Mitch Marner had two assists - including a slick short-handed setup to cap a 3-0 first-period barrage - that pushed his point streak to 12 games as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated Buffalo 5-2 on Saturday to extend the slumping Sabres' losing run to eight.
William Nylander scored twice, while John Tavares, with a goal and two assists, Calle Jarnkrok and Mark Giordano provided the rest of the offence for Toronto .Marner, who has three goals and 14 assists during his red-hot stretch, is just the second player in franchise history to record points in 12 straight contests multiple times, joining Lorne Carr .Alex Tuch and Casey Mittelstadt replied for Buffalo , which hasn't earned a point in the standings since Nov. 2.
The Sabres went to the man advantage late in the period, but Marner raced the other way on a breakaway before dropping a pass back for Giordano. Tuch dislodged the net from its moorings in a desperate backchecking effort before the Toronto defenceman shot the puck over the goal line. Buffalo got one back on a power play at 10:01 of the second off a Tuch deflection for the winger's ninth before Murray, who picked up his first home victory in blue and white, held the fort on another Sabres man advantage.
The Mississauga, Ont., native said following Saturday's morning skate his biggest eye-openers have been the travel and congested schedule after suiting up roughly twice a week in the USHL and NCAA the last four years.
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