TORONTO (AP) — John Tavares scored his 499th NHL goal on a breakaway at 1:28 of overtime and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 on Saturday night to end a three-game losing streak.
Tage Thompson scored twice and Bowen Byram added a goal for Buffalo. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 18 shots in his first start for the Sabres following a lower-body injury in preseason.
Toronto won a night after falling 5-3 in Buffalo to start the home-and-home series.
Nick Robertson, Matias Maccelli and Dakota Joshua also scored for Toronto, and Cayden Primeau made 23 saves. The Maple Leafs played without winger William Nylander. H was listed as a game-time decision because of a lower-body injury.
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Sabres host Columbus on Tuesday night.