Jack Quinn scores in regulation and shootout in the Sabres' 3-2 win over the Maple Leafs

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Jack Quinn scored the tying goal and also connected in a shootout, Alex Tuch ended the tiebreaker and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Saturday night to rebound from their first loss since the Olympic break.

Buffalo was coming off a 2-1 home loss to Washington on Thursday night that ended an eight-game winning streak. The Atlantic Division-leading Sabres stretched their advantage over second-place Tampa Bay to four points and remained two points behind Carolina in the Eastern Conference.

Toronto played its first game since captain Auston Matthews’ season-ending knee injury. Matthews tore the medial collateral ligament in his left knee Thursday night at home in a 6-4 victory over Anaheim on a knee-on-knee hit from Radko Gudas. Gudas was given a major penalty and ejected, then suspended five games for kneeing.

Defenseman Owen Power also scored for Buffalo, and Alex Lyon stopped 16 shots.

Max Domi scored for Toronto in his 800th NHL game. Dakota Joshua also scored, and Joseph Woll made 30 saves.

The Maple Leafs lost their first eight after the Olympic break before beating the Ducks.

Quinn tied it at 2 on a power play with 8:39 left in the second. He beat Woll with a wrist shot from the left side off a nifty pass from Noah Ostlund.

Power opened the scoring at 2:01 of the first with a wrist shot from the high slot off Zach Benson's feed from behind the goal. Joshua tied it at 7:09 of the period with a snap shot from the middle, and Domi put Toronto ahead at 53 seconds of second on a break with William Nylander.

Maple Leafs: At Minnesota on Sunday night.

Sabres: At Vegas on Tuesday night.

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Buffalo Sabres right wing Josh Doan (91) and Toronto Maple Leafs center Bo Groulx (29) tie each other up behind the net during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, March 14, 2026, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)

Buffalo Sabres goaltender Alex Lyon looks for the puck in traffic during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, Saturday, March 14, 2026, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)

Buffalo Sabres defenseman Owen Power (25) celebrates after his goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, Saturday, March 14, 2026, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)

Toronto Maple Leafs center Dakota Joshua (81) and Buffalo Sabres defenseman Luke Schenn (5) fight during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, March 14, 2026, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)

Buffalo Sabres center Noah Ostlund (86) is grabbed by Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly (44) and defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson (95) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, March 14, 2026, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)

MIAMI (AP) — Shohei Ohtani and Ronald Acuña Jr. got the World Baseball Classic quarterfinal off to a pulsating start, combining for the first WBC game with two leadoff homers.

Acuña homered on the second pitch from World Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto on Saturday night, driving a fastball 401 feet to right-center for his second home run of the tournament.

Ohtani led off the bottom half against Ranger Suárez with a 427-foot drive to center on a 2-1 slider, a ball that was 113.6 mph off the bat. Ohtani watched the ball, flipped his bat and motioned with both hands to teammates in the third-base dugout. The home run, which tied the score 1-1 for the defending champions, was Ohtani's third of the WBC.

No regular or postseason game has included leadoff home runs by players who had won MVPs, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

Ohtani, 31, is a four-time MVP who helped lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to the last two World Series titles.

Acuna, 28, won the 2023 NL MVP award and helped the 2021 Atlanta Braves win a championship.

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Venezuela's Ronald Acuna Jr. celebrates his single home run during the first inning of a World Baseball Classic quarterfinal game, Saturday, March 14, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Japan's Shohei Ohtani runs as he hits a single home run during the first inning against Venezuela of a World Baseball Classic quarterfinal game, Saturday, March 14, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Venezuela's Ronald Acuna Jr. celebrates his single home run during the first inning of a World Baseball Classic quarterfinal game, Saturday, March 14, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Japan's Shohei Ohtani hits a single home run during the first inning against Venezuela of a World Baseball Classic quarterfinal game, Saturday, March 14, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)