Buffalo, Ny. (WGR) - The Buffalo Sabres remain on the road, taking on the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen started on Tuesday night in Montreal, he is back in goal for the Sabres again tonight.
Toronto was able to capitzalize on a turnover in the offensive zone and open up an early one-goal lead on the Sabres. Auston Matthews took a pass from Jack Roslovic and scored his sixth goal of the season. It is also extended Matthews' point streak to 12 straight games against Buffalo to give his team a 1-0 lead.
However, just over a minute later Buffalo had the answer. Zach Benson passed the puck from below the goal line out to the top of the crease where Jack Quinn was able to get the puck on net. The shot slid under Sergei Bobrovsky and evened the score 1-1.
Jack Quinn is the beneficiary of a Toronto turnover after Zach Benson pressured Blankenburg, 1-1 #LetsGoBuffalo #Leafs https://t.co/xKuELj0Cl0
— Buffalo Hockey Moments (@SabresPlays) October 15, 2026
It was Quinn's third goal of the season. Benson and Jach Metsa were credited with the assists on the game-tying score.
The Maple Leafs took advantage of their first power play chance of the game to re-take the lead over Buffalo. Kirill Marchenko was able to use what little space he had at the top of the crease to use a stickhandle move to beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen and give Toronto a 2-1 lead later in the first period. The goal was Marchenko's second of the season and came with Sam Carrick in the penalty box for hooking.
Quinn scored again, this time early in the second period, re-tying the game 2-2. The forward dragged the puck around Jake McCabe and into the slot, unleashing a wrist shot into the net for his fourth goal of the season.
That’s 2️⃣ goals for 2️⃣2️⃣!#LetsGoBuffalo https://t.co/Wwm0S0yHDY
— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) October 16, 2026
Noah Ostlund made the pass that helped set up the game-tying score. He and Mattias Samuelsson recieved the assists.
Marchenko's second goal of the game gave Toronto their third lead of the game. His third goal of the season came following an offensive zone puck battle was won by John Tavares. He fed Marchenko in the slot for a 3-2 Maple Leafs lead. He completed the hat trick later in the second period to extend the lead to 4-2 over Buffalo. Colton Sissons made the pass from below the goal line that helped create the goal.
Goal Summary
First Period
BUF: 3:35 - Jack Quinn (3) (Zach Benson, Zach Metsa)
TOR: 2:24 - Auston Matthews (6) (Jack Roslovic). 13:10 - Kirill Marchenko (2) PPG (John Tavares, Darren Raddysh)
Second Period
BUF: 2:14 - Jack Quinn (4) (Noah Ostlund, Mattias Samuelsson)
TOR: 11:13 - Kirill Marchenko (John Tavares). 16:51 - Kirill Marchenko (Colton Sissons, Easton Cowan)
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What's Next
The Sabres are headed back to Montreal to face the Canadiens for the second time this week. The puck drops just after seven o'clock from Bell Centre. Pregame coverage starts at 6:00 p.m. with Brian Koziol.
