The Toronto Maple Leafs didn’t put a stamp on the division in their home-and-home set with the Buffalo Sabres, but they will sure live with the results.
John Tavares’ overtime winner Saturday versus the Sabres earned a split with the division rival — and a landmark win on the second night of a back-to-back! — while elevating the Leafs back into a top-three seed in the Atlantic Division.
But while it was the captain that secured the first win on home ice for new coach Sheldon Keefe, Frederik Andersen deserves the lion’s share of credit for the coach’s accomplishment and the two points earned in the standings with 29 saves in a game dominated at times by the Sabres.