Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs

Monday, April 3, 2006, 7:30 PM ET Air Canada Centre, Toronto Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 in a shootout on Monday, April 3, 2006 on the road.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Buffalo Sabres	3	52-24-6
at Toronto Maple Leafs	2	41-33-8

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

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Buffalo Sabres	13	7	10	6	0	36
Toronto Maple Leafs	7	9	15	2	0	33

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:01	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy (17)	Ales Kotalik (33), Maxim Afinogenov (40)	Even strength	BUF 1, TOR 0
2nd	10:22	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov (20)	Daniel Brière (28), Ales Kotalik (34)	Power play	BUF 2, TOR 0
2nd	11:57	Toronto Maple Leafs	John Pohl (2)	Mats Sundin (40), Alexei Ponikarovsky (13)	Even strength	BUF 2, TOR 1
3rd	12:40	Toronto Maple Leafs	Matt Stajan (12)	Alexander Steen (23), Jeff O'Neill (18)	Even strength	BUF 2, TOR 2

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

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov	Goal
1	Toronto Maple Leafs	Mats Sundin	Saved
2	Buffalo Sabres	Daniel Brière	Saved
2	Toronto Maple Leafs	Darcy Tucker	Saved
3	Buffalo Sabres	Tim Connolly	Saved
3	Toronto Maple Leafs	Alexei Ponikarovsky	Saved

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	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0	50%	17:56
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	2	2	+1	2	2	3	1	0		17:00
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	1	0		14:07
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	20%	21:01
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0		04:27
Number 23 C. Drury	C	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0	2	0	33.3%	20:43
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	4	0	0		16:13
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	33.3%	12:25
Number 48 D. Brière	C	0	1	1	-1	2	4	0	0	0	33.3%	22:21
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	-2	2	4	2	2	0	66.7%	14:02
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	1	1	2	+1	0	7	1	0	1		18:29
Number 76 A. Peters	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0		03:24
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	3	0		26:03
Number 8 R. Fitzpatrick	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	5	0	0		21:41
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0		23:14
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		17:59
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		17:24
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	4	0		17:39

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	33	31	2	.939	64:52	Win

Toronto Maple Leafs skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 3 W. Belak	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	2		12:07
Number 10 A. Steen	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	2	1		18:15
Number 13 M. Sundin	C	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0	0	66.7%	21:37
Number 14 M. Stajan	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	54.5%	18:13
Number 16 D. Tucker	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	1		20:09
Number 18 C. Kilger	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	0	100%	15:08
Number 23 A. Ponikarovsky	L	0	1	1	+1	2	1	4	0		14:39
Number 28 T. Domi	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		08:36
Number 39 C. Wilm	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	85.7%	08:48
Number 42 K. Wellwood	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	77.8%	16:42
Number 46 B. Ondrus	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	1		10:00
Number 53 J. Pohl	C	1	0	1	+1	0	4	1	0	50%	14:57
Number 92 J. O'Neill	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	3	0	100%	11:05
Number 8 A. Berg	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1		15:36
Number 15 T. Kaberle	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	1		33:34
Number 22 L. Richardson	D	0	0	0	-1	4	0	2	1		17:22
Number 24 B. McCabe	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	1		32:37
Number 37 I. White	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	3	2		19:07

Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 J. Aubin	36	34	2	.944	65:00	OT loss

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:01	Toronto Maple Leafs	Luke Richardson	Hooking	2
1st	05:06	Toronto Maple Leafs	Alexei Ponikarovsky	Hooking	2
1st	07:24	Buffalo Sabres	Henrik Tallinder	Tripping	2
1st	11:30	Buffalo Sabres	Andrew Peters	Roughing	2
2nd	00:45	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Drury	Tripping	2
2nd	08:54	Toronto Maple Leafs	Tie Domi	Interference	2
2nd	13:34	Buffalo Sabres	Adam Mair	Kneeing	2
2nd	16:16	Toronto Maple Leafs	Wade Belak	Roughing	2
2nd	19:56	Buffalo Sabres	Daniel Brière	Holding	2
3rd	06:38	Buffalo Sabres	Ales Kotalik	Diving	2
3rd	06:38	Toronto Maple Leafs	Clarke Wilm	Hooking	2
3rd	07:20	Toronto Maple Leafs	Luke Richardson	Holding	2
3rd	10:39	Buffalo Sabres	Jochen Hecht	High sticking	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Toronto Maple Leafs head coach: Pat Quinn
Referees: Dennis LaRue, Craig Spada
Linesmen: Pierre Champoux, Brian Murphy
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Teppo Numminen, Taylor Pyatt, Jeff Jillson, Michael Leighton, Jiri Novotny, Chris Thorburn, Jason Pominville, Nathan Paetsch, Daniel Paille, Thomas Vanek
Toronto Maple Leafs scratches: Ed Belfour, Eric Lindros, Jason Allison, Nik Antropov, Alexander Khavanov, Aleksander Suglobov, Carlo Colaiacovo, Brendan Bell, Jay Harrison, Staffan Kronwall, Jeremy Williams, Andy Wozniewski

Every Buffalo Sabres and Toronto Maple Leafs 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 Monday, April 3, 2006
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 5 at Carolina Hurricanes 6	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes, Mon, Apr 3, 2006
Atlanta Thrashers 4 at Ottawa Senators 6	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Ottawa Senators, Mon, Apr 3, 2006
Florida Panthers 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Mon, Apr 3, 2006
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Nashville Predators 1	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Nashville Predators, Mon, Apr 3, 2006
San Jose Sharks 3 at Dallas Stars 2	Final/OT	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Dallas Stars, Mon, Apr 3, 2006
Phoenix Coyotes 1 at Edmonton Oilers 7	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Edmonton Oilers, Mon, Apr 3, 2006
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Colorado Avalanche, Mon, Apr 3, 2006
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Calgary Flames 1	Final/SO	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Calgary Flames, Mon, Apr 3, 2006
Vancouver Canucks 0 at Los Angeles Kings 1	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Los Angeles Kings, Mon, Apr 3, 2006