Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs

Thursday, February 21, 2013, 7:00 PM ET Air Canada Centre, Toronto Regular Season Final

Final score

The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–1 on Thursday, February 21, 2013 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs
Team	Goals	2012-2013 record
Buffalo Sabres	1	21-21-6
at Toronto Maple Leafs	3	26-17-5

Goals by period

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

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	13	6	13	32
Toronto Maple Leafs	10	15	11	36

Three stars

J. van Riemsdyk, Toronto Maple Leafs (2 goals)
P. Kessel, Toronto Maple Leafs (2 assists)
B. Scrivens, Toronto Maple Leafs (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	13:20	Buffalo Sabres	Tyler Ennis (1)	Drew Stafford (1)	Even strength	BUF 1, TOR 0
2nd	01:15	Toronto Maple Leafs	Dion Phaneuf (1)	Phil Kessel (1), Cody Franson (1)	Power play	BUF 1, TOR 1
2nd	18:04	Toronto Maple Leafs	James van Riemsdyk (1)	Phil Kessel (2), Michael Kostka (1)	Even strength	BUF 1, TOR 2
3rd	14:28	Toronto Maple Leafs	James van Riemsdyk (2)	Cody Franson (2), Dion Phaneuf (1)	Power play	BUF 1, TOR 3

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	32	36
Power play	0 of 3	2 of 5
Penalty minutes	17	13
Hits	37	32
Blocked shots	17	20
Giveaways	8	12
Takeaways	6	9
Faceoffs won	38/66 (57.6%)	28/66 (42.4%)

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 9 S. Ott	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	0	0	100%	20:45
Number 12 K. Porter	C	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	42.9%	14:34
Number 19 C. Hodgson	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	60%	19:04
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	50%	16:30
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	0	66.7%	18:18
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	2	0	100%	21:34
Number 32 J. Scott	L	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	0		03:18
Number 36 P. Kaleta	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		07:56
Number 42 N. Gerbe	C	0	0	0	0	4	2	3	0	0		14:30
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	1	0	40%	08:01
Number 63 T. Ennis	R	1	0	1	0	0	6	0	1	0	14.3%	16:26
Number 82 M. Foligno	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		15:09
Number 6 M. Weber	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		12:51
Number 10 C. Ehrhoff	D	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	3	0		28:35
Number 24 R. Regehr	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	2	0		18:31
Number 33 T. Brennan	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	0		11:26
Number 52 A. Sulzer	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	3	1	0		20:59
Number 57 T. Myers	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	4	0		22:09

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	36	33	3	.917	57:35	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 11 J. McClement	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	0		18:20
Number 16 C. MacArthur	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		16:20
Number 18 M. Brown	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	0	0		05:27
Number 20 D. Steckel	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	25%	06:39
Number 21 J. van Riemsdyk	L	2	0	2	0	0	6	2	0	1		20:48
Number 38 F. McLaren	L	0	0	0	0	5	3	1	0	0		04:11
Number 41 N. Kulemin	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		15:33
Number 42 T. Bozak	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	44.4%	19:49
Number 43 N. Kadri	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	58.3%	16:07
Number 47 L. Komarov	R	0	0	0	0	2	4	7	0	0	100%	12:58
Number 81 P. Kessel	R	0	2	2	0	0	2	1	0	0		19:01
Number 84 M. Grabovski	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	36.8%	16:37
Number 3 D. Phaneuf	D	1	1	2	0	2	2	1	3	1		23:49
Number 4 C. Franson	D	0	2	2	0	0	4	2	0	0		19:13
Number 36 C. Gunnarsson	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0		22:45
Number 45 M. Fraser	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	0		16:09
Number 53 M. Kostka	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	0		19:42
Number 55 K. Holzer	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	0		18:32

Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 B. Scrivens	32	31	1	.969	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	15:08	Toronto Maple Leafs	Mike Brown	Roughing	2
1st	19:18	Buffalo Sabres	Alexander Sulzer	Holding	2
2nd	03:38	Buffalo Sabres	Nathan Gerbe	Tripping	2
2nd	07:08	Buffalo Sabres	Kevin Porter	Interference goalkeeper	2
2nd	12:55	Toronto Maple Leafs	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
3rd	03:07	Toronto Maple Leafs	Frazer McLaren	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	03:07	Buffalo Sabres	John Scott	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	04:14	Toronto Maple Leafs	Dion Phaneuf	Roughing	2
3rd	04:14	Buffalo Sabres	Nathan Gerbe	Roughing	2
3rd	12:36	Buffalo Sabres	Kevin Porter	Tripping	2
3rd	13:20	Buffalo Sabres	Jochen Hecht	Delaying game puck over glass	2
3rd	16:00	Toronto Maple Leafs	Leo Komarov	Holding	2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Ron Rolston
Toronto Maple Leafs head coach: Randy Carlyle
Referees: Dave Jackson, Dean Morton
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Brad Kovachik
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Jordan Leopold, Andrej Sekera, Mikhail Grigorenko
Toronto Maple Leafs scratches: John-Michael Liles, Colton Orr, Mike Komisarek

2012-2013 season series

Every Buffalo Sabres and Toronto Maple Leafs game in the 2012-2013 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs, Mon, Jan 21, 2013
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final/OT	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Jan 29, 2013
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs, Thu, Feb 21, 2013
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Buffalo Sabres 5	Final/SO	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Mar 21, 2013

Other NHL games on Feb 21

Other NHL games on Thursday, February 21, 2013
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 5 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Feb 21, 2013
New Jersey Devils 3 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals, Thu, Feb 21, 2013
Winnipeg Jets 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Feb 21, 2013
New York Islanders 4 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final/OT	Game page: New York Islanders at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Feb 21, 2013
New York Rangers 2 at Ottawa Senators 3	Final/SO	Game page: New York Rangers at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Feb 21, 2013
Boston Bruins 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Feb 21, 2013
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Detroit Red Wings 2	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Feb 21, 2013
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Dallas Stars 3	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Dallas Stars, Thu, Feb 21, 2013
Minnesota Wild 3 at Edmonton Oilers 1	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Feb 21, 2013

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