Buffalo Sabres, Toronto Maple Leafs
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The Sabres fell to the Maple Leafs 4-3 in overtime, but the ingredients of their strong recent play remained intact. They held their opponent to 22 shots with tight, persistent checking. Both special teams units continued to excel. Physicality was met with timely responses.
Buffalo Sabres forward Jason Zucker was ruled out with an injury after not being on the bench to begin the third period.
The Buffalo Sabres held a morning skate on Friday before the first of a back-to-back home-and-home with the Toronto Maple Leafs at KeyBank Center. There was good news all around, as Jason Zucker was on the ice and participated fully after leaving the 4-2 victory over Detroit on Wednesday,
The Red Wings were on their back foot early in the game and never really recovered in a 4-2 loss to the Sabres.
Sabres goaltender Colten Ellis earned the win in his NHL debut, making 27 saves as Buffalo improves to 3-4 on the season.
Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander will undergo further evaluation after leaving Friday’s game against the Buffalo Sabres in the third period with an unspecified injury.
Nylander left Friday's game against the Sabres after taking a cross-check to his midsection from Jason Zucker.
BOSTON (AP) — Jeremy Swayman made 21 saves, Pavel Zacha, Mark Kastelic and Sean Kuraly scored and the Boston Bruins beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-1 on Saturday night to run their season-opening winning streak to three. Jason Zucker scored for Buffalo.