John Tavares Leads Maple Leafs to Victory
John Tavares scored his 499th NHL goal on a breakaway at 1:28 of overtime, lifting the Toronto Maple Leafs past the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 on Saturday night.
The win ended a three-game losing streak for the Maple Leafs, who had fallen 5-3 in Buffalo the previous night. Tavares is now one goal shy of becoming the 49th NHL player to reach 500 goals.
- John Tavares: 1 goal, 1 assist
- Nick Robertson: 1 goal
- Matias Maccelli: 1 goal
- Dakota Joshua: 1 goal
- Cayden Primeau: 23 saves
Tage Thompson scored twice and Bowen Byram added a goal for Buffalo, while Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 18 shots.
John Tavares is one goal away from reaching 500 NHL goals.
Author's summary: Tavares scores 499th goal.
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