Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs

Friday, September 23, 2011, 7:00 PM ET Air Canada Centre, Toronto Preseason Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 on Friday, September 23, 2011 on the road.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs
Team	Goals	2011-2012 record
Buffalo Sabres	2	39-32-11
at Toronto Maple Leafs	1	35-37-10

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	07:15	Buffalo Sabres	Corey Tropp (1)	Matt Ellis (1)	Even strength	BUF 1, TOR 0
2nd	08:32	Toronto Maple Leafs	Phil Kessel (1)	John-Michael Liles (1), Nazem Kadri (1)	Even strength	BUF 1, TOR 1
3rd	12:27	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Pominville (2)	Christian Ehrhoff (2), Marc-Andre Gragnani (2)	Power play	BUF 2, TOR 1

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	33	34
Power play	1 of 5	0 of 3
Penalty minutes	18	22
Hits	25	21
Blocked shots	11	19
Giveaways	7	8
Takeaways	4	20
Faceoffs won	33/69 (47.8%)	36/69 (52.2%)

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	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	53.8%	13:57
Number 9 D. Roy	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	50%	04:18
Number 15 C. Stuart	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		10:12
Number 20 M. Ryan	C	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0	0		12:24
Number 22 B. Boyes	R	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0	0	38.5%	16:10
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		18:20
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	56.5%	18:57
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	1	0	1	-1	0	4	1	1	1		22:35
Number 36 P. Kaleta	R	0	0	0	0	10	1	5	0	0	100%	17:16
Number 37 M. Ellis	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	38.5%	11:30
Number 42 N. Gerbe	C	0	0	0	0	4	3	2	1	0		16:16
Number 78 C. Tropp	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	2	0	0		11:25
Number 3 J. Leopold	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	3	0		21:46
Number 6 M. Weber	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0		21:55
Number 10 C. Ehrhoff	D	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0		24:46
Number 17 M. Gragnani	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0		17:43
Number 33 T. Brennan	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0		19:13
Number 81 B. McNabb	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0		15:00

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice
Number 30 R. Miller	34	1	.971	59:56

Toronto Maple Leafs

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 12 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	2	55%	16:14
Number 16 C. MacArthur	L	0	0	0	0	10	2	0	0		17:49
Number 19 J. Lupul	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	0		15:26
Number 26 M. Zigomanis	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	57.1%	08:10
Number 28 C. Orr	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		06:42
Number 39 M. Frattin	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2		13:19
Number 41 N. Kulemin	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	50%	19:24
Number 43 N. Kadri	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0		13:10
Number 46 J. Crabb	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		07:26
Number 47 D. Boyce	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	4	2	57.1%	13:21
Number 81 P. Kessel	R	1	0	1	0	0	5	0	0		18:52
Number 84 M. Grabovski	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	47.1%	22:25
Number 3 D. Phaneuf	D	0	0	0	0	2	5	2	3		23:52
Number 22 C. Franson	D	0	0	0	0	4	3	3	2		18:14
Number 24 J. Liles	D	0	1	1	+1	2	2	0	1		21:46
Number 36 C. Gunnarsson	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2		19:17
Number 51 J. Gardiner	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	3		21:32
Number 59 K. Aulie	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0		15:44

Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice
Number 34 J. Reimer	33	2	.939	58:25

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:37	Toronto Maple Leafs	Colton Orr	Interference	2
1st	09:38	Toronto Maple Leafs	Cody Franson	Roughing	2
1st	18:04	Buffalo Sabres	Nathan Gerbe	Boarding	2
2nd	08:52	Toronto Maple Leafs	Keith Aulie	Interference	2
2nd	10:13	Buffalo Sabres	Jordan Leopold	Interference	2
3rd	09:23	Toronto Maple Leafs	Dion Phaneuf	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	11:56	Toronto Maple Leafs	Cody Franson	Holding	2
3rd	14:42	Buffalo Sabres	Ryan Miller	Delaying game puck over glass	2
3rd	19:39	Toronto Maple Leafs	John-Michael Liles	Roughing	2
3rd	19:39	Buffalo Sabres	Nathan Gerbe	Roughing	2
3rd	19:39	Buffalo Sabres	Patrick Kaleta	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	19:39	Toronto Maple Leafs	Clarke MacArthur	Misconduct (misconduct)	10

