Toronto Maple Leafs vs Buffalo Sabres — March 14, 2026 Game Stats

Game Recap

The Buffalo Sabres defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 in a shootout on March 14, 2026. The Buffalo Sabres controlled play with 66.3% Corsi and generated 9.76 expected goals compared to 4.71 from the Toronto Maple Leafs at 5-on-5, suggesting the result was well-earned. The Buffalo Sabres created 13 high-danger scoring chances compared to 5 from the Toronto Maple Leafs at 5-on-5. Zach Benson was the most dangerous skater with 2.32 individual expected goals on 1 shots at 5-on-5. The Buffalo Sabres outshot the Toronto Maple Leafs 32-19 in total shots on goal.

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xG Gameflow — cumulative expected goals chart tracking each team's xG as Toronto Maple Leafs vs Buffalo Sabres progressed on Mar 14, 2026
Shot heatmap — where shots were taken on the ice, color-coded by scoring probability
Event timeline — every goal, penalty, and key play mapped chronologically
Player matchup grid — head-to-head on-ice performance in Corsi and expected goals
Strength filter — 5v5 by default, with options for power play, penalty kill, and all situations

TOR2 - 3BUF (SO)

Mar 14, 2026 · Regular Season

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Overview

	Period	Corsi			Fenwick			Shots			SC			HDSC			xG			Goals
		F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%
BUF	P1	19	13	59.4	12	13	48.0	10	9	52.6	14	7	66.7	1	2	33.3	1.88	2.60	42.0	1	1	50.0
	P2	32	13	71.1	24	7	77.4	12	6	66.7	22	11	66.7	8	2	80.0	6.22	1.40	81.6	1	1	50.0
	P3	26	10	72.2	18	6	75.0	10	2	83.3	17	7	70.8	6	2	75.0	3.59	0.74	82.9	0	0	—
	OT	4	2	66.7	3	2	60.0	1	1	50.0	4	2	66.7	0	1	0.0	0.53	0.79	40.3	0	0	—
	SO	3	2	60.0	3	2	60.0	2	1	66.7	3	2	60.0	2	2	50.0	1.31	1.02	56.1	2	0	100.0
	Total	84	40	67.7	60	30	66.7	35	19	64.8	60	29	67.4	17	9	65.4	13.53	6.55	67.4	4	2	66.7
TOR	P1	13	19	40.6	13	12	52.0	9	10	47.4	7	14	33.3	2	1	66.7	2.60	1.88	58.0	1	1	50.0
	P2	13	32	28.9	7	24	22.6	6	12	33.3	11	22	33.3	2	8	20.0	1.40	6.22	18.4	1	1	50.0
	P3	10	26	27.8	6	18	25.0	2	10	16.7	7	17	29.2	2	6	25.0	0.74	3.59	17.1	0	0	—
	OT	2	4	33.3	2	3	40.0	1	1	50.0	2	4	33.3	1	0	100.0	0.79	0.53	59.7	0	0	—
	SO	2	3	40.0	2	3	40.0	1	2	33.3	2	3	40.0	2	2	50.0	1.02	1.31	43.9	0	2	0.0
	Total	40	84	32.3	30	60	33.3	19	35	35.2	29	60	32.6	9	17	34.6	6.55	13.53	32.6	2	4	33.3

Win Probability

BUF Favored

TOR Favored

Goal

Power Play

Gameflow — Cumulative xG

BUF

TOR

Goal

Shot Density Heatmap

TOR Attempts

BUF Attempts

Individual Event Map

Player:

TOR ShootBUF Shoot

Save

Goal Against

Missed Shot Against

Player Matchup Grid

This grid shows how every skater on the home team (BUF) performed against every skater on the away team (TOR) when they were on the ice at the same time.

Rows = BUF players, Columns = TOR players. Forwards are listed first, then defensemen.
Green = the BUF player had a favorable matchup (above 50%). Red = unfavorable (below 50%).
Values shown from the home team's perspective. Toggle between CF% (shot attempt share) and xGF% (expected goal share).
Cells with fewer than 3 shared events are grayed out (insufficient sample). Hover over any cell for full details.

Stat:

BUF ↓ / TOR →	Groulx	Tavares	Jarnkrok	Joshua	Quillan	Domi	Robertson	Maccelli	Knies	Pezzetta	Nylander	Cowan	Carlo	Rielly	McCabe	Ekman-Larsson	Benoit	Myers
Thompson	93	63	100	83	86	100	75	67	75	100	63	100	77	25	100	82	64	69
Norris	94	67	91	80	67	78	90	100	67	0	67	75	94	77	91	57	63	80
McLeod	43	50	67	43	83	43	40	50	75	67	40	43	45	53	75	100	71	57
Ostlund	89	57	80	80	50	71	88	67	78	50	57	67	67	64	67	63	78	88
Carrick	71	100	100	67	33	50	60	100	100	56	67	50	100	80	50	54	100	100
Krebs	67	57	100	50	33	100	40	57	100	33	50	100	60	60	67	67	50	50
Zucker	73	0	83	60	78	50	43	0	50	50	0	50	67	42	88	0	57	60
Benson	80	73	100	83	50	0	78	73	50	71	67	50	100	67	73	67	75	75
Malenstyn	67	75	100	50	20	50	56	75	67	50	50	50	100	75	45	50	100	100
Doan	94	75	91	83	71	78	90	100	67	0	75	75	94	77	91	57	70	83
Tuch	83	65	100	63	100	67	70	65	100	100	65	71	25	55	100	100	67	64
Quinn	50	17	71	50	80	50	43	17	75	67	14	50	36	44	67	50	71	57
Dahlin	89	63	86	67	60	58	71	63	67	50	50	58	89	67	76	70	56	63
Byram	56	56	83	33	100	57	45	60	88	75	50	50	44	45	100	82	57	50
Power	60	67	80	50	67	86	80	71	90	67	60	83	50	56	87	69	80	100
Stanley	69	50	67	77	40	0	63	50	33	40	50	50	50	63	38	36	89	89
Metsa	86	56	80	0	33	73	82	56	63	67	50	73	64	71	80	86	50	50
Schenn	80	67	100	67	33	0	54	67	0	33	67	25	50	43	40	50	86	86