TORONTO -- John Tavares scored his 499th NHL goal 1:28 into overtime to help the Toronto Maple Leafs defeat the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 at Scotiabank Arena Saturday. Tavares took a lead pass from Matthew Knies and shot over Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen’s blocker from the slot on a breakaway for the game-winning goal.

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

Buffalo Sabres star Tage Thompson delivered a message to his team and fanbase as they work through an early resurgence.

The Sabres fell to the Maple Leafs 4-3 in overtime, but the ingredients of their strong recent play remained intact. They held their opponent to 22 shots with tight, persistent checking. Both special teams units continued to excel. Physicality was met with timely responses.

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.

Jack Quinn also had a night to remember with two assists and a power-play goal, while Tyson Kozak earned praise from a basketball great.

The Red Wings, Sabres, and Panthers have all kicked the tires on a trade involving Blue Jackets ex-1st round pick Yegor Chinakhov.

Buffalo had built its lead on the strength of defenseman Mattias Samuelsson, who finished plus-four with his first-career two-goal game. He twice got lost in coverage, stepped up in the offensive zone and beat Stolarz with perfectly placed shots. The first one opened the scoring 4:38 into the game; the second extended Buffalo’s advantage to 4-2.