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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Toronto 5, Buffalo 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 2, 2019
Where: Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario
Referees: Chris Rooney, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen: Derek Amell, Greg Devorski
Attendance: 19088
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Buffalo 2002
Toronto 2215
Periods:
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1
Buffalo   Toronto
  0:00 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
  0:21 Mitchell Marner shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
  0:53 Takeaway by Jake Muzzin.
  1:07 Jake Muzzin hits Evan Rodrigues.
  1:18 Giveaway by Auston Matthews.
Takeaway by Kyle Okposo. 1:32  
Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 1:37  
Takeaway by Casey Mittelstadt. 1:43  
  1:53 Shot by William Nylander misses the net
  2:04 Igor Ozhiganov hits Tage Thompson.
  2:22 Frederik Gauthier hits Rasmus Ristolainen.
Rasmus Ristolainen hits Frederik Gauthier. 2:28  
Rasmus Ristolainen hits Nic Petan. 2:45  
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 2:50  
  2:59 Ron Hainsey hits Rasmus Dahlin.
Jack Eichel hits John Tavares. 3:04  
  3:08 Giveaway by Morgan Rielly.
  3:09 Ron Hainsey blocks shot from Jack Eichel.
  3:09 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
  3:20 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
  3:44 Auston Matthews shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 3:44  
  4:13 Zach Hyman hits Jake McCabe.
  4:17 Mitchell Marner shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
  4:19 John Tavares shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
  4:20 John Tavares scores. Assisted by Mitchell Marner and Martin Marincin.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against William Nylander. 4:20  
  4:39 Patrick Marleau hits Rasmus Dahlin.
  4:53 Giveaway by Jake Muzzin.
  5:11 Martin Marincin shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
Marco Scandella shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 5:58  
Jason Pominville scores. Assisted by Zemgus Girgensons and Marco Scandella. 6:00  
  6:00 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
  6:08 Giveaway by Ron Hainsey.
Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin. 6:15  
Rasmus Dahlin hits John Tavares. 6:24  
Jack Eichel hits Zach Hyman. 6:29  
Giveaway by Zach Bogosian. 6:36  
Jeff Skinner blocks shot from Ron Hainsey. 6:39  
Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 6:47  
Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 6:48  
  6:49 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
  7:23 Auston Matthews hits Rasmus Ristolainen.
Conor Sheary blocks shot from Nikita Zaitsev. 7:26  
Conor Sheary scores. Assisted by Kyle Okposo. 7:34  
  7:34 William Nylander wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson.
Johan Larsson blocks shot from William Nylander. 7:47  
  8:26 Morgan Rielly shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews. 8:27  
Takeaway by Rasmus Dahlin. 8:45  
Shot by Rasmus Dahlin misses the net 8:47  
Jeff Skinner blocks shot from Morgan Rielly. 9:34  
Giveaway by Sam Reinhart. 9:49  
Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 10:01  
  10:15 Shot by Jake Muzzin misses the net
  10:31 Patrick Marleau shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
Rasmus Ristolainen hits Patrick Marleau. 10:35  
  10:38 William Nylander shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
  10:49 Jake Muzzin blocks shot from Evan Rodrigues.
Evan Rodrigues hits Auston Matthews. 11:10  
  11:18 Kasperi Kapanen shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
Kyle Okposo penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Auston Matthews. 11:21  
  11:21 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Zemgus Girgensons.
  12:02 Auston Matthews shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
  12:10 Mitchell Marner shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
  12:26 Shot by Andreas Johnsson misses the net
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Patrick Marleau. 12:26  
Rasmus Ristolainen hits Patrick Marleau. 13:03  
  13:13 Jake Muzzin shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
Evan Rodrigues hits William Nylander. 13:17  
Zemgus Girgensons hits Jake Muzzin. 13:33  
Brandon Montour shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 13:35  
Brandon Montour shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 13:46  
Takeaway by Rasmus Dahlin. 14:05  
  14:08 Mitchell Marner penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Casey Mittelstadt.
  14:08 Frederik Gauthier wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
Shot by Evan Rodrigues misses the net 16:05  
Brandon Montour hits Connor Brown. 16:24  
Takeaway by Casey Mittelstadt. 16:31  
Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 17:09  
Zemgus Girgensons hits Morgan Rielly. 17:17  
Shot by Sam Reinhart misses the net 17:34  
Rasmus Ristolainen hits Jake Muzzin. 17:49  
Jack Eichel blocks shot from John Tavares. 18:05  
Jack Eichel blocks shot from John Tavares. 18:11  
Shot by Jeff Skinner misses the net 18:31  
  19:11 Patrick Marleau hits Jake McCabe.
