Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs

Saturday, March 12, 2011, 7:00 PM ET Air Canada Centre, Toronto Regular Season Final

Final score

The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–3 on Saturday, March 12, 2011 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs
Team	Goals	2010-2011 record
Buffalo Sabres	3	43-29-10
at Toronto Maple Leafs	4	37-34-11

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	12	20	10	42
Toronto Maple Leafs	7	12	10	29

Three stars

J. Reimer, Toronto Maple Leafs (goaltender)
P. Kessel, Toronto Maple Leafs (1 goal, 1 assist)
M. Grabovski, Toronto Maple Leafs (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:55	Buffalo Sabres	Mike Weber (1)	Tim Connolly (1), Rob Niedermayer (1)	Even strength	BUF 1, TOR 0
1st	11:23	Toronto Maple Leafs	Clarke MacArthur (1)	Mikhail Grabovski (1), Nikolay Kulemin (1)	Even strength	BUF 1, TOR 1
2nd	10:10	Toronto Maple Leafs	Tyler Bozak (1)	Phil Kessel (1), Joffrey Lupul (1)	Even strength	BUF 1, TOR 2
2nd	11:04	Buffalo Sabres	Jochen Hecht (1)	Andrej Sekera (1), Thomas Vanek (1)	Even strength	BUF 2, TOR 2
2nd	15:31	Buffalo Sabres	Jordan Leopold (1)	Tyler Ennis (1), Cody McCormick (1)	Power play	BUF 3, TOR 2
3rd	04:03	Toronto Maple Leafs	Mikhail Grabovski (1)	Carl Gunnarsson (1), Dion Phaneuf (1)	Even strength	BUF 3, TOR 3
3rd	06:36	Toronto Maple Leafs	Phil Kessel (1)	Luke Schenn (1), James Reimer (1)	Even strength	BUF 3, TOR 4

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

Team stats

Team stats, Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs
Stat	Buffalo Sabres	Toronto Maple Leafs
Shots on goal	42	29
Power play	1 of 1	0 of 2
Penalty minutes	4	2
Hits	31	41
Blocked shots	22	13
Giveaways	15	19
Takeaways	8	6
Faceoffs won	18/55 (32.7%)	37/55 (67.3%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

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 8 C. McCormick	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	4	0	26.7%	11:09
Number 10 M. Parrish	R	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	1	0		12:58
Number 12 M. Mancari	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0		09:27
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	0	0	45.5%	14:36
Number 20 R. Niedermayer	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	25%	11:05
Number 22 B. Boyes	R	0	0	0	-3	0	5	0	1	0	33.3%	18:49
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		12:11
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	1	1	+1	0	6	1	0	0		18:05
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	+1	0	4	0	0	0		19:33
Number 42 N. Gerbe	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0		11:27
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	1	0	1	+1	0	6	1	0	0	46.2%	19:50
Number 63 T. Ennis	R	0	1	1	-3	0	1	0	1	0		17:32
Number 3 J. Leopold	D	1	0	1	-2	0	6	5	2	1		21:02
Number 4 S. Montador	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	4	0		21:18
Number 6 M. Weber	D	1	0	1	+1	0	1	3	2	0		15:39
Number 27 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0		15:07
Number 44 A. Sekera	D	0	1	1	0	2	1	1	0	0		22:36
Number 57 T. Myers	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	5	3	0		24:43

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	29	25	4	.862	58:53	Loss

Toronto Maple Leafs

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 C. Armstrong	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		12:56
Number 16 C. MacArthur	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	2	0	0		20:42
Number 18 M. Brown	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0		10:12
Number 19 J. Lupul	L	0	1	1	+2	0	3	5	1	0	100%	21:04
Number 37 T. Brent	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	50%	06:26
Number 38 J. Rosehill	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		06:24
Number 41 N. Kulemin	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	100%	20:01
Number 42 T. Bozak	C	1	0	1	+2	0	2	4	1	0	73.3%	20:07
Number 46 J. Crabb	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	1	0		06:48
Number 47 D. Boyce	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	0	69.2%	12:04
Number 81 P. Kessel	R	1	1	2	+2	0	3	1	1	0		21:35
Number 84 M. Grabovski	C	1	1	2	+1	2	1	1	3	0	55.6%	22:56
Number 2 L. Schenn	D	0	1	1	-1	0	2	5	1	0		24:00
Number 3 D. Phaneuf	D	0	1	1	+3	0	1	6	0	0		28:20
Number 8 M. Komisarek	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		09:11
Number 23 B. Lebda	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		08:50
Number 36 C. Gunnarsson	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	2	0		25:21
Number 59 K. Aulie	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	3	2	0		22:45

Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 J. Reimer	42	39	3	.929	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:29	Buffalo Sabres	Andrej Sekera	Hooking	2
2nd	15:13	Toronto Maple Leafs	Mikhail Grabovski	High sticking	2
3rd	09:34	Buffalo Sabres	Tyler Myers	High sticking	2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Toronto Maple Leafs head coach: Ron Wilson
Referees: Paul Devorski, Francois St-Laurent
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Steve Miller
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Patrick Lalime, Paul Gaustad, Drew Stafford, Patrick Kaleta, Chris Butler
Toronto Maple Leafs scratches: Fredrik Sjostrom, Jonas Gustavsson

2010-2011 season series

Every Buffalo Sabres and Toronto Maple Leafs game in the 2010-2011 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final/SO	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Nov 6, 2010
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Nov 26, 2010
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Buffalo Sabres 6	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Feb 5, 2011
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Feb 16, 2011
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Mar 12, 2011
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs, Tue, Mar 29, 2011

Other NHL games on Mar 12

Other NHL games on Saturday, March 12, 2011
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 0	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Mar 12, 2011
New York Islanders 2 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final/OT	Game page: New York Islanders at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Mar 12, 2011
Atlanta Thrashers 5 at Philadelphia Flyers 4	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Mar 12, 2011
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Mar 12, 2011
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Florida Panthers 4	Final/OT	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers, Sat, Mar 12, 2011
Detroit Red Wings 5 at St. Louis Blues 3	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Mar 12, 2011
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Nashville Predators 4	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Nashville Predators, Sat, Mar 12, 2011
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Calgary Flames 3	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Calgary Flames, Sat, Mar 12, 2011
New York Rangers 3 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final/SO	Game page: New York Rangers at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Mar 12, 2011

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