nhl Game Recap
Buffalo Ices Toronto 9-3 - Recap
Jeff Skinner scored a pair of goals against the Maple Leafs as Buffalo handed Toronto a 9-3 defeat on Thursday at KeyBank Center.
Buffalo was an underdog by +132 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 7.0.
Jeff Skinner(2), Kyle Okposo(2), Jack Quinn, Owen Power, Jordan Greenway, Tage Thompson, and Rasmus Dahlin each scored for the Sabres in the victory. Greenway opened the scoring for Buffalo.
Devon Levi stopped 25 of 28 Toronto shots in the victory.
Max Domi, Auston Matthews, and Calle Jarnkrok scored for the Maple Leafs, finding the net behind Devon Levi.
Ilya Samsonov stopped 14 of 19 shots for the Maple Leafs, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Buffalo went 1-for-5, while the Maple Leafs were 1-for-4 with the man advantage.
Toronto lost the shots on goal battle to Buffalo by a margin of 34-28.
Next game, Buffalo takes its act on the road to face New York looking for another win. For Toronto, they head on the road to face Columbus.