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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Toronto 6, Buffalo 3
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, December 20, 2024
Where: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Jake Brenk, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen: Michel Cormier, Jonathan Deschamps
Attendance: 18267
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Toronto 2316
Buffalo 0213
Periods:
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1
Toronto   Buffalo
  0:00 Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
John Tavares hits Tage Thompson. 0:05  
  0:06 Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin.
  0:10 Tage Thompson hits Max Pacioretty.
  0:16 Alex Tuch hits Chris Tanev.
John Tavares hits Rasmus Dahlin. 0:24  
  1:03 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Max Domi.
  1:08 Dylan Cozens hits Jake McCabe.
  1:11 Shot by Dennis Gilbert misses the net
Jake McCabe hits Connor Clifton. 1:15  
  1:23 Dennis Gilbert hits Nicholas Robertson.
Bobby McMann scores. Assisted by Max Domi and Nicholas Robertson. 1:29  
David Kampf wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod. 1:29  
  1:45 Beck Malenstyn shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
David Kampf hits Sam Lafferty. 2:10  
  2:34 Jason Zucker penalty for high sticking - double minor - 4 mins (Double Minor). Drawn by Chris Tanev.
Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod. 2:34  
William Nylander shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 2:40  
Shot by John Tavares misses the net 3:18  
  4:26 Connor Clifton blocks shot from Max Pacioretty.
  5:39 Connor Clifton blocks shot from William Nylander.
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. 5:41  
Shot by William Nylander misses the net 5:53  
Auston Matthews scores a power play goal. Assisted by William Nylander and Mitch Marner. 6:05  
  6:05 Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against David Kampf.
Simon Benoit hits JJ Peterka. 6:48  
  6:57 Dylan Cozens hits Simon Benoit.
Shot by Bobby McMann misses the net 7:09  
  7:24 Connor Clifton blocks shot from Jake McCabe.
Bobby McMann shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 7:30  
  7:57 Owen Power hits John Tavares.
  8:15 Takeaway by Jiri Kulich.
  8:19 Peyton Krebs hits William Nylander.
Morgan Rielly blocks shot from Ryan McLeod. 8:35  
Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 8:46  
Auston Matthews shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 8:56  
Matthew Knies hits Rasmus Dahlin. 9:00  
Mitch Marner blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin. 9:14  
  9:19 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against David Kampf.
  9:23 Jack Quinn shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  9:24 Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  9:28 Dennis Gilbert shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Pontus Holmberg blocks shot from Connor Clifton. 9:30  
David Kampf hits JJ Peterka. 9:30  
  9:43 Shot by Connor Clifton misses the net
Simon Benoit hits Dylan Cozens. 9:52  
  9:54 Dennis Gilbert hits Jake McCabe.
  9:55 JJ Peterka shoots misses the net
  10:05 Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  10:31 Shot by Owen Power misses the net
Giveaway by Morgan Rielly. 10:51  
Morgan Rielly hits Beck Malenstyn. 10:55  
Nicholas Robertson hits Beck Malenstyn. 11:03  
  11:29 Shot by Jiri Kulich misses the net
  11:33 Peyton Krebs hits Max Pacioretty.
  12:00 Alex Tuch hits Simon Benoit.
  12:27 Mattias Samuelsson blocks shot from Auston Matthews.
  12:29 Mattias Samuelsson hits Auston Matthews.
  12:33 Tage Thompson hits Auston Matthews.
  12:34 Owen Power blocks shot from Mitch Marner.
Morgan Rielly penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tage Thompson. Served by Nicholas Robertson. 12:40  
  12:40 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews.
Morgan Rielly penalty for fighting against Tage Thompson - 5 mins (Major). 12:40  
  12:40 Tage Thompson penalty for fighting against Morgan Rielly - 5 mins (Major).
Chris Tanev blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin. 12:43  
  13:19 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  13:20 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews.
  14:08 Jiri Kulich shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Matthew Knies blocks shot from Bowen Byram. 14:37  
Max Pacioretty hits Mattias Samuelsson. 15:02  
  15:10 Shot by Beck Malenstyn misses the net
Max Domi shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 15:35  
  15:36 Dylan Cozens hits Max Domi.
