Overview
- Defenseman Mattias Samuelsson recorded his first career two-goal game as Buffalo never trailed, with Alex Lyon stopping 29 shots.
- Alex Tuch sealed the result with a short-handed breakaway goal at 3:01 remaining moments after Lyon denied Matias Maccelli from the slot.
- Toronto got goals from William Nylander, Auston Matthews and Dakota Joshua; Nylander left late in regulation and did not return.
- The Maple Leafs were without Chris Tanev (IR) and Morgan Rielly (day-to-day), inserting Philippe Myers and Dakota Mermis for their season debuts.
- The back-to-back shifts to Toronto on Saturday, with Buffalo having won four of its last five since an 0-3 start and Joseph Woll rejoining the Leafs but not eligible to play until Nov. 1 under LTIR rules.