Buffalo Sabres beat Toronto Maple Leafs on Power's overtime winner

Toronto takes the first-period lead

A. MATTHEWS opened the scoring at 2:24 of the first period; J. QUINN equalized at 3:35.

Toronto's Kirill Marchenko put Toronto back ahead with a between-the-legs power-play goal at 13:10 of the first period. John Tavares supplied the setup for the finish, and Toronto ended the opening period with a 15-8 advantage in shots.

Marchenko completes his hat trick

J. QUINN equalized again at second-period 2:41.

Marchenko restored Toronto's lead at 11:13 of the second period, finishing another pass from Tavares. At 16:51, he completed his hat trick by one-timing a setup involving Colton Sissons and Easton Cowan.

Marchenko's three-goal performance came in his 300th NHL game.

Buffalo draws level

Toronto entered the third period with a 4-2 lead, but Buffalo scored twice in the final ten minutes of regulation. Tavares left injured during the period, reducing Toronto's available forwards. Gavin McKenna was benched and did not participate in the third.

Dennis Gilbert made it 4-3 at 10:05 of the third period; Mattias Samuelsson equalized at 12:16.

Buffalo also lost center Josh Norris during the game. Lindy Ruff subsequently said Norris was in concussion protocol.

Power finishes the comeback

Owen Power beat Sergei Bobrovsky at 3:14 of overtime to finish the comeback. Jack Quinn ended the game with two goals and two assists, contributing four points to Buffalo's five-goal night.

Buffalo played without captain Rasmus Dahlin, and its last three goals came from defensemen across the third period and overtime.

The winning goal was Power's second overtime winner of the season, securing Buffalo's 5-4 victory after Toronto had led entering the third.