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Toronto Maple Leafs head coach: Ron Wilson
Referees: Dave Jackson, Eric Furlatt
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Derek Nansen
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Jochen Hecht, Robyn Regehr, Ales Kotalik, Artem Kriukov, Denis Denisov, Vasily Bizyayev, Shaone Morrisonn, Maxim Sheviev, Denis Ezhov, Pavel Voroshnin, Drew Stafford, Andrej Sekera, Joe Finley, Vjateslav Buravchikov, Alex Biega, Dennis Persson, Jhonas Enroth, Paul Szczechura, Drew Schiestel, Drew MacKenzie, Nick Eno, Bradley Eidsness, Jeffrey Jakaitis, Derek Whitmore, David Leggio, Ville Leino, Tyler Myers, Tyler Ennis, Luke Adam, Corey Fienhage, Justin Jokinen, Jacob Lagace, Nick Crawford, Travis Turnbull, Zack Kassian, Marcus Foligno, Mark Adams, Connor Knapp, Phil Varone, Maxime Legault, Kevin Sundher, Jerome Leduc, Mark Pysyk, Matt MacKenzie, Steven Shipley, Gregg Sutch, Cedrick Henley, Christian Isackson, Riley Boychuk, Shawn Szydlowski, Mark Voakes, Brad Navin, Nathan Lieuwen, Colin Jacobs, Alex Lepkowski, Daniel Catenacci, Joel Armia, Jonathan Parker
Toronto Maple Leafs scratches: Jeff Finger, Matthew Lombardi, Alexander Shinkar, Mike Komisarek, Colby Armstrong, Philippe Dupuis, Konstantin Volkov, Jay Rosehill, Dmitri Vorobiev, Mike Brown, Maxim Semenov, Jan Steber, Matt Lashoff, Ryan Hamilton, Leo Komarov, Korbinian Holzer, Luca Caputi, Dale Mitchell, Richard Greenop, Juraj Mikus, Luke Schenn, Joe Colborne, Grant Rollheiser, Andrew MacWilliam, Greg Scott, Tyler Bozak, Jamie Devane, Jesse Blacker, Kenny Ryan, Eric Knodel, Jerry D'Amigo, Jonas Gustavsson, Simon Gysbers, Brayden Irwin, Dave Cowan, Jussi Rynnas, Greg McKegg, Brad Ross, Petter Granberg, Sondre Olden, Sam Carrick, Daniel Brodin, Josh Nicholls, Marcel Mueller, Andrew Crescenzi, Tyler Brenner, Mark Owuya, Max Everson, David Broll, Dennis Robertson, Garret Sparks, Tony Cameranesi, Josh Leivo, Tom Nilsson, Tyler Biggs, Stuart Percy, Dennis Urban

2011-2012 season series

Every Buffalo Sabres and Toronto Maple Leafs game in the 2011-2012 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1	Final Preseason	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs, Fri, Sep 23, 2011
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final Preseason	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Sep 24, 2011

Other NHL games on Sep 23

Other NHL games on Friday, September 23, 2011
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Islanders 3 at Boston Bruins 6	Final Preseason	Game page: New York Islanders at Boston Bruins, Fri, Sep 23, 2011
Nashville Predators 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final Preseason	Game page: Nashville Predators at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Sep 23, 2011
New York Rangers 4 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final Preseason	Game page: New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils, Fri, Sep 23, 2011
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Detroit Red Wings 1	Final Preseason	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Detroit Red Wings, Fri, Sep 23, 2011
Florida Panthers 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5	Final Preseason	Game page: Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Fri, Sep 23, 2011
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Ottawa Senators 3	Final/2OT Preseason	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Ottawa Senators, Fri, Sep 23, 2011
Washington Capitals 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 3	Final Preseason	Game page: Washington Capitals at Chicago Blackhawks, Fri, Sep 23, 2011
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final/OT Preseason	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Minnesota Wild, Fri, Sep 23, 2011
St. Louis Blues 3 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final Preseason	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Colorado Avalanche, Fri, Sep 23, 2011
Anaheim Ducks 1 at San Jose Sharks 5	Final Preseason	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at San Jose Sharks, Fri, Sep 23, 2011