RICHMOND, Va. -- ShawnDre Jones scored 31 points and sank three free throws in the final seconds to lift Richmond over VMI for a 72-69 win in the season opener for both teams Friday night.Jones was 9 of 13 from the field, including four 3-pointers, and hit 9 of 11 from the free throw line. His last three free throws broke a 69-69 tie with 3 seconds left and VMI was unable to get the ball down court for a final shot before the buzzer.T.J. Cline had 15 points for Richmond, which shot 47 percent from the field (23-49) and had 14 turnovers.VMI twice tied it up in the final 89 seconds, knotting it at 66 with QJ Petersons layup and then at 69 with 14 seconds left on Fred Iruafemis free throw.Julian Eleby led the Keydets with 29 points and Peterson finished with 18. Stan Mikita Jersey . -- When the Florida Panthers fell behind by two goals in the first period to the top team in the NHL, it appeared they were on their way to yet another loss. Brent Seabrook Jersey .J. 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It was the Maple Leafs first road win of the season.He made the right plays at the right time, said Maple Leafs goaltender Frederick Andersen, who made 42 saves. It was cool to see him bury a couple there. Some big goals on the road here.The 19-year-old Marner scored for the first time since Oct. 15 and had his first two-goal game.He was playing great and focused on doing everything right, Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock said. And then when he scored, then he probably wanted to score a little bit and focused on scoring and didnt score. Focus on doing things right, and everything works out for itself.Marner is fourth among NHL rookies in scoring with three goals and five assists in 11 games. His 20-year-old teammate, William Nylander, leads all rookies with four goals and seven assists. Auston Matthews, the 19-year-old center Toronto selected with the No. 1 pick in last Junes draft, is second with six goals and four assists.Matthews had four shots on goal and didnt record a point for the fifth straight game.Andersen followed up a 44-save performance in Torontos 3-2 overtime victory over Edmonton on Thursday with another big game and improved to 5-0 against Buffalo. Andersen spent the past three seasons with Anaheim.Hes been amazing for us, Marner said. Hes been our best player on the ice every night and hes been giving us a chance to win. When you have a goaltender like this, you have confidence up front to do things.The Maple Leafs improved to 1-3-3 on the road. They also ended an eight-game winless streak in Buffalo.Marcus Foligno scored for the Sabres and Robin Lehner made 27 saves. Buffalo had a four-game winning streak snapped.The Sabres 42 shots on goal were a season-high.Were shooting a lot, ccreating a lot of chances, but weve got to score more than one, forward Tyler Ennis said.ddddddddddddMarner opened the scoring 4:08 into the first period. Tyler Bozak carried the puck from behind the net and fed Marner for the tip-in from the right slot.Marner netted his second goal 1:50 into the second period when he stripped Foligno in front of the net and flicked a wrist shot around Lehners left skate.Foligno atoned for the turnover four minutes later, scoring his second goal of the season on a backhand from the left edge of the crease.Andersen had 15 saves in each of the first two periods. He slid across the crease to kick away a point-blank shot from Zemgus Girgensons and stopped Girgensons again on a rebound late in the first period. Midway through the second, Andersen dived in front of the net and reached across his body to make a glove save on a slap shot by Foligno.He was definitely the reason they came out of here with two points, Foligno said.Game notesMaple Leafs: Scratched D Matt Hunwick (lower body), D Frank Corrado, C Peter Holland and C Seth Griffith. ... Folignos father, Mike, attended the game as a scout for Las Vegas. He played for both the Sabres and Leafs from 1979-94. ... Torontos last victory at KeyBank Center came on Jan. 29, 2013.Sabres: D Zach Bogosian will miss several weeks with a sprained ligament in one of his knees, coach Dan Bylsma said before the game. Casey Nelson replaced Bogosian on the Sabres second defensive line, playing for just the second time this season. ... The Sabres were also without top-line forwards Jack Eichel (sprained left ankle) and Evander Kane (broken ribs), LW Nicolas Deslauriers (knee) and RW Hudson Fasching (groin).UP NEXT:Maple Leafs: Host Vancouver on Saturday.Sabres: At Ottawa on Saturday ' ' '