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Buffalo 3, Toronto 1

Recap Box Score Play-By-Play GameCast Conversation

	1	2	3	T
BUF(41-32-9)	0	1	2	3
TOR(34-35-13)	1	0	0	1

Final

7:30 PM ET, April 8, 2009

Air Canada Centre

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

THREE STARS

R. Miller
Sabres (G )

Saves: 32
Save Pct.: .970

N. Kulemin
Maple Leafs (LW)

Goals: 0
Assists: 0

J. Pominville
Sabres (RW)

Goals: 1
Assists: 1

Game Information
Arena: Air Canada Centre Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Referees: Don VanMassenhoven, Eric Furlatt Linesmen: Steve Miller, Michel Cormier
Attendance: 19,516 (103.8% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Key:

Buffalo

Toronto

Total Shots
	29
	33

PIM
	12
	4

Hits
	28
	21

Giveaways
	17
	13

Takeaways
	9
	13

Faceoffs Won
	37
	26

1st Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
16:22		Jeff Finger (6) Assists: Jason Blake, Christian Hanson	Toronto 1-0
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
5:53		Matt Ellis: 2 Minutes for High-sticking John Mitchell
10:08		Matt Stajan: 2 Minutes for Roughing Dominic Moore
10:40		Thomas Vanek: 2 Minutes for Tripping Jamal Mayers
18:01		Andrej Sekera: 2 Minutes for Hooking John Mitchell

2nd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
1:50		Jason Pominville (18) (Power Play) Assists: Jaroslav Spacek, Drew Stafford	Game tied 1-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
1:41		Pavel Kubina: 2 Minutes for Unsportsmanlike Conduct of Dominic Moore
5:36		Craig Rivet: 2 Minutes for Delay of Game - Puck Over Glass
15:20		Jason Pominville: 2 Minutes for Slashing Tomas Kaberle
18:08		Toni Lydman: 2 Minutes for Hooking Lee Stempniak

3rd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
8:09		Thomas Vanek (38) Assists: Jason Pominville	Buffalo 2-1
8:35		Paul Gaustad (12) Assists: Adam Mair, Jaroslav Spacek	Buffalo 3-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
No penalties this period

Player Summary

Buffalo Sabres												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
M. Afinogenov RW	0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	4:32	0:00	0:00	4:32	0	0	00.0
C. Butler D	0	0	-1	0	0	4	0	0	1	1	2	19	16:34	0:00	0:00	16:34	0	0	00.0
T. Connolly C	0	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	29	19:17	0:09	3:53	15:15	0	3	00.0
M. Ellis LW	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	5	2:05	0:00	0:00	2:05	3	1	75.0
P. Gaustad C	1	0	1	2	0	3	0	0	2	3	1	25	18:22	0:09	4:08	14:05	8	6	57.1
J. Hecht C	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	28	22:12	0:00	5:08	17:04	1	1	50.0
T. Lydman D	0	0	0	1	1	3	1	2	9	0	4	28	22:38	0:32	5:08	16:58	0	0	00.0
A. Mair C	0	1	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	13:02	0:00	0:00	13:02	0	1	00.0
D. Moore C	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	25	18:20	0:32	2:24	15:24	1	5	16.7
D. Paille LW	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	2:43	0:00	0:09	2:34	0	0	00.0
J. Pominville RW	1	1	1	6	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	26	17:29	0:09	2:40	14:40	7	5	58.3
C. Rivet D	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	2	2	0	1	25	19:20	0:32	2:52	15:56	0	0	00.0
D. Roy C	0	0	0	3	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	26	19:52	0:32	2:19	17:01	17	4	81.0
A. Sekera D	0	0	2	1	2	1	1	2	4	2	0	22	19:24	0:00	2:31	16:53	0	0	00.0
J. Spacek D	0	2	2	2	1	3	0	0	4	0	2	25	20:33	0:09	4:37	15:47	0	0	00.0
D. Stafford RW	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	23	17:39	0:09	0:16	17:14	0	0	00.0
H. Tallinder D	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	1	0	1	29	21:46	0:00	5:55	15:51	0	0	00.0
T. Vanek LW	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	23	12:12	0:32	0:08	11:32	0	0	00.0
Buffalo Sabres Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
T Numminen									Undisclosed
P Lalime									Hip Injury
N Paetsch									Undisclosed
A Peters									Undisclosed
C Macarthur									Undisclosed
P Kaleta									Torn Ligaments In Kn

Toronto Maple Leafs												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
J. Blake LW	0	1	0	2	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	23	20:53	4:33	0:00	16:20	0	1	00.0
B. Devereaux LW	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	14	9:13	0:00	0:41	8:32	0	0	00.0
J. Finger D	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	24	18:02	2:59	0:00	15:03	0	0	00.0
M. Grabovski C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	3	20	16:37	2:48	0:00	13:49	6	8	42.9
N. Hagman LW	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	11:47	2:23	0:00	9:24	0	0	00.0
C. Hanson C	0	1	0	4	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	23	20:02	4:38	0:00	15:24	0	0	00.0
J. Harrison D	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	3	1	1	21	16:53	1:58	0:01	14:54	0	0	00.0
T. Kaberle D	0	0	0	5	4	2	0	0	0	1	0	26	24:30	5:38	0:00	18:52	0	0	00.0
P. Kubina D	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	2	3	0	0	25	22:28	4:02	0:00	18:26	0	0	00.0
N. Kulemin LW	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	3	1	0	21	17:23	2:16	0:00	15:07	2	1	66.7
B. May LW	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	12	10:38	0:38	0:00	10:00	0	0	00.0
J. Mayers RW	0	0	-1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	9:39	0:48	0:41	8:10	3	9	25.0
J. Mitchell C	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	2	2	2	20	15:18	3:00	0:00	12:18	3	7	30.0
A. Ponikarovsky LW	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	20	16:03	2:48	0:00	13:15	0	0	00.0
L. Schenn D	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	21	16:44	1:28	0:41	14:35	0	0	00.0
M. Stajan C	0	0	0	4	1	0	1	2	2	0	0	22	20:10	4:21	0:00	15:49	12	10	54.5
L. Stempniak RW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	16	12:14	3:23	0:00	8:51	0	1	00.0
I. White D	0	0	-1	1	1	2	0	0	2	1	1	25	21:23	4:59	0:40	15:44	0	0	00.0
Toronto Maple Leafs Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
M Van Ryn									Torn Left Mcl
E Reitz									Stress Fracture In R
V Toskala									Hip/groin Surgery
J Frogren									Sprained Mcl
J Hamilton									Undisclosed

Goaltending Summary

Buffalo Sabres Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
R. Miller	33	1	32	.97	60:00	0

Toronto Maple Leafs Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
C. Joseph	29	3	26	.897	57:54	0

Shots On Goal
TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	T
Buffalo	10	13	6	29
Toronto	8	15	10	33

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAM	PPG / PPO
Buffalo	1 of 0
Toronto	0 of 0

* - A player receives a "plus" if he is on the ice when his Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. He receives a "minus" if he is on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

NHL Scores

Wednesday, April 8th

Buffalo	3	Final
Toronto	1

Columbus	4	Final
Chicago	3	SO

ESPN NHL

Buffalo 3, Toronto 1

Final

NHL Scores

Wednesday, April 8th