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Power scores in OT as Sabres rally past Leafs

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Digital, G. (2026, October 16). Power scores in OT as Sabres rally past Leafs. Global News. https://globalnews.ca/news/12104709/power-scores-in-ot-as-sabres-rally-past-leafs/

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In an overtime thriller at Scotiabank Arena, Owen Power scored the winning goal for the Buffalo Sabres, helping them rally from a two-goal deficit to defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-4 on Thursday night. Jack Quinn contributed two goals while Kirill Marchenko had a hat trick in his 300th NHL game, but it wasn’t enough as Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 29 saves for Buffalo and Dennis Gilbert tied the game late. The Maple Leafs’ John Tavares left early due to an injury collision with Josh Norris.
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📰 Sabres Rally Past Leafs In OT
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Toronto was sloppy with the puck in the first period — Quinn’s first goal came on a bad giveaway by Maple Leafs defenceman Nick Blankenburg — but the Sabres only managed eight shots to Toronto’s 15 in the frame.
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🔮 He bumped William Nylander up to the top line with Matthews and put Marchenko on Tavares’s wing.
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Claims (21 extracted, 0 hedged)

Owen Power had the overtime winner as the Buffalo Sabres reeled off three unanswered goals to rally past the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-4 on Thursday. asserted
Sabres → have → Thursday
Jack Quinn had a pair of goals for Buffalo (4-3-1) before Dennis Gilbert and Mattias Samuelsson scored in the third to tie it 4-4. asserted
Gilbert → have → it
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 26 shots in net for the win. asserted
Luukkonen → stop → win
Kirill Marchenko had a hat trick, the fifth of his career, in his 300th NHL game to give Toronto (3-3-2) a 4-2 lead. asserted
Marchenko → have → game
Auston Matthews opened the scoring and John Tavares added two assists before the Sabres battled back in the third. asserted
Sabres → open → third
Sergei Bobrovsky made 29 saves for the Maple Leafs. asserted
Bobrovsky → make → Leafs
Marchenko was traded by the Columbus Blue Jackets to Toronto on Sept. 28, just before the season began and had only scored once in a Maple Leafs sweater before Thursday’s game. asserted
season → trade → game
Get breaking National news Tavares left the game early in the third after he collided with Buffalo forward Josh Norris. asserted
he → get → Norris
The former Toronto captain appeared to favour his left leg as he skated off the ice. asserted
he → appear → ice
Toronto was sloppy with the puck in the first period — Quinn’s first goal came on a bad giveaway by Maple Leafs defenceman Nick Blankenburg — but the Sabres only managed eight shots to Toronto’s 15 in the frame. asserted
Sabres → come → frame
Buffalo clawed its way back into the game in the third with Tavares not available to anchor the Leafs’ second line. asserted
Tavares → claw → line
Marchenko had played his first seven games with Toronto on the same line as Matthews but head coach Jim Hiller decided to shake up his forwards before Thursday’s game. asserted
Hiller → play → game
He bumped William Nylander up to the top line with Matthews and put Marchenko on Tavares’s wing. asserted
He → bump → wing
Tavares passed from the slot to Marchenko as he skated backwards across the Sabres’ crease. asserted
he → pass → crease
Marchenko slid the puck between his own legs and then flipped the puck past Luukkonen 13:10 into the first for a 2-1 Toronto lead. asserted
Marchenko → slide → lead
Key stat Special teams remained Toronto’s calling card. asserted
teams → remain → stat
It killed all three penalties, improving on its NHL-best 95.8 per cent rate entering the game. asserted
It → kill → game
The Maple Leafs went 1 for 3 on the power play, improving on its fifth-best 29.2 per cent scoring with the man advantage. asserted
Leafs → go → advantage
Up next Toronto: Hosts the New York Islanders on Saturday. asserted
Toronto → host → Saturday
Buffalo: Visits the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday. asserted
Buffalo → visit → Saturday
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 15, 2026. asserted
report → publish → Press
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