  19:22 Ron Hainsey hits Kyle Okposo.
  19:30 Shot by Kasperi Kapanen misses the net
  19:33 Kasperi Kapanen shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
  19:40 Morgan Rielly scores. Assisted by Auston Matthews and Ron Hainsey.
  19:40 Frederik Gauthier wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson.
  19:59 Morgan Rielly shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
2
Buffalo   Toronto
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 0:00  
Shot by Sam Reinhart misses the net 0:11  
Jack Eichel blocks shot from Morgan Rielly. 0:28  
  0:29 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
  0:39 Morgan Rielly blocks shot from Conor Sheary.
  1:22 Takeaway by Nikita Zaitsev.
  1:36 Nikita Zaitsev shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
Tage Thompson blocks shot from Igor Ozhiganov. 1:58  
  2:30 Frederik Gauthier hits Brandon Montour.
Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Andreas Johnsson. 2:33  
Zemgus Girgensons hits Nikita Zaitsev. 2:49  
  3:06 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
  3:33 Ron Hainsey hits Jeff Skinner.
  3:52 Shot by John Tavares misses the net
Shot by Conor Sheary misses the net 4:20  
  4:24 Giveaway by Igor Ozhiganov.
  4:51 Martin Marincin hits Kyle Okposo.
  5:16 Nikita Zaitsev blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin.
Giveaway by Brandon Montour. 5:32  
  5:35 Andreas Johnsson shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
Jake McCabe shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 6:30  
Jeff Skinner wins the faceoff against Zach Hyman. 6:31  
Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 7:38  
  7:39 Ron Hainsey hits Jeff Skinner.
  7:40 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 8:07  
  8:21 Auston Matthews blocks shot from Evan Rodrigues.
  8:37 Jake Muzzin blocks shot from Marco Scandella.
Kyle Okposo hits Kasperi Kapanen. 8:37  
  8:51 Nikita Zaitsev hits Casey Mittelstadt.
  9:11 Igor Ozhiganov hits Scott Wilson.
  9:21 Martin Marincin hits Casey Mittelstadt.
  9:54 Shot by Ron Hainsey misses the net
  10:00 Frederik Gauthier hits Johan Larsson.
  10:04 Ron Hainsey blocks shot from Johan Larsson.
Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 11:14  
Jake McCabe shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 11:18  
  11:18 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner.
  11:31 Giveaway by Ron Hainsey.
Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 11:32  
Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews. 11:32  
  11:40 Kasperi Kapanen penalty for fighting against Evan Rodrigues - 5 mins (Major).
Evan Rodrigues penalty for fighting against Kasperi Kapanen - 5 mins (Major). 11:40  
  11:40 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
Brandon Montour penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Trevor Moore. 12:00  
  12:00 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson.
Zach Bogosian blocks shot from Andreas Johnsson. 12:13  
Zach Bogosian shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 12:31  
  13:13 Auston Matthews shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
  13:29 Auston Matthews shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
  13:44 Auston Matthews blocks shot from Scott Wilson.
Marco Scandella blocks shot from William Nylander. 14:00  
Zemgus Girgensons hits Frederik Gauthier. 14:17  
  15:00 Trevor Moore hits Rasmus Ristolainen.
  15:01 Nic Petan scores. Assisted by Trevor Moore
  15:01 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart.
  15:28 Martin Marincin shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
  15:40 Giveaway by John Tavares.
Zach Bogosian blocks shot from Mitchell Marner. 16:26  
  16:49 William Nylander hits Jake McCabe.
Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Patrick Marleau. 16:59  
  17:06 Ron Hainsey hits Sam Reinhart.
  17:14 Shot by William Nylander misses the net
  17:29 Igor Ozhiganov hits Zemgus Girgensons.
  17:43 Martin Marincin blocks shot from Zemgus Girgensons.
  17:53 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
Takeaway by Rasmus Ristolainen. 18:04  
  18:08 Giveaway by Jake Muzzin.
Shot by Conor Sheary misses the net 18:11  
Sam Reinhart blocks shot from Jake Muzzin. 18:31  
  18:43 Giveaway by John Tavares.
