Power lifts Sabres past Maple Leafs in overtime thriller

TORONTO (Interstat) — Owen Power scored in overtime and the Buffalo Sabres rallied from a two-goal third-period deficit to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-4 Thursday in an NHL game at Scotiabank Arena. Jack Quinn led Buffalo with two goals and two assists, Noah Ostlund and Zach Benson each had two assists, Mattias Samuelsson added a goal and an assist, Dennis Gilbert scored, and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 26 saves. Kirill Marchenko recorded a hat trick for Toronto, and Auston Matthews also scored. Darren Raddysh had an assist. Buffalo improved to 4-4-0, while Toronto dropped to 3-5-0. The Sabres trailed 4-2 before Gilbert and Samuelsson scored in the third period to force overtime. Power then converted off assists from Quinn and Ostlund. Attendance at Scotiabank Arena was 18,886. Marchenko’s third goal came in the second period, giving Toronto a two-goal lead. Quinn was Buffalo’s top star.