Buffalo Sabres Beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5-4 in Overtime
Preview
Puck drop is Thursday, October 15, 2026, 7:00 p.m. ET, at Scotiabank Arena. The Toronto Maple Leafs host the Buffalo Sabres in NHL regular season 2026-27 play. Scotiabank Arena, the building for Thursday's game, seats 19,800.
Toronto carries a record of 3 wins, 2 losses and 1 overtime loss this season (3-2-1). The last game came on the road, Saturday, October 10, 2026, a 6-3 regulation win over the Colorado Avalanche. Toronto won its last game. At home this season, the Maple Leafs are 2-2-0.
Buffalo carries a record of 3 wins, 3 losses and 1 overtime loss (3-3-1). The last game came Tuesday, October 13, 2026, a 3-4 shootout loss to the Montréal Canadiens, on the road. Buffalo lost its last game in a shootout. On the road this season, the Sabres are 0-1-1.
Going into this game, Toronto sits 5th in the Atlantic Division and 7th in the Eastern Conference, with 7 points. Going into this game, Buffalo is 7th in the Atlantic and 10th in the East, also with 7 points. Over the last 10 games, Toronto is 3-2-1 and Buffalo is 3-3-1. Our feed has 4 meetings from the 2025-2026 season. Friday, October 24, 2025: Buffalo Sabres 5, Toronto Maple Leafs 3, in regulation. Saturday, October 25, 2025: Toronto Maple Leafs 4, Buffalo Sabres 3, in overtime. Tuesday, January 27, 2026: Toronto Maple Leafs 4, Buffalo Sabres 7, in regulation. Saturday, March 14, 2026: Buffalo Sabres 3, Toronto Maple Leafs 2, in a shootout.
After the game BUF 5 – TOR 4 (OT) Loss
Puck drop Thursday, October 15, 2026 at Scotiabank Arena. Buffalo Sabres 5, Toronto Maple Leafs 4 (OT).
A. Matthews opens the scoring at 02:24 of the 1st period. J. Roslovic gets the assist. J. Quinn ties it for Buffalo at 03:35. Z. Benson and Z. Metsa assist. K. Marchenko puts Toronto back ahead at 13:10, on the power play. J. Tavares and D. Raddysh assist. BUF 1, TOR 2 after the 1st period. J. Quinn ties it again at 02:41 of the 2nd period. N. Ostlund and M. Samuelsson assist. K. Marchenko answers at 11:13, assisted by J. Tavares. He adds another at 16:51, with C. Sissons and E. Cowan assisting. Two straight goals for the Maple Leafs, from 11:13 to 16:51, until Buffalo's reply at 10:05 of the 3rd period. BUF 2, TOR 4 after the 2nd period.
D. Gilbert pulls Buffalo within one at 10:05 of the 3rd period. J. Quinn and Z. Benson assist. M. Samuelsson ties it at 12:16. T. Thompson assists. BUF 4, TOR 4 after regulation. O. Power settles it in overtime, at 03:14. J. Quinn and N. Ostlund assist. Three straight goals for the Buffalo Sabres, from 10:05 in the 3rd period to 03:14 in overtime, unanswered to the end. Buffalo Sabres 5, Toronto Maple Leafs 4 (OT).
Three stars of the game. K. Marchenko for the Maple Leafs, J. Quinn and O. Power for the Sabres. Toronto Maple Leafs loss at home, in overtime. The Maple Leafs led after the 2nd period. It wasn't enough.
Published Oct 14, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026