Buffalo 5, Toronto 2
When: 4:00 PM ET, Sunday, March 13, 2022
Where: Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton, Ontario
Referees:
T.J. Luxmore, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen:
Devin Berg, Mark Shewchyk
Attendance:
26119
By Field Level Media
Vinnie Hinostroza and Peyton Krebs each scored twice, and the Buffalo Sabres defeated the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 Sunday afternoon in the NHL Heritage Classic in Hamilton, Ont.
Hinostroza, who scored the go-ahead goal in the third period, also had an assist.
Tage Thompson added a goal and an assist for Buffalo in the game played outdoors at the home of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League.
Craig Anderson stopped 34 shots for the Sabres, who have won two in a row.
Ondrej Kase and Auston Matthews scored for the Maple Leafs, who have lost two straight. Peter Mrazek made 33 saves for Toronto.
Buffalo had a 14-9 advantage of shots on goal in a goalless first period.
There were three goals in just short of three minutes to open the second period.
Anderson opened the period with a good save on Matthews.
Kase scored his 12th goal of the season at 0:40 on a rebound as he kicked the puck onto his stick.
Krebs scored at 1:22, shooting from the slot after a pass from Hinostroza.
Matthews scored his league-leading 45th from the right circle at 2:57 on a pass from Alexander Kerfoot.
Hinostroza scored at 10:53 of the second when his pass into the slot deflected past Mrazek off the skate of Toronto defenseman T.J. Brodie.
Toronto had a 27-23 advantage in shots on goal after two periods.
Mrazek made a good glove save on Casey Mittelstadt at 3:38 of the third during a Buffalo power play.
Hinostroza scored his 10th of the season on a shot from a sharp angle that squeezed past Mrazek at 5:16 of the third period.
Krebs scored his sixth goal of the season at 13:49 of the third from the slot. Mrazek inadvertently knocked the net off its mooring as the puck went in. The goal stood after a video review.
Thompson scored his 24th goal, short-handed, into an empty net, at 17:35 of the third.
The teams switched ends after 10 minutes of the third period. The Maple Leafs skated into the wind in the first period.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Toronto |
|
Buffalo |
Ondrej Kase 1 |
Points |
Vinnie Hinostroza 3 |
Ondrej Kase 1 |
Goals |
Vinnie Hinostroza 2 |
TJ Brodie 1 |
Assists |
Vinnie Hinostroza 1 |
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
Tage Thompson 1 |
Petr Mrazek .892 |
Save Percentage |
Craig Anderson .944 |
Petr Mrazek 33 |
Saves |
Craig Anderson 34 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Toronto
|
36 |
2 |
0-3 |
4-4 |
32 |
32 |
Buffalo
|
38 |
5 |
0-4 |
3-3 |
30 |
20 |
Upcoming Games
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Buffalo will play their next game on the road against Edmonton. The Sabres have a W/L % of .400 after a win and .300 after a loss.
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Toronto will play their next game at home against Dallas. The Maple Leafs have a W/L % of .658 after a win and .571 after a loss.