  18:46 Shot by Kasperi Kapanen misses the net
Giveaway by Sam Reinhart. 18:49  
Brandon Montour blocks shot from Zach Hyman. 18:56  
Brandon Montour blocks shot from Zach Hyman. 19:00  
  19:05 Nikita Zaitsev scores. Assisted by Mitchell Marner and John Tavares.
  19:05 Frederik Gauthier wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson.
Zach Bogosian hits Nic Petan. 19:19  
Jake McCabe hits Frederik Gauthier. 19:34  
  19:42 Jake Muzzin hits Zemgus Girgensons.
  19:48 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
3
Buffalo   Toronto
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 0:00  
  0:17 Shot by John Tavares misses the net
Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 0:25  
  0:25 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
Giveaway by Evan Rodrigues. 0:34  
Evan Rodrigues hits Jake Muzzin. 0:45  
Zach Bogosian hits Auston Matthews. 0:54  
  1:10 Nikita Zaitsev hits Brandon Montour.
  1:35 Igor Ozhiganov shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
  1:41 Igor Ozhiganov hits Scott Wilson.
  1:43 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
Zach Bogosian hits Mitchell Marner. 1:53  
Rasmus Dahlin hits John Tavares. 2:01  
Rasmus Dahlin hits John Tavares. 2:07  
Zach Bogosian blocks shot from Mitchell Marner. 2:09  
  2:22 John Tavares penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jeff Skinner.
  2:22 Zach Hyman wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner.
Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 2:32  
  2:38 Kasperi Kapanen blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin.
Giveaway by Jack Eichel. 2:51  
  2:55 Shot by Kasperi Kapanen misses the net
  3:00 Giveaway by Connor Brown.
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 3:04  
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Zach Hyman. 3:04  
Marco Scandella shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 4:15  
Jack Eichel hits Nikita Zaitsev. 4:23  
  4:57 Frederik Gauthier wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
Giveaway by Linus Ullmark. 5:08  
  6:15 Giveaway by Jake Muzzin.
Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 6:32  
Marco Scandella blocks shot from Morgan Rielly. 7:24  
Johan Larsson shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 7:58  
Shot by Zemgus Girgensons misses the net 8:06  
Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 8:17  
Scott Wilson shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 9:16  
  9:25 Nikita Zaitsev blocks shot from Casey Mittelstadt.
Zach Bogosian shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 9:35  
Zach Bogosian hits Igor Ozhiganov. 9:41  
  10:37 John Tavares shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 10:38  
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 10:51  
Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 11:14  
  11:29 Zach Hyman blocks shot from Rasmus Ristolainen.
Giveaway by Sam Reinhart. 11:37  
  11:53 Patrick Marleau hits Zach Bogosian.
Zach Bogosian shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 12:07  
Zach Bogosian shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 12:13  
  12:13 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 12:42  
Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 12:47  
  12:59 Ron Hainsey hits Rasmus Ristolainen.
Scott Wilson shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 13:29  
  13:45 Jake Muzzin hits Scott Wilson.
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 13:52  
  14:10 Shot by Igor Ozhiganov misses the net
  14:10 William Nylander wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
  14:26 Giveaway by William Nylander.
  14:36 Patrick Marleau shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
  14:37 Patrick Marleau shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
  14:39 Patrick Marleau shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 14:39  
  14:44 Shot by Mitchell Marner misses the net
Rasmus Ristolainen hits Zach Hyman. 14:52  
  15:28 Morgan Rielly shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
Giveaway by Jason Pominville. 16:03  
  16:05 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner.
Jack Eichel hits Igor Ozhiganov. 16:11  
Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 16:37  
  16:48 Zach Hyman shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 16:56  
Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 16:58  
  16:59 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo.
  17:15 Takeaway by Nikita Zaitsev.
Takeaway by Evan Rodrigues. 17:20  
  18:03 Mitchell Marner scores on an empty net. Assisted by John Tavares and Jake Muzzin.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews. 18:03  
  18:38 Takeaway by Auston Matthews.
Rasmus Ristolainen blocks shot from Frederik Gauthier. 19:06  
  19:11 Frederik Gauthier shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Patrick Marleau. 19:14  
  19:24 William Nylander wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  19:24 Martin Marincin blocks shot from Jason Pominville.