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John Tavares scored his 499th NHL goal on a breakaway at 1:28 of overtime and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 on Saturday night to end a three-game losing streak.Toronto won a night after falling 5-3 in Buffalo to start the home-and-home series.
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John Tavares scores late as Maple Leafs down Sabres in OT
John Tavares scored at 1:28 of overtime to lift the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 4-3 win against the visiting Buffalo Sabres on Saturday. Tavares scored on a breakaway after a Buffalo turnover.
The Toronto Maple Leafs got back in the win column on Saturday evening, edging the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 in overtime at Scotiabank Arena.
Defenseman Mattias Samuelsson scored twice and the Buffalo Sabres snapped a five-game skid against the rival Toronto Maple Leafs with a 5-3 victory Friday night.
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John Tavares Scores Overtime Winner to Lift Maple Leafs Past Sabres
The Toronto Maple Leafs hosted the Buffalo Sabres in the second game of a back-to-back home-and-home set. The Sabres were winners of four of their last five games heading into this game, including a 5-3 win last night in Buffalo.
Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly will miss at minimum Friday's game against the Sabres due to an undisclosed injury. Toronto is already without Chris Tanev.
Toronto's Maple Leafs and Raptors are changing the times of their games this weekend and next week to avoid overlap with the Blue Jays' World Series games.
The Toronto Maple Leafs were already entering the weekend without Chris Tanev, and now they’re forced to play Friday with another notable absence on the blue line.