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- John Tavares scores 499th goal on OT breakaway to lift Maple Leafs past Sabres, 4-3</p>
<p>October 26, 2025 at 2:16 AM</p>
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<p>1 / 5Sabres Maple Leafs HockeyToronto Maple Leafs teammates John Tavares (91) and Matias Maccelli celebrate a goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Toronto, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (Nick Iwanyshyn/The Canadian Press via AP)</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>Toronto won a night after falling 5-3 in Buffalo to start the home-and-home series.</p>
<p>Tavares is a goal shy of becoming the 49th NHL player to reach 500. He also had an assist against the Sabres.</p>
<p>Nick Robertson, Matias Maccelli and Dakota Joshua also scored for Toronto, and Cayden Primeau made 23 saves.</p>
<p>Tage Thompson scored twice and Bowen Byram added a goal for Buffalo. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 18 shots.</p>
<p>The Maple Leafs played without winger William Nylander. H was listed as a game-time decision because of a lower-body injury.</p>
<p>Up next</p>
<p>Sabres: Host Columbus on Tuesday night.</p>
<p>Maple Leafs: Host Calgary on Tuesday night.</p>
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<p>AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/nhl</p>
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