzin. 6:17  
Vladimir Sobotka hits Mitchell Marner. 6:25  
  6:50 John Tavares hits Jack Eichel.
Scott Wilson hits Zach Hyman. 6:58  
Johan Larsson hits Zach Hyman. 7:10  
Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 7:33  
Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews. 7:36  
Shot by Sam Reinhart misses the net 7:40  
  8:10 Kasperi Kapanen hits Evan Rodrigues.
Zach Bogosian shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 8:34  
  8:41 Jake Gardiner shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
Kyle Okposo blocks shot from Jake Gardiner. 9:18  
Takeaway by Jeff Skinner. 9:32  
Shot by Jeff Skinner misses the net 9:34  
Jack Eichel hits John Tavares. 9:42  
Rasmus Ristolainen blocks shot from Zach Hyman. 9:44  
  10:11 Zach Hyman hits Jake McCabe.
Jake McCabe blocks shot from Ron Hainsey. 10:12  
  10:41 Jake Muzzin hits Johan Larsson.
  11:01 Tyler Ennis hits Zach Bogosian.
  12:00 Kasperi Kapanen hits Jake McCabe.
  12:09 Auston Matthews blocks shot from Rasmus Ristolainen.
  12:35 Travis Dermott blocks shot from Tage Thompson.
Vladimir Sobotka shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 12:44  
Jeff Skinner wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 12:44  
Shot by Jack Eichel misses the net 12:47  
  12:58 Mitchell Marner blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin.
  13:04 Giveaway by Morgan Rielly.
  13:09 Ron Hainsey hits Jack Eichel.
  13:10 John Tavares penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jack Eichel.
  13:10 Frederik Gauthier wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
  13:53 Nikita Zaitsev blocks shot from Jack Eichel.
  13:57 Giveaway by Nikita Zaitsev.
Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 13:58  
  14:23 Takeaway by Mitchell Marner.
  14:24 Mitchell Marner shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
  14:48 Giveaway by Morgan Rielly.
Jake McCabe hits Connor Brown. 15:24  
  15:48 Shot by Morgan Rielly misses the net
  16:09 Kasperi Kapanen hits Marco Scandella.
  16:27 Auston Matthews shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
  16:27 William Nylander wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson.
Rasmus Ristolainen hits Patrick Marleau. 16:38  
  16:55 Travis Dermott hits Vladimir Sobotka.
Shot by Vladimir Sobotka misses the net 17:23  
Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 17:33  
  17:45 Giveaway by Patrick Marleau.
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 17:47  
  17:56 Takeaway by William Nylander.
  18:14 Nikita Zaitsev blocks shot from Zach Bogosian.
  18:37 Giveaway by Jake Gardiner.
Giveaway by Sam Reinhart. 18:48  
  19:00 Team penalty for Toronto too many men on ice - 2 mins (Minor). Served by John Tavares.
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Frederik Gauthier. 19:00  
Jack Eichel scores a power play goal. Assisted by Sam Reinhart and Rasmus Dahlin. 19:08  
  19:08 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson.
Johan Larsson hits John Tavares. 19:18  
  19:24 Zach Hyman hits Jake McCabe.
  19:33 Jake Muzzin hits Zemgus Girgensons.
  19:51 John Tavares shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
  19:56 John Tavares hits Rasmus Ristolainen.
  20:00 Kasperi Kapanen shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
2
Buffalo   Toronto
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 0:00  
  0:15 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner.
Takeaway by Jason Pominville. 0:22  
  0:28 Mitchell Marner shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews. 0:34  
Jason Pominville shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 0:42  
  0:43 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
Shot by Conor Sheary misses the net 0:50  
  1:14 Giveaway by Auston Matthews.
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 1:16  
Vladimir Sobotka wins the faceoff against William Nylander. 1:16  
Shot by Tage Thompson misses the net 1:19  
Tage Thompson penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by William Nylander. 1:39  
Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 1:39  
  2:14 Shot by Andreas Johnsson misses the net
  2:24 Shot by Andreas Johnsson misses the net
Jake McCabe blocks shot from John Tavares. 2:31  
Giveaway by Jake McCabe. 2:32  
Johan Larsson blocks shot from Morgan Rielly. 2:40  
Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Patrick Marleau. 2:40  
Giveaway by Matt Hunwick. 2:55  
  3:04 Shot by Jake Gardiner misses the net
  3:30 Giveaway by Tyler Ennis.
  3:48 John Tavares scores. Assisted by Jake Muzzin and Travis Dermott.
