Jack Quinn’s four points drive Buffalo’s comeback in Toronto

Jack Quinn scored twice and delivered the final pass on two more goals, including Owen Power’s overtime winner, as the Buffalo Sabres rallied for a 5–4 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena on Thursday, October 15.

Quinn was involved in four of Buffalo’s five goals. His two finishes tied the game at 1–1 and 2–2, and his passing helped erase a 4–2 deficit before setting up the winner. He finished with four points, four shots and a plus-4 rating in 18:04.

Two goals, then two primary assists

The first goal came at 3:35 of the opening period. Quinn received Zach Benson’s pass and beat Sergei Bobrovsky with a wrist shot. Zach Metsa also earned an assist. The goal, Quinn’s third of the season, answered Auston Matthews’ opener 1:11 earlier.

At 2:41 of the second, Quinn scored again after a feed from Noah Ostlund. He pulled the puck across the reach of a Toronto defender before releasing a wrist shot to make it 2–2. Mattias Samuelsson received the secondary assist.

Kirill Marchenko then scored twice to complete his hat trick and give Toronto a two-goal lead. Between those goals, Quinn and Troy Stecher received matching five-minute fighting majors at 15:53 of the second period. That fight accounted for Quinn’s five penalty minutes.

Quinn’s first assist began Buffalo’s third-period recovery. He sent the puck across to Dennis Gilbert, who scored at 10:05 to cut the deficit to 4–3. Benson received the secondary assist. Samuelsson tied the game 2:11 later on a goal assisted by Tage Thompson.

In overtime, Quinn moved the puck to Power in the slot, and the defenseman beat Bobrovsky at 3:14. Ostlund earned the secondary assist on the winner. Quinn also completed a Gordie Howe hat trick: at least one goal, one assist and one fight in the same game.

From Rochester to a 20-goal NHL season

Buffalo selected Quinn eighth overall in the 2020 NHL Draft. He was the AHL’s rookie of the year in 2021–22 with Rochester, producing 26 goals and 35 assists for 61 points in 45 regular-season games.

Quinn played all 82 games for Buffalo in 2025–26, finishing with 20 goals and 31 assists for 51 points. Those were his NHL single-season highs in appearances, goals, assists and points. Thursday’s four-point game brought his career regular-season totals to 63 goals and 93 assists for 156 points in 268 games.