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# Toronto [](/r/leafs) Maple Leafs (16-7-6) at Buffalo [](/r/sabres) Sabres (13-17-3)
#KeyBank Center
##In-Game Updates
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|Time Clock|
|:–:|
|2nd – 06:41|
|Teams|1st|2nd|3rd|Total|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[TOR](/r/leafs)|2|1|–|3|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|3|3|–|6|
##Team Stats
|Team|Shots|Hits|Blocks|FOW%|Giveaways|Takeaways|Power Play|PIM|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[TOR](/r/leafs)|16|9|7|57.1%|2|3|1/4|4|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|20|10|7|42.9%|2|3|1/2|8|
##Goals
|Period|Time|Team|Strength|Description|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|1st|02:27|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Even|[Jordan Greenway (3) snap shot, assist(s): Connor Clifton (8), Zach Benson (8)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6343690020112)|
|1st|07:28|[TOR](/r/leafs)|Even|[Auston Matthews (26) wrist shot, assist(s): None](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6343687586112)|
|1st|12:39|[TOR](/r/leafs)|Power Play|[Max Domi (3) wrist shot, assist(s): Morgan Rielly (19), Timothy Liljegren (2)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6343690820112)|
|1st|13:44|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Even|[Owen Power (2) backhand shot, assist(s): Zach Benson (9), Casey Mittelstadt (20)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6343688869112)|
|1st|15:51|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Even|[Jeff Skinner (13) wrist shot, assist(s): Alex Tuch (12)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6343688966112)|
|2nd|04:44|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Power Play|[Rasmus Dahlin (9) wrist shot, assist(s): Tage Thompson (9)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6343692440112)|
|2nd|05:42|[TOR](/r/leafs)|Short Handed|[Calle Jarnkrok (8) slap shot, assist(s): William Nylander (27), Timothy Liljegren (3)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6343691463112)|
|2nd|08:22|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Even|[Tage Thompson (9) wrist shot, assist(s): Alex Tuch (13), Jeff Skinner (11)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6343690490112)|
|2nd|11:04|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Short Handed|[Kyle Okposo (7) wrist shot, assist(s): None](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6343690986112)|
##Penalties
|Period|Time|Team|Type|Min|Description|
|:–:|:–:|:-:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|1st|10:12|[BUF](/r/sabres)|MIN|2|Mattias Samuelsson holding against TJ Brodie|
|1st|11:51|[BUF](/r/sabres)|MIN|2|Jack Quinn high-sticking against Auston Matthews|
|2nd|00:22|[BUF](/r/sabres)|MIN|2|Alex Tuch hooking against Timothy Liljegren|
|2nd|03:42|[TOR](/r/leafs)|MIN|2|Simon Benoit holding against Rasmus Dahlin|
|2nd|04:34|[TOR](/r/leafs)|MIN|2|Noah Gregor tripping against JJ Peterka|
|2nd|09:16|[BUF](/r/sabres)|MIN|2|Jack Quinn tripping against Simon Benoit|
**Officials**
* Referees: Jon McIsaac, Carter Sandlak
* Linesmen: Tommy Hughes, Brad Kovachik
***
##Time
|PT|MT|CT|ET|AT|UTC|
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|4:00PM|5:00PM|6:00PM|7:00PM|8:00PM|12:00AM|##Game Info:
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|TV|MSG-B, SNO|
|Other|[Preview](https://www.nhl.com/news/toronto-maple-leafs-buffalo-sabres-game-preview-december-21) – [Boxscore](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020498/boxscore) – [Recap](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020498/recap)|
|GameCenter|[On NHL.com](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020498/playbyplay)|
##Injuries
||Player|Date|Injury|Status|Details|Return|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Zemgus Girgensons|24 Nov 2023|Lower Body|IR|Girgensons (lower body) may still be available before the upcoming Christmas break, Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550 reports Tuesday.|23 Dec 2023|
|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|
|[TOR](/r/leafs)|Ryan Reaves|14 Dec 2023|Lower Body|IR|Reaves (lower body) was put on injured reserve Saturday, per the NHL media site.|23 Dec 2023|