  3:48 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
Takeaway by Zach Bogosian. 4:31  
Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 4:38  
  4:42 Giveaway by Mitchell Marner.
  4:47 Morgan Rielly blocks shot from Jack Eichel.
  4:49 Travis Dermott hits Jack Eichel.
  5:01 Travis Dermott hits Jeff Skinner.
  5:20 Kasperi Kapanen shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
  5:24 Auston Matthews scores. Assisted by Kasperi Kapanen and Andreas Johnsson.
Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Frederik Gauthier. 5:24  
  5:32 Trevor Moore hits Matt Hunwick.
  5:41 Frederik Gauthier shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
  5:45 Shot by Trevor Moore misses the net
  5:52 Frederik Gauthier scores. Assisted by Jake Gardiner and Trevor Moore.
  5:52 Patrick Marleau wins the faceoff against Vladimir Sobotka.
Zach Bogosian hits Connor Brown. 6:24  
  6:35 Patrick Marleau shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
  7:01 John Tavares blocks shot from Jeff Skinner.
  7:17 Zach Hyman hits Jake McCabe.
  7:38 Zach Hyman shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
Rasmus Ristolainen hits Auston Matthews. 7:46  
Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 7:57  
Conor Sheary hits Jake Gardiner. 8:05  
Conor Sheary hits Nikita Zaitsev. 8:13  
  8:21 Andreas Johnsson shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against William Nylander. 8:35  
  8:50 Shot by Travis Dermott misses the net
  8:50 Frederik Gauthier wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson.
  9:04 Jake Gardiner hits Zemgus Girgensons.
  9:10 Tyler Ennis blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin.
  9:16 Jake Gardiner hits Johan Larsson.
  9:22 Tyler Ennis blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin.
Jason Pominville shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 9:52  
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 9:53  
Giveaway by Jason Pominville. 9:58  
  10:00 Zach Hyman shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
Jake McCabe hits Zach Hyman. 10:08  
Jack Eichel hits Ron Hainsey. 10:15  
  10:21 Giveaway by Morgan Rielly.
  10:29 John Tavares shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
  10:33 Zach Hyman hits Rasmus Ristolainen.
Jake McCabe hits John Tavares. 10:42  
  10:43 Auston Matthews shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
  10:48 Auston Matthews shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
  10:56 Shot by Auston Matthews misses the net
  11:01 Travis Dermott hits Jack Eichel.
Vladimir Sobotka hits Jake Muzzin. 11:15  
  11:30 Giveaway by Kasperi Kapanen.
  11:31 Jake Muzzin blocks shot from Vladimir Sobotka.
  11:40 Kasperi Kapanen shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 11:51  
  12:07 William Nylander hits Sam Reinhart.
  12:53 Morgan Rielly blocks shot from Conor Sheary.
  13:07 Tyler Ennis scores. Assisted by Frederik Gauthier and Morgan Rielly.
  13:07 Frederik Gauthier wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson.
Marco Scandella hits Tyler Ennis. 13:51  
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 13:54  
Jack Eichel hits Morgan Rielly. 14:06  
Shot by Jeff Skinner misses the net 14:14  
  14:39 Shot by John Tavares misses the net
  14:47 Mitchell Marner shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
  14:52 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
Zach Bogosian blocks shot from Kasperi Kapanen. 15:00  
  15:06 Takeaway by Auston Matthews.
Takeaway by Rasmus Dahlin. 15:15  
  15:25 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
  15:28 Jake Muzzin penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Conor Sheary.
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Frederik Gauthier. 15:28  
Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 15:48  
Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 15:54  
  15:58 Frederik Gauthier shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
Rasmus Ristolainen hits Frederik Gauthier. 16:01  
Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 16:55  
  16:56 Nikita Zaitsev penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Rasmus Dahlin.
  16:56 Zach Hyman wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
Sam Reinhart scores a power play goal. Assisted by Jeff Skinner Assisted by Rasmus Dahlin. 17:25  
Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Connor Brown. 17:25  
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Zach Hyman. 17:46  
Giveaway by Rasmus Ristolainen. 18:12  
  18:40 Takeaway by Mitchell Marner.
Shot by Jack Eichel misses the net 19:08  
Zach Bogosian hits Auston Matthews. 19:16  
Scott Wilson hits Travis Dermott. 19:32  
Shot by Scott Wilson misses the net 19:35  
  19:53 Jake Gardiner hits Evan Rodrigues.
