Maple Leafs centre John Tavares celebrates his overtime game-winning goal against the Sabres during NHL action in Toronto, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. Photo by Nick Iwanyshyn / THE CANADIAN PRESS

John Tavares is one goal away from 500 in his National Hockey League career.

The Maple Leafs centre scored at 1:28 of overtime on Saturday, giving Toronto a 4-3 win against the Buffalo Sabres at Scotiabank Arena. Article content Article content

Tavares, in alone, beat goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen on the short side for his 499th NHL goal. That ended the Leafs’ three-game losing streak. Article content

Leafs leading scorer William Nylander (undisclosed injury) was scratched .

Dakota Joshua tied the game 3-3 at 13:10 of the third, six minutes after Buffalo’s Tage Thompson, on a power play

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