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01/27 21:16 CST Dahlin scores first NHL hat trick to lead Sabres to 7-4 win
over Maple Leafs
Dahlin scores first NHL hat trick to lead Sabres to 7-4 win over Maple Leafs
TORONTO (AP) --- Rasmus Dahlin had the first hat trick of his NHL career to go
along with two assists and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 7-4
on Tuesday night.
Tage Thompson, with a goal and an assist in his 500th NHL game, Josh Doan, Alex
Tuch and Jack Quinn also scored for Buffalo, which has won four straight.
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen allowed two goals on five shots before leaving with a
lower-body injury in the first period. Colten Ellis made 16 saves in relief.
Mattias Samuelsson added three assists.
Auston Matthews and Max Domi each had a goal and two assists for Toronto. Bobby
McMann, with a goal and an assist, and Matthew Knies also scored. Joseph Woll
stopped 24 shots.
The Maple Leafs came home last week off a successful road trip, but finished
their disastrous five-game homestand with a solitary point (0-4-1) and have
dropped seven of eight overall.
The club entered play six points back of the second wild-card spot and are now
eight adrift of the Sabres in the Atlantic Division. The Sabres have an
NHL-best 19-3-1 record since Dec. 9.
Former Maple Leaf Darryl Sittler was honored before puck drop in a ceremony
marking 50 years since he set an NHL record with 10 points in a game. The
former Toronto captain had six goals and four assists in an 11-4 victory over
the Boston Bruins on Feb. 7, 1976.
Doan scored his first goal since signing a seven-year contract extension.
Doan's father, Shane, is a special adviser to Toronto general manager Brad
Treliving.
Up next
Sabres: Host the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday.
Maple Leafs: At the Seattle Kraken on Thursday in the opener of a six-game trip.
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