3
Buffalo   Toronto
  0:00 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
Jack Eichel scores. Assisted by Jason Pominville and Rasmus Ristolainen. 0:10  
  0:10 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
  0:21 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner.
Jason Pominville hits Morgan Rielly. 0:43  
Zach Bogosian blocks shot from Morgan Rielly. 0:52  
Matt Hunwick blocks shot from Kasperi Kapanen. 1:33  
  1:33 William Nylander wins the faceoff against Vladimir Sobotka.
Sam Reinhart hits Patrick Marleau. 2:00  
Rasmus Ristolainen blocks shot from Connor Brown. 2:13  
  2:20 Connor Brown shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews. 2:20  
Kyle Okposo blocks shot from Jake Gardiner. 2:28  
Giveaway by Tage Thompson. 2:38  
Rasmus Ristolainen blocks shot from Auston Matthews. 2:39  
  3:00 Jake Gardiner blocks shot from Tage Thompson.
Shot by Kyle Okposo misses the net 3:05  
  3:14 Kasperi Kapanen shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
Johan Larsson blocks shot from Morgan Rielly. 3:29  
Zemgus Girgensons hits Travis Dermott. 3:38  
  3:42 Tyler Ennis hits Scott Wilson.
  3:56 Trevor Moore hits Johan Larsson.
  4:00 Ron Hainsey shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 4:00  
Jake McCabe hits Andreas Johnsson. 4:52  
  5:08 Takeaway by Travis Dermott.
  5:23 Giveaway by Jake Muzzin.
Shot by Evan Rodrigues misses the net 5:28  
Shot by Evan Rodrigues misses the net 5:34  
Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 5:42  
Jeff Skinner wins the faceoff against Zach Hyman. 5:42  
Jason Pominville shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 5:50  
  6:02 Mitchell Marner shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
  6:12 Nikita Zaitsev blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin.
Tage Thompson hits Morgan Rielly. 6:43  
  6:58 Frederik Gauthier wins the faceoff against Vladimir Sobotka.
  7:02 Jake Muzzin shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Patrick Marleau. 7:02  
  7:14 Jake Muzzin hits Zemgus Girgensons.
  7:14 Frederik Gauthier wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson.
  7:30 Jake Gardiner shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
  7:38 Frederik Gauthier hits Johan Larsson.
Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 7:41  
Rasmus Ristolainen hits Tyler Ennis. 8:16  
Shot by Jake McCabe misses the net 8:22  
  8:27 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
Rasmus Dahlin hits Zach Hyman. 8:51  
Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 9:07  
  9:08 William Nylander wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
Shot by Sam Reinhart misses the net 9:12  
Evan Rodrigues hits William Nylander. 9:25  
  9:31 Takeaway by Auston Matthews.
  9:34 Shot by Jake Muzzin misses the net
  10:14 Shot by Patrick Marleau misses the net
Vladimir Sobotka hits Nikita Zaitsev. 10:43  
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 10:49  
  11:02 Shot by William Nylander misses the net
  11:25 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson.
Zach Bogosian hits Kasperi Kapanen. 11:32  
Takeaway by Johan Larsson. 11:40  
Takeaway by Johan Larsson. 11:41  
  12:18 Ron Hainsey blocks shot from Jeff Skinner.
  12:26 Shot by Zach Hyman misses the net
  12:47 Takeaway by Connor Brown.
  12:47 Patrick Marleau shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
Jack Eichel blocks shot from Morgan Rielly. 12:53  
  13:24 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
  13:30 Shot by Andreas Johnsson misses the net
Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews. 13:35  
Sam Reinhart hits Nikita Zaitsev. 13:48  
Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against William Nylander. 14:06  
  14:40 Mitchell Marner shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
  14:47 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
  15:48 Kasperi Kapanen shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
  15:53 Auston Matthews penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Sam Reinhart.
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Zach Hyman. 15:53  
Shot by Sam Reinhart misses the net 16:30  
  16:52 Nikita Zaitsev blocks shot from Rasmus Ristolainen.
  17:02 Ron Hainsey blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin.
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 17:17  
  17:17 Frederik Gauthier wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
  17:42 Kasperi Kapanen scores a short handed goal. Assisted by Connor Brown.
  17:42 Patrick Marleau wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
  18:04 Giveaway by Auston Matthews.
Shot by Jason Pominville misses the net 18:08  
  18:41 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner.
Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 19:27  
  19:37 Auston Matthews blocks shot from Tage Thompson.
  19:49 Nikita Zaitsev blocks shot from Zach Bogosian.
  19:56 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.