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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Buffalo 5, Toronto 3
When: 7:30 PM ET, Monday, March 5, 2018
Where: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Marc Joannette, Kendrick Nicholson
Linesmen: Darren Gibbs, Brian Murphy
Attendance: 18705
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Toronto 1113
Buffalo 2215
Periods:
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1
Toronto   Buffalo
  0:00 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against William Nylander.
  0:20 Takeaway by Johan Larsson.
  0:21 Johan Larsson shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
William Nylander wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 0:23  
Nazem Kadri wins the faceoff against Jacob Josefson. 1:01  
Connor Carrick penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jordan Nolan. 1:23  
  1:23 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Zach Hyman.
  1:53 Sam Reinhart scores a power play goal. Assisted by Rasmus Ristolainen and Kyle Okposo.
  1:53 Kyle Criscuolo wins the faceoff against Tyler Bozak.
Tyler Bozak wins the faceoff against Kyle Criscuolo. 2:03  
  2:23 Giveaway by Benoit Pouliot.
  2:44 Takeaway by Brendan Guhle.
Matt Martin hits Brendan Guhle. 2:56  
Tomas Plekanec wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. 2:58  
Jake Gardiner shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. 3:01  
Tomas Plekanec wins the faceoff against Jacob Josefson. 3:02  
  3:07 Jacob Josefson blocks shot from Jake Gardiner.
  3:43 Jason Pominville scores. Assisted by Rasmus Ristolainen and Johan Larsson.
Nazem Kadri wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 3:43  
Mitchell Marner shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. 4:07  
  4:21 Zemgus Girgensons hits Jake Gardiner.
Connor Carrick shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. 5:07  
Leo Komarov hits Marco Scandella. 6:10  
Tomas Plekanec shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. 6:22  
Leo Komarov hits Johan Larsson. 6:27  
Patrick Marleau shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. 7:08  
  7:31 Giveaway by Zemgus Girgensons.
  7:38 Rasmus Ristolainen hits Patrick Marleau.
James van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. 8:44  
  8:59 Marco Scandella blocks shot from Kasperi Kapanen.
Connor Carrick blocks shot from Benoit Pouliot. 9:08  
  9:19 Rasmus Ristolainen hits James van Riemsdyk.
Tyler Bozak shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. 9:19  
  9:20 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Nazem Kadri.
Ron Hainsey hits Zemgus Girgensons. 9:31  
  9:39 Shot by Ryan O'Reilly misses the net
Matt Martin hits Sam Reinhart. 9:58  
  10:17 Nathan Beaulieu hits Matt Martin.
Tomas Plekanec hits Nathan Beaulieu. 10:20  
Matt Martin shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. 10:22  
  10:25 Giveaway by Ryan O'Reilly.
  10:37 Nathan Beaulieu blocks shot from Nikita Zaitsev.
Connor Brown shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. 11:23  
  11:24 Jacob Josefson wins the faceoff against Tyler Bozak.
  12:04 Marco Scandella hits Kasperi Kapanen.
  12:49 Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
  12:50 Kyle Criscuolo wins the faceoff against Tomas Plekanec.
  12:57 Shot by Nathan Beaulieu misses the net
  13:34 Giveaway by Casey Nelson.
Zach Hyman shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. 13:36  
  13:50 Brendan Guhle shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
  13:56 Takeaway by Johan Larsson.
  13:58 Jason Pominville shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
Tyler Bozak wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo. 13:58  
Giveaway by Kasperi Kapanen. 14:18  
  14:38 Kyle Okposo hits Connor Carrick.
Mitchell Marner shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. 14:49  
  14:50 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Patrick Marleau.
Mitchell Marner hits Zemgus Girgensons. 14:56  
Tomas Plekanec wins the faceoff against Kyle Criscuolo. 15:19  
  15:31 Kyle Criscuolo wins the faceoff against Tomas Plekanec.
Tomas Plekanec hits Benoit Pouliot. 15:48  
Zach Hyman hits Brendan Guhle. 16:15  
  16:17 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against William Nylander.
Connor Brown hits Casey Nelson. 17:13  
Tyler Bozak wins the faceoff against Jacob Josefson. 17:23  
Kasperi Kapanen shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. 17:32  
  18:18 Zemgus Girgensons hits Connor Carrick.
  18:39 Zemgus Girgensons penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nazem Kadri.
Tyler Bozak wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 18:39  
Shot by Nazem Kadri misses the net 18:53  
Shot by Nazem Kadri misses the net 19:01  
  19:04 Rasmus Ristolainen blocks shot from Tyler Bozak.
  19:05 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Tyler Bozak.
  19:22 Takeaway by Marco Scandella.
  19:29 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against William Nylander.
