Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres

Thursday, March 16, 2006, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1 on Thursday, March 16, 2006 at home.

Final score, Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Toronto Maple Leafs	1	41-33-8
at Buffalo Sabres	3	52-24-6

Goals by period, Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Toronto Maple Leafs	0	0	1	1
Buffalo Sabres	0	1	2	3

Shots on goal by period, Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Toronto Maple Leafs	6	9	13	28
Buffalo Sabres	10	12	11	33

Scoring summary

Every goal, Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	08:32	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Drury (21)	Daniel Brière (21), Brian Campbell (27)	Power play	TOR 0, BUF 1
3rd	04:33	Toronto Maple Leafs	Mats Sundin (17)	Jason Allison (42), Tomas Kaberle (47)	Power play	TOR 1, BUF 1
3rd	08:14	Buffalo Sabres	Mike Grier (7)	Chris Drury (29), Ales Kotalik (29)	Even strength	TOR 1, BUF 2
3rd	19:01	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Drury (22)	Ryan Miller (1)	Shorthanded, Empty net	TOR 1, BUF 3

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Toronto Maple Leafs skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 3 W. Belak	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		13:34
Number 10 A. Steen	L	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0	0		16:23
Number 13 M. Sundin	C	1	0	1	-1	0	4	2	0	1	66.7%	20:34
Number 14 M. Stajan	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		08:28
Number 16 D. Tucker	R	0	0	0	-2	2	3	3	0	0		21:19
Number 18 C. Kilger	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	0	0		09:07
Number 23 A. Ponikarovsky	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0		15:00
Number 28 T. Domi	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		11:39
Number 39 C. Wilm	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	71.4%	13:18
Number 41 J. Allison	C	0	1	1	-2	0	1	0	0	0	50%	21:39
Number 42 K. Wellwood	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	87.5%	11:42
Number 46 B. Ondrus	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	75%	10:00
Number 80 N. Antropov	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		17:13
Number 8 A. Berg	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0		14:13
Number 15 T. Kaberle	D	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	0	0		28:39
Number 22 L. Richardson	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	3	0	0		15:53
Number 24 B. McCabe	D	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	2	0		30:44
Number 25 A. Khavanov	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		16:57

Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 M. Tellqvist	32	30	2	.938	58:57	Loss

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 D. Roy	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	23.1%	15:03
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	0		12:36
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		15:09
Number 23 C. Drury	C	2	1	3	+2	4	3	0	2	1	47.4%	17:16
Number 24 T. Pyatt	L	0	0	0	+1	2	2	2	2	0		14:17
Number 25 M. Grier	R	1	0	1	+2	0	5	1	1	0		15:15
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		12:21
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	30.8%	13:30
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		14:17
Number 48 D. Brière	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	42.9%	20:03
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	33.3%	10:56
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		14:08
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	0	0		19:38
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	1	1	0		18:27
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1	0		22:19
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	0	2	0		19:37
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0		16:39
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	4	0		19:04

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	28	27	1	.964	59:52	Win

Penalties, Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:59	Buffalo Sabres	Jay McKee	Hooking	2
1st	07:48	Toronto Maple Leafs	Darcy Tucker	Holding	2
1st	14:56	Toronto Maple Leafs	Luke Richardson	Hooking	2
2nd	08:01	Toronto Maple Leafs	Alexei Ponikarovsky	Hooking	2
2nd	17:55	Buffalo Sabres	Taylor Pyatt	Hooking	2
3rd	04:11	Buffalo Sabres	Henrik Tallinder	Holding	2
3rd	13:30	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Drury	High sticking	2
3rd	13:30	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Drury	High sticking	2
3rd	18:49	Buffalo Sabres	Dmitri Kalinin	Delaying game puck over glass	2

Toronto Maple Leafs head coach: Pat Quinn
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Dan Marouelli, Justin St. Pierre
Linesmen: Derek Nansen, Steve Miller
Toronto Maple Leafs scratches: Ed Belfour, Eric Lindros, Jeff O'Neill, John Pohl, Carlo Colaiacovo, Brendan Bell, Jay Harrison, Staffan Kronwall, Ian White, Jeremy Williams, Andy Wozniewski
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Rory Fitzpatrick, Adam Mair, Andrew Peters, Tim Connolly, Jeff Jillson, Michael Leighton, Jiri Novotny, Chris Thorburn, Nathan Paetsch, Daniel Paille

Every Toronto Maple Leafs and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2005-2006 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Buffalo Sabres 5	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Nov 11, 2005
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4	Final/SO	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs, Thu, Dec 29, 2005
Buffalo Sabres 8 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs, Thu, Jan 26, 2006
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Buffalo Sabres 6	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Mar 3, 2006
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Mar 16, 2006
Buffalo Sabres 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 7	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Apr 1, 2006
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final/SO	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs, Mon, Apr 3, 2006
Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at Buffalo Sabres 6	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres, Sun, Apr 16, 2006

Other NHL games on Thursday, March 16, 2006
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 2 at Boston Bruins 3	Final/SO	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Boston Bruins, Thu, Mar 16, 2006
Washington Capitals 4 at New York Rangers 5	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Thu, Mar 16, 2006
New York Islanders 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Atlanta Thrashers, Thu, Mar 16, 2006
Carolina Hurricanes 5 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Mar 16, 2006
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at New Jersey Devils 2	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils, Thu, Mar 16, 2006
Phoenix Coyotes 0 at Nashville Predators 2	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Nashville Predators, Thu, Mar 16, 2006
Calgary Flames 2 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Calgary Flames at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Mar 16, 2006
Dallas Stars 4 at Los Angeles Kings 1	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Mar 16, 2006
St. Louis Blues 2 at San Jose Sharks 5	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Mar 16, 2006