BUF @ TOR Gameday Thread
BUF @ TOR
Venue: Scotiabank Arena
Puck drop: Thu Oct 15, 2026 7:00pm EDT
Use this thread to talk about the game before, during, and after.
Game Preview
BUF
- Record 5-3-2
- Streak L1
- GF/GP · GA/GP 3.2 · 2.9
- Power play 3/34 (8.8%)
- Last game OTL vs MTL (3–3)
TOR
- Record 3-6-1
- Streak L1
- GF/GP · GA/GP 3.2 · 3.7
- Power play 9/29 (31%)
- Last game L vs UTA (4–5)
Recent meetings:
- 2026-03-14 TOR 2 @ BUF 3 OT/SO
- 2026-01-27 BUF 7 @ TOR 4
- 2025-10-25 BUF 3 @ TOR 4 OT/SO
- 2025-10-24 TOR 3 @ BUF 5
Players to watch (last 5 team games):
BUF
- Tage Thompson 5 pts · 3 G · 23 SOG
- Owen Power 4 pts · 1 G · 5 SOG
- Olen Zellweger 3 pts · 2 G · 10 SOG
- Rasmus Dahlin 3 pts · 1 G · 12 SOG
TOR
- Auston Matthews 11 pts · 4 G · 15 SOG
- William Nylander 9 pts · 3 G · 14 SOG
- Gavin McKenna 5 pts · 2 G · 9 SOG
- Jack Roslovic 4 pts · 3 G · 14 SOG
Prediction:
Expected goals: BUF 3.43 · TOR 3.22 · Win odds: BUF 53.8% · TOR 46.2% · OT/SO chance: 16.3%
- 3-3 36.7%
- 3-2 35%
- 4-3 28.2%
Box Score
BUF 5
Final
TOR 4
2026-10-15
| Stat | BUF | TOR |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 5 | 4 |
| Shots | 35 | 30 |
| Power Play | 0/2 (0.0%) | 1/3 (33.3%) |
| PIM | 13 | 11 |
| Faceoffs | 25 / 32 | 32 / 25 |
| Blocks | 4 | 10 |
| Saves | 26 | 30 |
| BUF Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| Jack Quinn | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Mattias Samuelsson | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Dennis Gilbert | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Owen Power | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Noah Ostlund | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Zach Benson | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Tage Thompson | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Zach Metsa | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOR Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| Kirill Marchenko | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Auston Matthews | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| John Tavares | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Colton Sissons | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Darren Raddysh | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Easton Cowan | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jack Roslovic | 0 | 1 | 1 |