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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Buffalo 3, Toronto 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, March 26, 2018
Where: Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Referees: Jake Brenk, Marc Joannette
Linesmen: Scott Driscoll, David Brisebois
Attendance: 19108
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Buffalo 1023
Toronto 0202
Periods:
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1
Buffalo   Toronto
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Nazem Kadri. 0:00  
Ryan O'Reilly shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 0:21  
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews. 0:21  
Brendan Guhle shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 0:25  
  0:32 Auston Matthews shoots Saved by Chad Johnson.
  0:36 Zach Hyman shoots Saved by Chad Johnson.
  0:45 Shot by Zach Hyman misses the net
  0:45 Tyler Bozak wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly.
Giveaway by Casey Nelson. 0:59  
Johan Larsson hits Roman Polak. 1:04  
  1:14 James van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Chad Johnson.
Giveaway by Casey Nelson. 1:17  
Johan Larsson hits Connor Brown. 1:20  
Marco Scandella blocks shot from Roman Polak. 1:39  
  1:46 Travis Dermott shoots Saved by Chad Johnson.
  2:12 Takeaway by Andreas Johnsson.
  2:13 Andreas Johnsson shoots Saved by Chad Johnson.
  2:15 Nazem Kadri wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly.
Ryan O'Reilly blocks shot from Nazem Kadri. 2:24  
Giveaway by Kyle Okposo. 2:36  
  2:45 Giveaway by Ron Hainsey.
Takeaway by Ryan O'Reilly. 2:52  
Shot by Ryan O'Reilly misses the net 2:52  
Nathan Beaulieu blocks shot from Nazem Kadri. 3:01  
  3:02 William Nylander wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
  3:08 Auston Matthews shoots Saved by Chad Johnson.
  3:21 Giveaway by Auston Matthews.
Jack Eichel scores. Assisted by Zemgus Girgensons. 3:23  
Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Tyler Bozak. 3:23  
  3:39 Roman Polak hits Johan Larsson.
Jordan Nolan hits Connor Brown. 4:00  
  4:02 James van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Chad Johnson.
Rasmus Ristolainen hits Kasperi Kapanen. 4:17  
Shot by Evan Rodrigues misses the net 4:32  
  4:32 Giveaway by Morgan Rielly.
  4:51 Giveaway by Andreas Johnsson.
  5:03 Giveaway by Travis Dermott.
Shot by Casey Nelson misses the net 5:04  
  5:28 Giveaway by Jake Gardiner.
  5:31 Jake Gardiner blocks shot from Jack Eichel.
Johan Larsson hits Morgan Rielly. 6:05  
  6:07 Jake Gardiner blocks shot from Sam Reinhart.
  6:26 Takeaway by Auston Matthews.
Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Connor Brown. 6:30  
Benoit Pouliot hits Roman Polak. 6:42  
Nathan Beaulieu shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 6:43  
  6:44 Mitchell Marner wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly.
Kyle Okposo hits Nazem Kadri. 6:53  
Brendan Guhle hits Mitchell Marner. 7:01  
  7:05 Mitchell Marner hits Brendan Guhle.
Brendan Guhle blocks shot from Ron Hainsey. 7:10  
  7:16 William Nylander wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly.
  7:19 William Nylander shoots Saved by Chad Johnson.
  7:29 Shot by Auston Matthews misses the net
  7:36 Shot by Jake Gardiner misses the net
  7:43 Tomas Plekanec wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
  7:56 Takeaway by Jake Gardiner.
  8:04 Takeaway by Kasperi Kapanen.
  8:24 Giveaway by Tomas Plekanec.
Shot by Jordan Nolan misses the net 8:25  
  8:54 Shot by James van Riemsdyk misses the net
  9:06 Shot by Travis Dermott misses the net
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Tyler Bozak. 9:08  
Benoit Pouliot hits Travis Dermott. 9:29  
  9:33 Roman Polak blocks shot from Rasmus Ristolainen.
Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 9:45  
Giveaway by Rasmus Ristolainen. 10:09  
  10:22 Morgan Rielly hits Scott Wilson.
Shot by Jack Eichel misses the net 10:40  
  11:01 Kasperi Kapanen shoots Saved by Chad Johnson.
  11:01 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly.
Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against William Nylander. 11:10  
Giveaway by Brendan Guhle. 11:14  
  11:14 Shot by Auston Matthews misses the net
  11:24 Nikita Zaitsev hits Jordan Nolan.
  11:38 William Nylander wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
Nathan Beaulieu hits Connor Brown. 11:54  
Scott Wilson hits Roman Polak. 12:35  
Scott Wilson hits Tyler Bozak. 12:42  
  12:50 Nazem Kadri shoots Saved by Chad Johnson.
Scott Wilson blocks shot from Ron Hainsey. 12:56  
  13:14 Shot by Mitchell Marner misses the net
  13:44 Giveaway by Morgan Rielly.
  14:07 Takeaway by Tomas Plekanec.
  14:07 Kasperi Kapanen shoots Saved by Chad Johnson.
Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews. 14:17  
  14:51 Giveaway by Nikita Zaitsev.
Nicholas Baptiste shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 14:55  
  14:56 Nikita Zaitsev hits Nicholas Baptiste.
Nathan Beaulieu blocks shot from Jake Gardiner. 15:11  
Casey Nelson blocks shot from Travis Dermott. 15:41  
Ryan O'Reilly hits Travis Dermott. 15:57  
  16:37 Giveaway by Morgan Rielly.
  16:41 Tomas Plekanec wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
  17:21 Ron Hainsey shoots Saved by Chad Johnson.
  17:41 William Nylander shoots Saved by Chad Johnson.
Nathan Beaulieu blocks shot from Travis Dermott. 17:47  
  17:57 Takeaway by Auston Matthews.
Nathan Beaulieu blocks shot from Auston Matthews. 17:57  
Jordan Nolan hits Auston Matthews. 18:05  
Rasmus Ristolainen hits Zach Hyman. 18:21  
Rasmus Ristolainen blocks shot from Tyler Bozak. 18:26  
Giveaway by Ryan O'Reilly. 18:31  
  18:33 Zach Hyman shoots Saved by Chad Johnson.
  18:49 Patrick Marleau wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 19:08  
Jason Pominville hits Patrick Marleau. 19:34  
  19:42 Jake Gardiner hits Zemgus Girgensons.
Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Andreas Johnsson. 19:48  
2
Buffalo   Toronto
  0:00 Nazem Kadri wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
Giveaway by Jack Eichel. 0:11  
  0:14 Morgan Rielly shoots Saved by Chad Johnson.
  0:44 Takeaway by Mitchell Marner.
Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 0:49  
  0:59 Nikita Zaitsev hits Kyle Okposo.
Scott Wilson shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 1:13  
  1:20 Shot by Zach Hyman misses the net
Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Tyler Bozak. 1:37  
Justin Falk hits James van Riemsdyk. 2:03  
Ryan O'Reilly hits Patrick Marleau. 2:35  
  2:52 Patrick Marleau shoots Saved by Chad Johnson.
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Tomas Plekanec. 2:54  
  3:18 Kasperi Kapanen hits Casey Nelson.
  3:22 Ron Hainsey shoots Saved by Chad Johnson.
  3:22 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson.
Brendan Guhle hits Zach Hyman. 3:54  
  4:04 Roman Polak hits Johan Larsson.
  4:08 Auston Matthews shoots Saved by Chad Johnson.
Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 4:17  
  4:18 Tyler Bozak wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
  4:24 Tyler Bozak wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
  4:31 Nazem Kadri wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
  4:49 Patrick Marleau hits Justin Falk.
  5:07 Takeaway by Mitchell Marner.