Shot by Jake McCabe misses the net 15:40  
Giveaway by Simon Benoit. 15:44  
Giveaway by Bobby McMann. 15:52  
Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. 16:00  
  16:28 Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Pontus Holmberg wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 16:30  
  16:45 Shot by Jack Quinn misses the net
  17:39 Bowen Byram shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Jake McCabe shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 18:10  
Giveaway by Mitch Marner. 18:40  
Max Domi shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 19:10  
Max Domi wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 19:12  
Jake McCabe shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 19:33  
  19:40 Jack Quinn blocks shot from Nicholas Robertson.
2
Toronto   Buffalo
  0:00 Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
  0:07 Jason Zucker hits Chris Tanev.
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 0:15  
  0:50 Giveaway by Jason Zucker.
Conor Timmins blocks shot from Tage Thompson. 1:01  
  1:03 Shot by Alex Tuch misses the net
Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Jiri Kulich. 1:09  
  1:30 Shot by Jiri Kulich misses the net
Nicholas Robertson scores. Assisted by Morgan Rielly and Conor Timmins. 1:53  
Max Domi wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 1:53  
Simon Benoit hits JJ Peterka. 2:09  
Giveaway by Simon Benoit. 2:16  
  2:22 JJ Peterka scores. Assisted by Dylan Cozens and Connor Clifton.
David Kampf wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod. 2:22  
  2:36 Sam Lafferty shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  2:39 Giveaway by Beck Malenstyn.
  2:47 Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
  3:26 Giveaway by Alex Tuch.
Max Pacioretty shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 3:33  
Auston Matthews hits Alex Tuch. 3:36  
Matthew Knies shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 3:54  
  4:04 Peyton Krebs hits Jake McCabe.
Max Domi scores. Assisted by Bobby McMann and Mitch Marner. 4:27  
  4:27 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Max Domi.
Oliver Ekman-Larsson hits Connor Clifton. 4:31  
Giveaway by Max Domi. 4:38  
  4:54 Connor Clifton hits Max Domi.
Bobby McMann shoots Saved by James Reimer. 4:59  
Steven Lorentz hits Beck Malenstyn. 5:28  
Pontus Holmberg hits Sam Lafferty. 5:46  
  6:14 Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
John Tavares hits Alex Tuch. 6:18  
  6:24 Bowen Byram shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 6:27  
  6:50 Dylan Cozens hits Oliver Ekman-Larsson.
  7:00 Rasmus Dahlin hits John Tavares.
Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Alex Tuch. 7:19  
Shot by Simon Benoit misses the net 7:30  
Shot by Simon Benoit misses the net 7:34  
  7:50 Mattias Samuelsson shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Jake McCabe blocks shot from Jason Zucker. 7:58  
Jake McCabe blocks shot from Owen Power. 8:00  
Bobby McMann hits Rasmus Dahlin. 8:24  
Morgan Rielly blocks shot from Peyton Krebs. 8:51  
  9:28 Shot by Beck Malenstyn misses the net
David Kampf wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 9:30  
  9:34 Dennis Gilbert hits Steven Lorentz.
Oliver Ekman-Larsson shoots Saved by James Reimer. 9:49  
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 10:14  
John Tavares shoots Saved by James Reimer. 10:17  
  10:24 Connor Clifton hits Max Pacioretty.
Max Pacioretty scores. Assisted by William Nylander and John Tavares. 10:47  
  10:47 Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews.
Simon Benoit hits Beck Malenstyn. 11:01  
Simon Benoit hits Beck Malenstyn. 11:30  
  11:42 Tage Thompson hits Matthew Knies.
Oliver Ekman-Larsson blocks shot from Tage Thompson. 11:55  
  12:14 Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
  12:30 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Chris Tanev hits Tage Thompson. 12:32  
John Tavares shoots Saved by James Reimer. 12:51  
Pontus Holmberg shoots Saved by James Reimer. 13:07  
  13:30 Connor Clifton blocks shot from Morgan Rielly.
Giveaway by David Kampf. 13:34  
Steven Lorentz hits Connor Clifton. 13:51  
Jake McCabe blocks shot from Dennis Gilbert. 13:58  
Conor Timmins blocks shot from Owen Power. 14:15  
  14:24 Owen Power shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Jake McCabe penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Dylan Cozens. 14:26  
  14:26 Dylan Cozens penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jake McCabe.
Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 14:26  
  14:58 Bowen Byram blocks shot from Mitch Marner.
