Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres

Friday, March 27, 2009, 7:30 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5–3 on Friday, March 27, 2009 at home.

Final score, Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Toronto Maple Leafs	3	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	1	2	3
Buffalo Sabres	2	2	1	5

Shots on goal by period, Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Toronto Maple Leafs	14	7	15	36
Buffalo Sabres	4	12	8	24

Scoring summary

Every goal, Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:37	Buffalo Sabres	Jochen Hecht (10)	Paul Gaustad (17), Patrick Kaleta (5)	Even strength	TOR 0, BUF 1
1st	09:39	Buffalo Sabres	Tim Connolly (15)	Jason Pominville (40), Henrik Tallinder (10)	Even strength	TOR 0, BUF 2
2nd	03:09	Buffalo Sabres	Daniel Paille (11)	Dominic Moore (32), Jaroslav Spacek (29)	Even strength	TOR 0, BUF 3
2nd	03:30	Buffalo Sabres	Tim Connolly (16)	Chris Butler (4), Jason Pominville (41)	Even strength	TOR 0, BUF 4
2nd	16:36	Toronto Maple Leafs	Boyd Devereaux (1)	Matt Stajan (36)	Shorthanded	TOR 1, BUF 4
3rd	07:47	Toronto Maple Leafs	Matt Stajan (15)	Boyd Devereaux (3), Jeff Hamilton (3)	Even strength	TOR 2, BUF 4
3rd	08:30	Toronto Maple Leafs	Nikolay Kulemin (13)	Mikhail Grabovski (25), Alexei Ponikarovsky (34)	Power play	TOR 3, BUF 4
3rd	10:56	Buffalo Sabres	Paul Gaustad (10)	Jochen Hecht (14), Henrik Tallinder (11)	Even strength	TOR 3, BUF 5

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 10 B. May	L	0	0	0	-1	12	1	2	0	0		06:05
Number 12 L. Stempniak	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	2	0	0		21:27
Number 14 M. Stajan	C	1	1	2	+2	0	3	1	0	0	71.4%	16:31
Number 21 J. Mayers	R	0	0	0	0	5	2	2	0	0	66.7%	10:18
Number 22 B. Devereaux	C	1	1	2	+2	0	3	2	0	0		14:42
Number 23 A. Ponikarovsky	L	0	1	1	-2	0	1	1	1	0		17:43
Number 25 B. Ondrus	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	33.3%	08:37
Number 39 J. Mitchell	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0	0	57.9%	18:12
Number 41 N. Kulemin	L	1	0	1	-2	0	3	1	0	1	100%	15:52
Number 51 J. Hamilton	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	0		13:54
Number 55 J. Blake	L	0	0	0	-2	0	6	2	0	0		19:29
Number 84 M. Grabovski	C	0	1	1	-2	0	0	0	0	0	62.5%	18:22
Number 2 L. Schenn	D	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0		18:45
Number 4 J. Finger	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	0		19:50
Number 7 I. White	D	0	0	0	-1	0	4	1	2	0		25:22
Number 36 A. Stralman	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0	0		17:58
Number 40 P. Oreskovic	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	0		17:07
Number 77 P. Kubina	D	0	0	0	-4	5	1	1	2	0		17:44

Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Pogge	15	14	1	.933	34:32
Number 31 C. Joseph	9	5	4	.556	23:30	Loss

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 D. Roy	C	0	0	0	-1	0	5	0	0	33.3%	18:03
Number 17 D. Moore	C	0	1	1	0	5	3	0	1	50%	14:36
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	2	0	2	+2	2	4	0	2	50%	18:39
Number 20 D. Paille	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	0		09:50
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0		15:27
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		14:02
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	1	1	2	+1	10	1	3	0	28.6%	15:29
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	2	2	+1	0	1	0	1		16:13
Number 36 P. Kaleta	R	0	1	1	+2	2	0	4	1		14:34
Number 41 C. MacArthur	L	0	0	0	+2	0	2	1	0		12:41
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	1	1	2	+1	0	2	1	1	100%	14:59
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		10:11
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	+2	4	0	2	4		21:51
Number 6 J. Spacek	D	0	1	1	-1	2	1	0	1		22:42
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	2	2	+2	0	1	0	2		21:46
Number 34 C. Butler	D	0	1	1	+2	0	0	1	0		13:59
Number 44 A. Sekera	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		19:18
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	3		17:39

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	36	33	3	.917	59:55	Win

Penalties, Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	13:48	Buffalo Sabres	Patrick Kaleta	Charging	2
2nd	03:12	Buffalo Sabres	Paul Gaustad	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	03:12	Toronto Maple Leafs	Jamal Mayers	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	04:55	Buffalo Sabres	Jaroslav Spacek	Hooking	2
2nd	15:21	Buffalo Sabres	Dominic Moore	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	15:21	Toronto Maple Leafs	Luke Schenn	Holding the stick	2
2nd	15:21	Toronto Maple Leafs	Luke Schenn	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	19:17	Toronto Maple Leafs	Brad May	Roughing	2
2nd	19:17	Toronto Maple Leafs	Brad May	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	04:43	Buffalo Sabres	Toni Lydman	Interference	2
3rd	05:15	Buffalo Sabres	Paul Gaustad	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	05:15	Toronto Maple Leafs	Pavel Kubina	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	08:08	Buffalo Sabres	Tim Connolly	Interference	2
3rd	18:16	Buffalo Sabres	Toni Lydman	Cross checking	2

Toronto Maple Leafs head coach: Ron Wilson
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Greg Kimmerly, Brad Watson
Linesmen: Pierre Champoux, Ryan Galloway
Toronto Maple Leafs scratches: Vesa Toskala, Tomas Kaberle, Mike Van Ryn, Jonas Frogren, Niklas Hagman, Jay Harrison, Martin Gerber, Ryan Hollweg, Kris Newbury, Andre Deveaux, Jeremy Williams, Jaime Sifers, Tim Stapleton, Jiri Tlusty
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Teppo Numminen, Adam Mair, Andrew Peters, Mikael Tellqvist, Nathan Paetsch, Matt Ellis, Mark Mancari, Marc-Andre Gragnani, Nathan Gerbe, Tim Kennedy, Mike Weber, Jhonas Enroth

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

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Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Washington Capitals 5	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals, Fri, Mar 27, 2009
New York Islanders 2 at Detroit Red Wings 0	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Detroit Red Wings, Fri, Mar 27, 2009
New Jersey Devils 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 3	Final/OT	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Chicago Blackhawks, Fri, Mar 27, 2009
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Colorado Avalanche 1	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Colorado Avalanche, Fri, Mar 27, 2009
Edmonton Oilers 5 at Anaheim Ducks 3	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Anaheim Ducks, Fri, Mar 27, 2009