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.

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The Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Philadelphia Flyers by a score of 5–2 at Xfinity Mobile Arena to open up November.

The Toronto Maple Leafs ’ 5–2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday featured a milestone moment for rookie forward Easton Cowan. The 20-year-old scored his first NHL goal early in the third period, drawing praise from teammates and his head coach after the game.

With 2:27 left in the period, the Leafs added to the lead. After the Flyers had a prolonged shift in the offensive zone with several scoring chances, Nicolas Robertson finished off a 2-on-2 rush the other way with his third goal of the season to make it 3-1. Through two periods, shots were 18-14 Toronto.

The Calgary Flames are 2-7-1 on the year, ranking 25th in goals-against per game, while the Toronto Maple Leafs rank 27th, giving up 3.67 per contest. That’s a combined average of 7.17 goals allowed, which far surpasses the 5.5 mark.