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Sabres score 3 quick 3rd-period goals, top Maple Leafs

Jack Eichel scored the go-ahead goal as Buffalo won its third consecutive game.
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Sabres goalie Carter Hutton (40) stops Toronto Maple Leafs forward Zach Hyman (11) during the first period Sunday in Buffalo, N.Y.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Jack Eichel scored the go-ahead goal as part of a three-goal surge in a 91-second span in the third period, and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2.

Johan Larsson had a goal and assist, and defensemen Rasmus Ristolainen and Colin Miller had two assists each.

Conor Sheary, Jimmy Vesey and Kyle Okposo also scored, and Buffalo won its third consecutive game.

Zach Hyman scored for Toronto, as did Egor Korshkov in his NHL debut after being called up earlier in the day.

Frederik Anderson finished with 31 saves in losing his second start since missing four games with a neck injury. 

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