BUFFALO -- Mattias Samuelsson scored twice in a 5-3 win for the Buffalo Sabres against the Toronto Maple Leafs at KeyBank Center on Friday.

Jiri Kulich and Tage Thompson each had a goal and an assist, and Alex Lyon made 29 saves for the Sabres (4-4-0), who have won four of their past five games.

William Nylander, Auston Matthews and Dakota Joshua scored for the Maple Leafs (3-4-1), who have lost three straight. Anthony Stolarz made 25 saves.

Nylander left the game late in the third period.

Samuelsson gave Buffalo a 1-0 lead at 4:38 of the first period. Ryan McLeod spotted him coming toward the slot, and Samuelsson buried it blocker side.

Nylander tied it 1-1 23 seconds later when he got behind the Sabres and took a stretch pass from Oliver Ekman-Larsson in on a breakaway, scoring o

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