Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs

Wednesday, April 8, 2009, 7:30 PM ET Air Canada Centre, Toronto Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1 on Wednesday, April 8, 2009 on the road.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Buffalo Sabres	3	41-32-9
at Toronto Maple Leafs	1	34-35-13

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

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	10	13	6	29
Toronto Maple Leafs	8	15	10	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	16:22	Toronto Maple Leafs	Jeff Finger (6)	Jason Blake (38), Christian Hanson (1)	Even strength	BUF 0, TOR 1
2nd	01:50	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Pominville (18)	Jaroslav Spacek (33), Drew Stafford (25)	Power play	BUF 1, TOR 1
3rd	08:09	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek (38)	Jason Pominville (45)	Even strength	BUF 2, TOR 1
3rd	08:35	Buffalo Sabres	Paul Gaustad (12)	Adam Mair (10), Jaroslav Spacek (34)	Even strength	BUF 3, TOR 1

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

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	0	1	0	81%	19:52
Number 17 D. Moore	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	3	0	0	16.7%	18:20
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	2	0		19:17
Number 20 D. Paille	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		02:43
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0		17:39
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0		13:02
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	1	0	1	+1	2	1	0	0	0		12:12
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	2	3	0	57.1%	18:22
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	1	1	2	+1	2	6	1	0	1	58.3%	17:29
Number 37 M. Ellis	L	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	75%	02:05
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	50%	22:12
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		04:32
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	9	3	0		22:38
Number 6 J. Spacek	D	0	2	2	+2	0	2	4	3	0		20:33
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		21:46
Number 34 C. Butler	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	4	0		16:34
Number 44 A. Sekera	D	0	0	0	+2	2	1	4	1	0		19:24
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	1	0		19:20

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	33	32	1	.970	60:00	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 9 N. Hagman	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		11:47
Number 10 B. May	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		10:38
Number 12 L. Stempniak	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		12:14
Number 14 M. Stajan	C	0	0	0	0	2	4	2	0	54.5%	20:10
Number 20 C. Hanson	C	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0		20:02
Number 21 J. Mayers	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	25%	09:39
Number 22 B. Devereaux	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		09:13
Number 23 A. Ponikarovsky	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		16:03
Number 39 J. Mitchell	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	30%	15:18
Number 41 N. Kulemin	L	0	0	0	0	0	6	3	0	66.7%	17:23
Number 55 J. Blake	L	0	1	1	0	0	2	3	0		20:53
Number 84 M. Grabovski	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	42.9%	16:37
Number 2 L. Schenn	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1		16:44
Number 4 J. Finger	D	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	1		18:02
Number 7 I. White	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	2		21:23
Number 15 T. Kaberle	D	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	2		24:30
Number 43 J. Harrison	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	2		16:53
Number 77 P. Kubina	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	2		22:28

Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 C. Joseph	29	26	3	.897	57:54	Loss

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:53	Buffalo Sabres	Matt Ellis	High sticking	2
1st	10:08	Toronto Maple Leafs	Matt Stajan	Roughing	2
1st	10:40	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek	Tripping	2
1st	18:01	Buffalo Sabres	Andrej Sekera	Hooking	2
2nd	01:41	Toronto Maple Leafs	Pavel Kubina	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	05:36	Buffalo Sabres	Craig Rivet	Delaying game puck over glass	2
2nd	15:20	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Pominville	Slashing	2
2nd	18:08	Buffalo Sabres	Toni Lydman	Hooking	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Toronto Maple Leafs head coach: Ron Wilson
Referees: Don VanMassenhoven, Eric Furlatt
Linesmen: Michel Cormier, Steve Miller
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Teppo Numminen, Patrick Lalime, Andrew Peters, Nathan Paetsch, Clarke MacArthur, Patrick Kaleta, Mark Mancari, Marc-Andre Gragnani, Nathan Gerbe, Tim Kennedy, Mike Weber, Jhonas Enroth
Toronto Maple Leafs scratches: Jamie Heward, Vesa Toskala, Mike Van Ryn, Jonas Frogren, Ben Ondrus, Ryan Hollweg, Kris Newbury, Andre Deveaux, Jeff Hamilton, Jeremy Williams, Justin Pogge, Phil Oreskovic, Anton Stralman, Jaime Sifers, Tim Stapleton, Jiri Tlusty

Every Buffalo Sabres and Toronto Maple Leafs 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, April 8, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 3	Final/SO	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Chicago Blackhawks, Wed, Apr 8, 2009