Jack Eichel hits Jake Gardiner. 5:18  
Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 6:04  
Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 6:32  
  6:41 Takeaway by Kasperi Kapanen.
  6:42 Shot by Kasperi Kapanen misses the net
Giveaway by Benoit Pouliot. 6:56  
Jordan Nolan shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 7:44  
Jason Pominville shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 7:45  
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Tomas Plekanec. 7:46  
Casey Nelson shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 7:50  
  7:57 Giveaway by Andreas Johnsson.
  8:06 Travis Dermott hits Jack Eichel.
  8:27 Takeaway by Kasperi Kapanen.
  8:30 Tomas Plekanec shoots Saved by Chad Johnson.
  8:40 Shot by Jake Gardiner misses the net
Marco Scandella blocks shot from Mitchell Marner. 8:52  
  8:57 Shot by Nazem Kadri misses the net
Jack Eichel hits Mitchell Marner. 9:05  
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews. 9:20  
Giveaway by Brendan Guhle. 9:27  
  9:29 Shot by William Nylander misses the net
  9:36 Zach Hyman shoots Saved by Chad Johnson.
  9:38 Shot by Zach Hyman misses the net
  9:58 Giveaway by William Nylander.
Scott Wilson shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 10:04  
  10:18 William Nylander blocks shot from Nicholas Baptiste.
Nicholas Baptiste shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 10:22  
  10:22 Tyler Bozak wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
  10:59 Travis Dermott shoots Saved by Chad Johnson.
  10:59 James van Riemsdyk hits Justin Falk.
Nathan Beaulieu blocks shot from Travis Dermott. 11:10  
Takeaway by Ryan O'Reilly. 11:41  
Takeaway by Jack Eichel. 12:36  
  12:39 Tomas Plekanec shoots Saved by Chad Johnson.
  13:34 Zach Hyman shoots Saved by Chad Johnson.
  14:03 Giveaway by Auston Matthews.
  14:03 Takeaway by William Nylander.
Marco Scandella hits Tyler Bozak. 14:29  
Marco Scandella hits Tyler Bozak. 14:36  
  14:50 Tyler Bozak shoots Saved by Chad Johnson.
  14:59 Connor Brown hits Marco Scandella.
Takeaway by Jordan Nolan. 15:20  
  15:43 Roman Polak hits Jack Eichel.
  15:52 Shot by Nazem Kadri misses the net
Giveaway by Rasmus Ristolainen. 16:01  
Rasmus Ristolainen blocks shot from Mitchell Marner. 16:03  
Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews. 16:34  
  16:50 Zach Hyman hits Evan Rodrigues.
Benoit Pouliot blocks shot from Nikita Zaitsev. 17:07  
  17:28 Patrick Marleau hits Marco Scandella.
  17:31 Nazem Kadri scores. Assisted by Mitchell Marner and Patrick Marleau.
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Nazem Kadri. 17:31  
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Nazem Kadri. 17:36  
Jason Pominville penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Patrick Marleau. 17:36  
  17:55 Tyler Bozak shoots Saved by Chad Johnson.
  17:59 Takeaway by Nazem Kadri.
  18:06 Nazem Kadri shoots Saved by Chad Johnson.
  18:08 Shot by Nazem Kadri misses the net
  18:16 Shot by Mitchell Marner misses the net
  18:39 Shot by Auston Matthews misses the net
  18:42 Patrick Marleau scores a power play goal. Assisted by Auston Matthews and Jake Gardiner.
  18:42 Tomas Plekanec wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly.
  18:50 Tomas Plekanec shoots Saved by Chad Johnson.
  19:02 Jake Gardiner hits Sam Reinhart.
Justin Falk shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 19:45  
  19:47 Tyler Bozak wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly.
3
Buffalo   Toronto
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Tomas Plekanec. 0:00  
  0:25 Ron Hainsey blocks shot from Brendan Guhle.
