Owen Power scores in OT to complete Sabres' rally for 5-4 win over Maple Leafs

TORONTO (AP) — Owen Power scored in overtime and the Buffalo Sabres rallied from two goals down in the third period to overcome Kirill Marchenko's hat trick and beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-4 on Thursday.

Marchenko had the fifth hat trick of his career in his 300th NHL game. His third goal, at 16:51 of the second period, put the Leafs ahead 4-2.

Jack Quinn had a pair of goals for Buffalo before Dennis Gilbert and Mattias Samuelsson scored in the third to tie it at 4-all. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 26 shots for the Sabres, who were coming off a shootout loss to Montreal two nights earlier.

Auston Matthews also scored for Toronto, and Sergei Bobrovsky made 29 saves.

Power took a feed from Quinn at center ice and ripped it past Bobrovsky at 3:14 of overtime.

Acquired from Columbus on Sept. 28, just before the season began, Marchenko had scored only once for Toronto before Thursday.

John Tavares had two assists before he left the game early in the third after he collided with Buffalo forward Josh Norris. The former Toronto captain appeared to favor his left leg as he left the ice.

Toronto was sloppy with the puck in the first period — Quinn’s first goal came on a giveaway by defenseman Nick Blankenburg — but the Sabres only managed eight shots to Toronto’s 15 in the frame. Buffalo got back into the game in the third with Tavares not available to anchor the Leafs’ second line.

Sabres: At the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday.

Maple Leafs: Host the New York Islanders on Saturday.

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Buffalo Sabres' Josh Norris (9) and Toronto Maple Leafs' John Tavares (91) battle for a rebound during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Toronto, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

Toronto Maple Leafs' Jack Roslovic (96) and Buffalo Sabres' Owen Power (25) battle for the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Toronto, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

Toronto Maple Leafs' John Tavares, bottom, lies on the ice after an injury during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Buffalo Sabres in Toronto, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky, front right, makes a save against Buffalo Sabres' Ryan McLeod (71) during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Toronto, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

Buffalo Sabres' Dennis Gilbert (44) celebrates with Jack Quinn (22) after scoring against the Toronto Maple Leafs during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Toronto, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Captain Victor Hedman scored just over two minutes into overtime to give the Tampa Bay Lightning a 4-3 victory over the Seattle Kraken on Thursday night.

Hedman crossed the blue line, split the defense and drove straight to the net, tapping the puck through the legs of Seattle goalie Philipp Grubauer, who was trying to poke the puck away. Pontus Holmberg got an assist on the goal 2:07 into OT.

Brandon Hagel scored twice and Ilya Mikheyev added a goal for the Lightning, who improved to 4-0-0 at home. The last time Tampa Bay opened a season with four straight wins in 2020-21, when they opened 6-0.

Tampa Bay led 2-1 after two periods and was 3-0 when leading after 40 minutes entering Thursday's game. Last season, the Lightning were 33-1 when leading after two periods.

Jared McCann, Matthew Beniers and Ryan Winterton scored for the Kraken. Beniers’ tip-in goal in the third tied the game with 4:19 left in regulation.

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 24 saves in the win for the Lightning. Grubauer had 31 saves for the Kraken.

Kraken: At the Florida Panthers on Saturday.

Lightning: Host the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday.

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Seattle Kraken center Matty Beniers (10) moves the puck against Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Brandon Hagel (38) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) falls backwards after stopping a shot by Seattle Kraken center Berkly Catton (27) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman, second from right, celebrates with teammates after scoring the game-winning goal against the Seattle Kraken during overtime of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman (77) celebrates his overrime goal against the Seattle Kraken during an NHL hockey game Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman (77) scores past Seattle Kraken goaltender Philipp Grubauer (31) during overtime of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)