Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres

Wednesday, February 4, 2009, 7:30 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5–0 on Wednesday, February 4, 2009 at home.

Final score, Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Toronto Maple Leafs	0	34-35-13
at Buffalo Sabres	5	41-32-9

Goals by period, Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Toronto Maple Leafs	0	0	0	0
Buffalo Sabres	2	1	2	5

Shots on goal by period, Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Toronto Maple Leafs	5	4	7	16
Buffalo Sabres	12	12	8	32

Scoring summary

Every goal, Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:23	Buffalo Sabres	Tim Connolly (10)	Craig Rivet (11), Thomas Vanek (20)	Even strength	TOR 0, BUF 1
1st	12:52	Buffalo Sabres	Drew Stafford (14)	Clarke MacArthur (12), Teppo Numminen (13)	Even strength	TOR 0, BUF 2
2nd	02:37	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek (30)	Tim Connolly (8), Jason Pominville (28)	Power play	TOR 0, BUF 3
3rd	05:36	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek (31)	Drew Stafford (19)	Even strength	TOR 0, BUF 4
3rd	09:13	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek (32)	Jason Pominville (29), Ales Kotalik (16)	Power play	TOR 0, BUF 5

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

Toronto Maple Leafs skaters
Player	Position	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 N. Hagman	L	-1	0	1	0	1		17:24
Number 10 B. May	L	0	2	0	1	0		06:34
Number 12 L. Stempniak	R	-1	0	2	0	0	100%	09:37
Number 14 M. Stajan	C	0	4	0	2	0	52.6%	18:59
Number 18 J. Williams	R	-1	0	0	2	0		09:53
Number 19 D. Moore	C	0	2	2	0	0	50%	17:25
Number 21 J. Mayers	R	0	0	0	3	0	44.4%	10:34
Number 23 A. Ponikarovsky	L	0	2	2	2	0		12:24
Number 39 J. Mitchell	C	-2	2	0	0	1	42.9%	14:16
Number 41 N. Kulemin	L	-1	2	2	0	0		10:44
Number 55 J. Blake	L	0	0	1	0	1	100%	16:52
Number 80 N. Antropov	C	-2	0	0	3	3	57.1%	14:47
Number 2 L. Schenn	D	-2	2	0	3	1		23:11
Number 4 J. Finger	D	0	0	0	0	2		19:51
Number 7 I. White	D	-1	2	4	2	0		21:16
Number 26 M. Van Ryn	D	-2	0	0	0	1		25:06
Number 36 A. Stralman	D	0	0	2	0	0		13:05
Number 77 P. Kubina	D	-1	4	0	0	2		18:33

Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 J. Pogge	32	27	5	.844	59:52	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	4	1	0	0	38.9%	21:24
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0		14:13
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	1	1	2	+2	0	4	0	0	0	71.4%	18:38
Number 20 D. Paille	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0		07:27
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	1	1	2	+3	0	3	2	0	0	100%	15:25
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	60%	08:44
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	3	1	4	+2	0	6	1	0	2		17:40
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	50%	19:48
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	1	0		20:24
Number 36 P. Kaleta	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	4	0		13:33
Number 37 M. Ellis	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	50%	08:10
Number 41 C. MacArthur	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	1	0		18:11
Number 4 M. Weber	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	1	0		16:19
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	0		23:33
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0		17:08
Number 34 C. Butler	D	0	0	0	+2	2	0	0	2	0		18:41
Number 38 N. Paetsch	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0		11:03
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	1	1	+2	2	3	0	1	0		19:39

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	16	16	0	1.000	60:00	Win

Penalties, Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	07:57	Toronto Maple Leafs	Luke Schenn	Hooking	2
1st	11:04	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Butler	Hooking	2
1st	11:04	Toronto Maple Leafs	John Mitchell	Roughing	2
1st	13:18	Buffalo Sabres	Craig Rivet	Hooking	2
1st	14:54	Toronto Maple Leafs	Dominic Moore	Holding	2
1st	18:50	Toronto Maple Leafs	Alexei Ponikarovsky	Interference	2
2nd	01:31	Toronto Maple Leafs	Nikolay Kulemin	Hooking	2
2nd	03:21	Toronto Maple Leafs	Brad May	Charging	2
2nd	08:47	Toronto Maple Leafs	Pavel Kubina	Closing hand on puck	2
2nd	11:25	Buffalo Sabres	Daniel Paille	Holding	2
2nd	15:24	Toronto Maple Leafs	Pavel Kubina	Cross checking	2
3rd	08:31	Toronto Maple Leafs	Ian White	High sticking	2
3rd	09:03	Toronto Maple Leafs	Matt Stajan	Interference	2
3rd	12:13	Buffalo Sabres	Patrick Kaleta	Diving	2
3rd	12:13	Toronto Maple Leafs	Matt Stajan	Interference	2
3rd	15:14	Buffalo Sabres	Mike Weber	Hooking	2

Toronto Maple Leafs head coach: Ron Wilson
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Dan O'Halloran, Rob Martell
Linesmen: Scott Driscoll, Steve Miller
Toronto Maple Leafs scratches: Curtis Joseph, Boyd Devereaux, Tomas Kaberle, Jonas Frogren, Ben Ondrus, Richard Petiot, Ryan Hollweg, Staffan Kronwall, Kris Newbury, Andre Deveaux, Mikhail Grabovski, Phil Oreskovic, Jaime Sifers, Tim Stapleton, Jiri Tlusty
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Jochen Hecht, Henrik Tallinder, Maxim Afinogenov, Andrew Peters, Jaroslav Spacek, Andrej Sekera, Mark Mancari, Marc-Andre Gragnani, Nathan Gerbe, Tim Kennedy

Every Toronto Maple Leafs and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Dec 12, 2008
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs, Thu, Jan 1, 2009
Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at Buffalo Sabres 5	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Feb 4, 2009
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs, Tue, Feb 17, 2009
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Buffalo Sabres 5	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Mar 27, 2009
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs, Wed, Apr 8, 2009

Other NHL games on Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 1	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Philadelphia Flyers, Wed, Feb 4, 2009
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final/OT	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Feb 4, 2009
Phoenix Coyotes 4 at Detroit Red Wings 5	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Detroit Red Wings, Wed, Feb 4, 2009
Anaheim Ducks 0 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Minnesota Wild, Wed, Feb 4, 2009