William Nylander shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. 19:49  
Leo Komarov scores a power play goal. Assisted by William Nylander and Patrick Marleau. 19:52  
  19:52 Jacob Josefson wins the faceoff against Tomas Plekanec.
2
Toronto   Buffalo
  0:00 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against William Nylander.
  0:59 Takeaway by Johan Larsson.
  1:01 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Nazem Kadri.
  1:07 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Patrick Marleau.
Patrick Marleau wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 1:16  
  1:27 Rasmus Ristolainen blocks shot from Mitchell Marner.
  1:34 Rasmus Ristolainen hits Nazem Kadri.
Nazem Kadri penalty for fighting against Rasmus Ristolainen - 5 mins (Major). 1:39  
  1:39 Rasmus Ristolainen penalty for fighting against Nazem Kadri - 5 mins (Major).
Nazem Kadri penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Rasmus Ristolainen. Served by Mitchell Marner. 1:39  
Zach Hyman wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 1:39  
  2:18 Shot by Kyle Okposo misses the net
  2:43 Shot by Marco Scandella misses the net
  3:03 Takeaway by Ryan O'Reilly.
  3:04 Ryan O'Reilly shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
Giveaway by Leo Komarov. 3:30  
James van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. 4:03  
Tomas Plekanec shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. 4:37  
  4:38 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Patrick Marleau.
  5:09 Zemgus Girgensons hits Patrick Marleau.
  5:22 Kyle Criscuolo hits Patrick Marleau.
Mitchell Marner shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. 5:24  
  5:41 Marco Scandella blocks shot from Ron Hainsey.
Giveaway by William Nylander. 5:49  
Nikita Zaitsev blocks shot from Jordan Nolan. 6:04  
Matt Martin hits Kyle Criscuolo. 6:07  
Connor Carrick shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. 6:27  
Giveaway by Matt Martin. 6:44  
  6:44 Casey Nelson shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
  6:58 Shot by Nathan Beaulieu misses the net
  7:05 Takeaway by Nathan Beaulieu.
Tyler Bozak wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 7:08  
  7:16 Zemgus Girgensons hits Morgan Rielly.
Tyler Bozak shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. 7:19  
  7:20 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Kasperi Kapanen.
Tyler Bozak wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 7:22  
Tyler Bozak shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. 7:23  
  7:24 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Kasperi Kapanen.
Giveaway by Morgan Rielly. 7:38  
  7:40 Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
  8:05 Zemgus Girgensons hits Morgan Rielly.
  8:11 Takeaway by Johan Larsson.
  8:18 Marco Scandella shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
  8:22 Scott Wilson hits Connor Brown.
Shot by William Nylander misses the net 8:33  
Giveaway by Nikita Zaitsev. 8:39  
Nazem Kadri wins the faceoff against Jacob Josefson. 9:09  
Giveaway by Mitchell Marner. 9:18  
  10:00 Giveaway by Kyle Okposo.
Leo Komarov scores. Assisted by Matt Martin and Nikita Zaitsev. 10:48  
  10:48 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Nazem Kadri.
  11:18 Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
Tomas Plekanec wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 11:19  
  11:26 Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
Takeaway by Tyler Bozak. 11:38  
  11:45 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Tyler Bozak.
Giveaway by Travis Dermott. 12:00  
  12:01 Jason Pominville shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
  12:08 Scott Wilson shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
Travis Dermott hits Scott Wilson. 12:13  
  12:19 Jason Pominville shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
  12:21 Jacob Josefson wins the faceoff against William Nylander.
  12:28 Shot by Jordan Nolan misses the net
Nikita Zaitsev shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. 12:45  
  13:02 Nathan Beaulieu shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
  13:07 Takeaway by Sam Reinhart.
  13:25 Shot by Casey Nelson misses the net
  13:26 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Patrick Marleau.
  13:30 Zemgus Girgensons scores. Assisted by Sam Reinhart and Ryan O'Reilly.
Tomas Plekanec wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. 13:30  
Leo Komarov hits Brendan Guhle. 13:45  
Matt Martin hits Casey Nelson. 13:53  
Tyler Bozak wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. 13:53  
  14:00 Scott Wilson hits Connor Carrick.
  14:01 Giveaway by Rasmus Ristolainen.
James van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. 14:04  
Tyler Bozak wins the faceoff against Jacob Josefson. 14:05  
  14:21 Jordan Nolan hits James van Riemsdyk.
Shot by Connor Carrick misses the net 14:26  
Travis Dermott hits Jacob Josefson. 14:42  
  14:54 Shot by Rasmus Ristolainen misses the net
  15:35 Ryan O'Reilly scores.
  15:35 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against William Nylander.
Zach Hyman shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. 15:46  
  15:48 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against William Nylander.
  15:55 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against William Nylander.
  16:28 Nathan Beaulieu shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
Shot by Zach Hyman misses the net 16:38  
  16:51 Jacob Josefson wins the faceoff against Tomas Plekanec.