|[TOR](/r/leafs)|Joseph Woll|07 Dec 2023|Ankle|IR|Woll (ankle) was placed on injured reserve Saturday, per the NHL media site.|09 Jan 2024|
|[TOR](/r/leafs)|Mark Giordano|28 Nov 2023|Finger|IR-LT|Fracture|27 Dec 2023|
|[TOR](/r/leafs)|John Klingberg|15 Nov 2023|Hip|IR-LT|Klingberg will undergo hip surgery and miss the remainder of the season, David Alter of Sports Illustrated reports Wednesday.|19 Apr 2024|
|[TOR](/r/leafs)|Matt Murray|20 Sep 2023|Hip|IR-LT|Surgery|07 May 2024|
|[TOR](/r/leafs)|Jake Muzzin|20 Sep 2023|Neck|IR-LT|Not Specified|15 Sep 2024|
[Source](https://puckpedia.com/team/buffalo-sabres/injuries), [Source](https://puckpedia.com/team/toronto-maple-leafs/injuries)
##Team Stats
|Team|GP|W|L|OT|P|P%|GF/G|GA/G|PP%|PK%|SF/G|SA/G|FO%|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|33|13|17|3|29|0.439|2.85|3.42|13.98|80.58|30.09|29.76|46.03|
|[TOR](/r/leafs)|29|16|7|6|38|0.655|3.59|3.24|25.88|78.16|32.86|32.59|53.02|
[Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/team/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”points”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=50&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=0&cayenneExp=gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024)
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by HockeyMod
32 Comments
We were due for a our yearly Buffalo pounding
Get Woll soon.
This team is bound to be another utter failure. Pinning our hopes and prayers on a 25 year old rookie to come back from an injury and be our saviour.
I’m so sick of these fucking pussies always disappointing the most loyal fans in the sport.
Should’ve had that, but coming into a game cold isn’t easy. Keefe cost this game, Jones should’ve been in net starting p2
WTF…this is a playoffs capable team? even the SJ Sharks are better than this –
That’s one hundred percent on the team. You gunna give up a shorthanded chance like that? Goalie can’t do anything
Well, I think it’s time to call it night.
Would only be fair for us to lose 9-4 to the Sabres after they lost 9-4 to the BJ’s. Clever strategy by the Sabres. They were the laughing stock of the league just a day ago. Now they handed that title to the Leafs.
Buffalo gonna drop 9 on us.
And guess what. Our next game is against the blue jackets.
We have the chance to do something really funny.
This is gay
We’re coming back after this TV time out guys don’t worry.
*Treliving feverishly starts dialing on 3 separate phones*
Maybe the guys need the flu again. They were better then.
If there was ever a time for another AM34 hatty, it’d be now
Sammy should have been pulled in the first
6-3 is the same as 4-1
We might be witnessing the worst single season by a Leafs goaltender ever. I won’t take away last year which is why I’ll say single season.
Yay leafs losing to bottom feeders, Columbus hawks sabers …. wooof
Goalies have been brutal tonight but man whole team is playing awful defensively
never blame a goalie for a breakaway.
This is brutal. A week ago Columbus, now Buffalo. Can’t beat two of the worst teams in the conference, and their terrible bandaid goaltending is being exposed.
Not going to hang that clusterfuck of a last goal on Jones, especially coming in cold and having to face a breakaway as your first shot.
But good Lord. The team looked awful on that one.
9-8 final, who says no?
Samsonov should not play another game, run Jones until Woll is back and then send him down
We don’t have a single NHL goalie in the organization. No one knows what Woll is yet. He hasn’t played enough. Our best option right now is a hope and a prayer that he’s going to be a good, dependable goalie. It’s fucking pathetic really.
Man there going be pissed off Leafs fan crossing the border tonight.
These shitlords already on Christmas vacation, seems they do this often before holiday breaks
TJ 🙁
The Leafs are and always have been a shit team with 4 superstars that are so good, they can outscore their problems….until the playoffs of course lol
Ever since Matthews came back we started to lose.
Brutal game for Bert
Bertuzzi is a fraud, dodged a bullet with a 1 year contract
I could be wrong but I swear we always struggle against the Sabres