Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres

Friday, March 21, 2008, 7:30 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–1 on Friday, March 21, 2008 on the road.

Final score, Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
Toronto Maple Leafs	4	36-35-11
at Buffalo Sabres	1	39-31-12

Goals by period, Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Toronto Maple Leafs	2	1	1	4
Buffalo Sabres	0	1	0	1

Shots on goal by period, Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Toronto Maple Leafs	9	4	11	24
Buffalo Sabres	13	15	8	36

Scoring summary

Every goal, Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	08:39	Toronto Maple Leafs	Jason Blake (14)	Alexander Steen (27), Alexei Ponikarovsky (14)	Even strength	TOR 1, BUF 0
1st	12:15	Toronto Maple Leafs	Darcy Tucker (16)	Pavel Kubina (23), Matt Stajan (17)	Power play	TOR 2, BUF 0
2nd	00:31	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek (32)	Derek Roy (41), Jason Pominville (49)	Power play	TOR 2, BUF 1
2nd	08:27	Toronto Maple Leafs	Anton Stralman (1)	Dominic Moore (11)	Even strength	TOR 3, BUF 1
3rd	13:08	Toronto Maple Leafs	Matt Stajan (15)	Jason Blake (33), Anton Stralman (5)	Even strength	TOR 4, BUF 1

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 9 M. Bell	C	0	0	0	+1	2	1	1	0	0	100%	12:11
Number 10 A. Steen	L	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	1	0	30.8%	20:03
Number 11 J. Tlusty	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0		12:52
Number 14 M. Stajan	C	1	1	2	+1	4	1	1	4	0	35.3%	20:03
Number 16 D. Tucker	R	1	0	1	+1	2	3	2	2	1		19:53
Number 19 D. Moore	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0	0	43.8%	18:52
Number 23 A. Ponikarovsky	L	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	0	0		17:47
Number 32 A. Foster	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		03:19
Number 42 K. Wellwood	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	10:54
Number 48 J. Williams	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		03:19
Number 54 K. Newbury	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	50%	03:13
Number 55 J. Blake	L	1	1	2	+2	2	5	1	1	0	100%	19:09
Number 7 I. White	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0		20:26
Number 15 T. Kaberle	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0		25:18
Number 24 B. McCabe	D	0	0	0	+3	0	2	2	0	0		23:58
Number 31 P. Kubina	D	0	1	1	0	2	1	1	4	0		24:22
Number 36 A. Stralman	D	1	1	2	+3	2	3	0	3	0		13:48
Number 44 S. Kronwall	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	1	0		12:20

Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 V. Toskala	36	35	1	.972	60:00	Win

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	1	1	-2	0	3	0	0	0	66.7%	24:05
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	40%	17:12
Number 20 D. Paille	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		13:05
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	0	0	-2	0	6	2	0	0		16:57
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	100%	07:34
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	1	0	1	-2	4	5	0	0	1		21:51
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	2	0	70%	16:28
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	1	1	-1	0	6	0	0	0	100%	23:00
Number 36 P. Kaleta	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		05:45
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	-1	0	5	0	0	0	36.4%	19:56
Number 56 S. Bernier	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		08:22
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0		14:29
Number 3 M. Funk	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0		08:12
Number 4 N. Pratt	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		12:30
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1	0		24:52
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0		19:18
Number 34 M. Weber	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	5	0	0		14:27
Number 44 A. Sekera	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0		24:10

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	24	20	4	.833	59:14	Loss

Penalties, Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:30	Toronto Maple Leafs	Mark Bell	Roughing	2
1st	11:42	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov	Slashing	2
1st	15:05	Toronto Maple Leafs	Matt Stajan	Tripping	2
1st	17:46	Toronto Maple Leafs	Staffan Kronwall	Hooking	2
1st	18:51	Toronto Maple Leafs	Alexei Ponikarovsky	Tripping	2
2nd	03:23	Toronto Maple Leafs	Anton Stralman	Holding	2
2nd	04:06	Toronto Maple Leafs	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	05:23	Toronto Maple Leafs	Pavel Kubina	High sticking	2
2nd	19:59	Buffalo Sabres	Paul Gaustad	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	19:59	Toronto Maple Leafs	Darcy Tucker	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	01:52	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek	Tripping	2
3rd	13:43	Buffalo Sabres	Adam Mair	Roughing	2
3rd	13:43	Toronto Maple Leafs	Matt Stajan	Roughing	2
3rd	16:31	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek	Interference	2
3rd	19:27	Toronto Maple Leafs	Jason Blake	Holding	2

Toronto Maple Leafs head coach: Paul Maurice
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Chris Rooney, Bill McCreary
Linesmen: Scott Driscoll, Jean Morin
Toronto Maple Leafs scratches: Mats Sundin, Bates Battaglia, Chad Kilger, Boyd Devereaux, Scott Clemmensen, Nik Antropov, John Pohl, Simon Gamache, Ben Ondrus, Carlo Colaiacovo, Darryl Boyce, Andy Wozniewski, Robbie Earl
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Teppo Numminen, Dmitri Kalinin, Andrew Peters, Jaroslav Spacek, Tim Connolly, Michael Ryan, Nathan Paetsch, Clarke MacArthur, Marc-Andre Gragnani

Every Toronto Maple Leafs and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2007-2008 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Buffalo Sabres 5	Final/OT	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres, Mon, Oct 15, 2007
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Buffalo Sabres 0	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Nov 9, 2007
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Jan 19, 2008
Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Feb 13, 2008
Buffalo Sabres 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs, Thu, Feb 21, 2008
Buffalo Sabres 6 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Mar 15, 2008
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Mar 21, 2008
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final/SO	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs, Tue, Apr 1, 2008

Other NHL games on Friday, March 21, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Islanders 3 at New Jersey Devils 1	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at New Jersey Devils, Fri, Mar 21, 2008
New York Rangers 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 4	Final/SO	Game page: New York Rangers at Philadelphia Flyers, Fri, Mar 21, 2008
Washington Capitals 5 at Atlanta Thrashers 3	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers, Fri, Mar 21, 2008
Minnesota Wild 2 at Vancouver Canucks 1	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Vancouver Canucks, Fri, Mar 21, 2008
Anaheim Ducks 1 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at San Jose Sharks, Fri, Mar 21, 2008