Leo Komarov hits Marco Scandella. 17:17  
  17:29 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Nazem Kadri.
  17:50 Marco Scandella shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
  17:59 Shot by Rasmus Ristolainen misses the net
  18:49 Nathan Beaulieu blocks shot from Kasperi Kapanen.
Nikita Zaitsev hits Jacob Josefson. 19:18  
  19:25 Rasmus Ristolainen hits James van Riemsdyk.
Zach Hyman hits Jacob Josefson. 19:50  
Connor Carrick shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. 19:58  
3
Toronto   Buffalo
  0:00 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Tomas Plekanec.
Tomas Plekanec hits Johan Larsson. 0:29  
Leo Komarov shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. 0:34  
Mitchell Marner wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 0:35  
  1:05 Zemgus Girgensons hits Nazem Kadri.
Nikita Zaitsev hits Sam Reinhart. 1:16  
Shot by William Nylander misses the net 1:26  
Giveaway by William Nylander. 1:42  
  1:53 Giveaway by Nathan Beaulieu.
Shot by James van Riemsdyk misses the net 2:55  
  3:03 Johan Larsson blocks shot from Tyler Bozak.
  3:06 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Tomas Plekanec.
Giveaway by Jake Gardiner. 3:35  
Morgan Rielly shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. 3:51  
  4:20 Rasmus Ristolainen blocks shot from Mitchell Marner.
Shot by Ron Hainsey misses the net 4:25  
  4:28 Jacob Josefson wins the faceoff against William Nylander.
Zach Hyman shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. 4:45  
  5:37 Takeaway by Nathan Beaulieu.
  5:57 Zemgus Girgensons hits Morgan Rielly.
Tomas Plekanec blocks shot from Zemgus Girgensons. 6:07  
  6:08 Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Tomas Plekanec.
Leo Komarov hits Casey Nelson. 6:14  
  6:42 Jacob Josefson shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
Patrick Marleau wins the faceoff against Jason Pominville. 7:23  
  7:34 Giveaway by Marco Scandella.
Travis Dermott shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. 7:39  
  7:40 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against William Nylander.
  8:11 Johan Larsson hits Connor Carrick.
Tyler Bozak wins the faceoff against Jacob Josefson. 8:33  
Shot by James van Riemsdyk misses the net 8:37  
  8:52 Jacob Josefson hits James van Riemsdyk.
Jake Gardiner shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. 9:29  
  9:48 Takeaway by Jordan Nolan.
  9:53 Jason Pominville shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
  9:55 Johan Larsson scores. Assisted by Jason Pominville and Jordan Nolan.
Patrick Marleau wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 9:55  
Nazem Kadri shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. 10:20  
  10:21 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Mitchell Marner.
Patrick Marleau shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. 10:33  
William Nylander wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 10:33  
Shot by William Nylander misses the net 10:39  
  10:45 Marco Scandella blocks shot from William Nylander.
  11:05 Jacob Josefson wins the faceoff against Tyler Bozak.
  11:33 Takeaway by Nathan Beaulieu.
Giveaway by Connor Carrick. 11:40  
Connor Carrick blocks shot from Scott Wilson. 11:43  
  12:28 Jacob Josefson wins the faceoff against Tomas Plekanec.
  12:34 Brendan Guhle shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
  12:45 Takeaway by Benoit Pouliot.
Matt Martin hits Johan Larsson. 13:16  
Giveaway by Nazem Kadri. 13:23  
  13:35 Shot by Marco Scandella misses the net
William Nylander wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 13:42  
Nazem Kadri shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. 13:42  
  13:56 Shot by Sam Reinhart misses the net
Nazem Kadri shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. 14:47  
  14:48 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Kasperi Kapanen.
Tyler Bozak hits Johan Larsson. 15:11  
Nikita Zaitsev blocks shot from Jason Pominville. 15:20  
  15:31 Takeaway by Marco Scandella.
Jake Gardiner shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. 15:44  
Patrick Marleau shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. 15:55  
  16:14 Sam Reinhart penalty for goaltender interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Frederik Andersen.
  16:14 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Patrick Marleau.
Leo Komarov shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. 16:39  
Giveaway by William Nylander. 17:15  
Shot by James van Riemsdyk misses the net 17:43  
  17:49 Zemgus Girgensons blocks shot from Nazem Kadri.
Mitchell Marner scores a power play goal. Assisted by Connor Carrick and Morgan Rielly. 17:57  
William Nylander wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 17:57  
Leo Komarov shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. 18:22  
  18:33 Rasmus Ristolainen blocks shot from Morgan Rielly.
Nazem Kadri shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. 19:25  
Tyler Bozak wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. 19:29  
Tyler Bozak wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. 19:42