  0:53 Nazem Kadri shoots Saved by Chad Johnson.
  1:00 Shot by Nazem Kadri misses the net
  1:11 William Nylander wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
Jack Eichel blocks shot from William Nylander. 1:16  
Jack Eichel blocks shot from Morgan Rielly. 1:23  
Takeaway by Marco Scandella. 1:46  
  2:13 Roman Polak hits Johan Larsson.
  2:17 Roman Polak hits Johan Larsson.
  2:18 Auston Matthews blocks shot from Marco Scandella.
  2:24 Auston Matthews blocks shot from Marco Scandella.
  2:24 Tyler Bozak wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 2:32  
Shot by Evan Rodrigues misses the net 2:33  
  3:26 Patrick Marleau shoots Saved by Chad Johnson.
Rasmus Ristolainen hits Patrick Marleau. 3:29  
Nathan Beaulieu hits Andreas Johnsson. 4:36  
  4:50 Jake Gardiner shoots Saved by Chad Johnson.
  5:09 Giveaway by Auston Matthews.
  5:27 Takeaway by Travis Dermott.
Casey Nelson blocks shot from William Nylander. 5:39  
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Tyler Bozak. 5:50  
  6:17 Shot by James van Riemsdyk misses the net
Brendan Guhle shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 6:23  
Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 6:37  
Scott Wilson shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 7:47  
Johan Larsson shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 7:53  
Casey Nelson scores. Assisted by Kyle Okposo and Johan Larsson. 7:56  
  7:56 William Nylander wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
Brendan Guhle hits Zach Hyman. 8:07  
  8:26 Nazem Kadri wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly.
  9:04 Takeaway by Mitchell Marner.
  9:16 Shot by Jake Gardiner misses the net
Jack Eichel scores. Assisted by Jason Pominville and Zemgus Girgensons. 9:36  
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Tyler Bozak. 9:37  
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Tyler Bozak. 9:42  
  9:59 Giveaway by Tyler Bozak.
Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 10:04  
  10:29 Shot by Travis Dermott misses the net
  10:35 Shot by James van Riemsdyk misses the net
  10:40 Roman Polak shoots Saved by Chad Johnson.
  12:16 Shot by Mitchell Marner misses the net
  12:32 Takeaway by Morgan Rielly.
  12:36 Shot by Mitchell Marner misses the net
  13:08 James van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Chad Johnson.
  13:14 Shot by Roman Polak misses the net
  13:21 Roman Polak shoots Saved by Chad Johnson.
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against William Nylander. 13:22  
Scott Wilson hits Zach Hyman. 13:38  
Giveaway by Casey Nelson. 14:00  
  14:05 Jake Gardiner shoots Saved by Chad Johnson.
  14:12 William Nylander shoots Saved by Chad Johnson.
  15:03 William Nylander wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
  15:15 Morgan Rielly hits Jack Eichel.
Jason Pominville shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 15:35  
  15:40 Ron Hainsey blocks shot from Rasmus Ristolainen.
Marco Scandella blocks shot from Connor Brown. 16:01  
Justin Falk hits Patrick Marleau. 16:53  
  17:21 Takeaway by Patrick Marleau.
  18:07 Andreas Johnsson shoots Saved by Chad Johnson.
Brendan Guhle blocks shot from William Nylander. 18:18  
  18:39 Auston Matthews shoots Saved by Chad Johnson.
  18:40 Nazem Kadri wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly.
  19:04 Shot by Mitchell Marner misses the net
  19:04 Nazem Kadri wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly.
  19:11 Tyler Bozak shoots Saved by Chad Johnson.
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Nazem Kadri. 19:12  
  19:27 Tyler Bozak shoots Saved by Chad Johnson.
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against William Nylander. 19:30  
  19:36 Patrick Marleau hits Rasmus Ristolainen.
  19:45 Patrick Marleau wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly.
Rasmus Ristolainen hits Morgan Rielly. 19:57