Tavares’ OT goal lifts Maple Leafs past Sabres
Wins it at 1:45 for Toronto, which is 4-1-0 in past five; Hutton makes 41 saves for Buffalo
via NHL.com
John Tavares scored 1:45 into overtime to give the Toronto Maple Leafs a 2-1 win against the Buffalo Sabres at Scotiabank Arena on Saturday.
Tavares took a drop pass from Kasperi Kapanen and scored from the high slot when his shot went in off the glove of Carter Hutton.
William Nylander scored, and Frederik Andersen made 29 saves for the Maple Leafs (13-11-4), who are 4-1-0 in their past five games.
Hutton made 41 saves for the Sabres (12-10-5), who were coming off a 6-4 win against Toronto on Friday and are 2-4-2 in their past eight games.
Nylander gave Toronto a 1-0 lead at 5:30 of the second period when he took a pass from Auston Matthews, skated toward the net and scored with a backhand over Hutton’s blocker. Tavares had the secondary assist on the play, his 400th in the NHL.
Rasmus Ristolainen tied it 1-1 at 6:58 of the third period when he carried the puck down the right wing, cut to the crease and tucked a backhand inside the left post.
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