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 -- John Tavares scored his 499th NHL goal 1:28 into overtime to help the Toronto Maple Leafs defeat the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 at Scotiabank Arena Saturday. Tavares took a lead pass from Matthew Knies and shot over Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen’s blocker from the slot on a breakaway for the game-winning goal.

Everything you need to know about the NHL matchup between the Buffalo Sabres and the Toronto Maple Leafs, including how to watch and team news.

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.

The Toronto Maple Leafs got back in the win column on Saturday evening, edging the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 in overtime at Scotiabank Arena.

Two teams in the bottom half of the Eastern Conference standings hit the ice when the Toronto Maple Leafs (3-3-1, 11th in conference) visit the Buffalo Sabres (3-4, 14th) at KeyBank Center on Friday at 7 p.m. ET. Toronto lost 5-2 at home its last time out on Oct. 21 against the New Jersey Devils.

Dreger noted the criticism that surrounded Tavares' prior $11 million contract, but emphasized that he consistently delivered value. Tavares scored 493 total points in 515 regular-season games before signing his new deal last offseason.

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.