  15:20 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Shot by William Nylander misses the net 15:26  
  15:56 Mattias Samuelsson scores. Assisted by Owen Power and JJ Peterka.
  15:56 Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews.
Mitch Marner shoots Saved by James Reimer. 16:25  
Auston Matthews shoots Saved by James Reimer. 16:30  
Pontus Holmberg penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tage Thompson. 17:43  
Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 17:43  
Giveaway by Chris Tanev. 17:48  
  18:27 Giveaway by Zach Benson.
  18:53 Jiri Kulich shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  18:56 Takeaway by Dylan Cozens.
Conor Timmins blocks shot from Dylan Cozens. 18:58  
  19:05 Owen Power shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  19:07 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews.
Chris Tanev blocks shot from Dylan Cozens. 19:23  
  19:57 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against William Nylander.
3
Toronto   Buffalo
  0:00 Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
John Tavares hits Tage Thompson. 0:11  
Max Pacioretty shoots Saved by James Reimer. 0:28  
Max Pacioretty shoots Saved by James Reimer. 0:33  
Conor Timmins blocks shot from Owen Power. 1:22  
Max Domi wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod. 2:20  
  3:04 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Shot by Max Pacioretty misses the net 3:49  
Jake McCabe shoots Saved by James Reimer. 3:58  
Matthew Knies hits Bowen Byram. 4:35  
Takeaway by Mitch Marner. 4:36  
Morgan Rielly blocks shot from Connor Clifton. 4:56  
Oliver Ekman-Larsson shoots Saved by James Reimer. 5:34  
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod. 5:36  
  5:42 Owen Power hits John Tavares.
  5:49 Giveaway by Beck Malenstyn.
William Nylander shoots Saved by James Reimer. 5:52  
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 5:54  
Shot by Max Pacioretty misses the net 5:58  
Giveaway by Chris Tanev. 6:44  
David Kampf wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 6:56  
Giveaway by Chris Tanev. 6:59  
David Kampf blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin. 7:11  
  7:36 JJ Peterka shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  7:37 Shot by JJ Peterka misses the net
Matthew Knies hits Connor Clifton. 7:46  
  7:54 Giveaway by JJ Peterka.
  8:52 Giveaway by Sam Lafferty.
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 8:57  
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 9:03  
  9:21 Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
John Tavares hits Jason Zucker. 9:34  
  9:39 Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews.
John Tavares penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jason Zucker. 9:39  
  9:39 Jason Zucker penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by John Tavares.
  11:21 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  11:36 Mattias Samuelsson blocks shot from Jake McCabe.
  11:56 Owen Power scores. Assisted by Jiri Kulich and Mattias Samuelsson.
  11:56 Alex Tuch wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews.
  12:12 Tage Thompson hits Matthew Knies.
Shot by Auston Matthews misses the net 12:13  
Auston Matthews shoots Saved by James Reimer. 12:22  
Shot by Auston Matthews misses the net 12:29  
  12:32 Jason Zucker penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Auston Matthews.
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 12:32  
  12:45 Ryan McLeod shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  13:38 Bowen Byram blocks shot from Mitch Marner.
Takeaway by William Nylander. 13:43  
Auston Matthews shoots Saved by James Reimer. 13:51  
Max Domi wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod. 13:53  
  13:55 Dylan Cozens blocks shot from Conor Timmins.
Oliver Ekman-Larsson blocks shot from Dylan Cozens. 14:23  
Shot by Bobby McMann misses the net 15:09  
  15:35 Peyton Krebs shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  15:43 Takeaway by Jiri Kulich.
Conor Timmins blocks shot from Sam Lafferty. 16:15  
Conor Timmins blocks shot from Owen Power. 16:24  
  16:33 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
  16:55 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews.
  17:08 Bowen Byram hits Matthew Knies.
  17:25 Jack Quinn blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin.
  17:58 Shot by Alex Tuch misses the net
  18:01 Alex Tuch blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin.
Auston Matthews blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin. 18:06  
Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 18:25  
Giveaway by Jake McCabe. 18:28  
Shot by Max Pacioretty misses the net 18:48  
Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod. 18:51  
  19:40 Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against David Kampf.
William Nylander scores on an empty net. Assisted by John Tavares and Chris Tanev. 19:40