TORONTO (AP) 鈥� William Nylander scored twice, Matt Murray made 32 saves and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat Buffalo 5-2 on Saturday night for the Sabres鈥� eighth straight loss.
John Tavares had a goal and two assists, Calle Jarnkrok and Mark Giordano also scored and Mitch Marner had two assists to push his points streak to 12.
鈥淛ust doing me, like usual,鈥� said Marner, who had points in 13 straight outings last season. 鈥淭rying to buzz out there, trying to be the best I can be. Lucky enough to have some great people to put some pucks in the net and find me in spots that I can do the same.鈥�
The Leafs Maple are 6-1-2 in their last nine and 10-5-4 overall.
鈥淒efensively, I thought we were exceptional,鈥� Toronto coach Sheldon Keefe said. 鈥淏etween how we defended and then how Matt Murray played in goal, we were a tough team to beat.鈥�
Marner has three goals and 14 assists during his points streak.
鈥淗is hockey sense is just off the charts,鈥� Murray said. 鈥淗e鈥檚 unbelievable.鈥�
Alex Tuch and Casey Mittelstadt scored for Buffalo. The Sabres fell to 7-11-0. They haven鈥檛 earned a point in the standings since Nov. 2.
鈥淚t boils down to compete,鈥� Sabres coach Don Granato said. 鈥淲e didn鈥檛 have enough guys competing hard enough at the start. That was the difference.鈥�
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 18 shots for the Sabres in his first start after being recalled from the AHL with Eric Comrie sidelined by a lower-body injury.
SABRES ADD JOST
Buffalo claimed center Tyson Jost off waivers from Minnesota. The 24-year-old Jost, selected 10th overall in 2016 by Colorado, has three assists in 12 games this season.
UP NEXT
Leafs: Host the New York Islanders on Monday night.
Sabres: At Montreal on Tuesday night.
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