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29/12/2007
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Toronto Maple Leafs 4 , Buffalo Sabres 5
Shots: 22 - 32
PP: 1 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:54/67=80 %, Challenges:30/38=76 %
PP: 2 of 4 (9 shots), Passing:78/90=86 %, Challenges:52/57=89 %
Attendance: 18819 of 18819 (Air Canada Centre)
Ticket income: 863792 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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01:59 1-0
Jirí Tlustý [11] (Niklas Hagman, Alexei Ponikarovsky)
08:45 2-0
Bryan McCabe [3] (Dominic Moore, Tomas Kaberle)
16:23 2-1
Jason Pominville [29] (Thomas Vanek, Craig Rivet)PP
18:13 2-2
Maxim Afinogenov [20] (Tim Connolly, Daniel Paillé)PP
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28:13 3-2
Matt Stajan [11] (Mark Bell, Kris Newbury)PP
28:49 3-3
Maxim Afinogenov [21] (Trevor Linden, Craig Rivet)
34:36 3-4
Jason Pominville [30] (Thomas Vanek, Adam Mair)
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40:44 3-5
Maxim Afinogenov [22] (Jochen Hecht, Tim Connolly)
50:11 4-5
Alexei Ponikarovsky [14] (Jirí Tlustý)
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Penalty summary:
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03:54
Adam Mair (2 min for high-sticking)
14:43
Ryan Hollweg (5 min for high-sticking)
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27:54
Mark Mancari (2 min for roughing)
29:21
Tomas Kaberle (2 min for slashing)
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45:43
Luke Schenn (2 min for boarding)
48:15
Adam Mair (2 min for hooking)
48:55
Craig Rivet (2 min for roughing)
48:55
Matt Stajan (2 min for roughing)
57:34
Kris Newbury (2 min for hooking)
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Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Boyd Devereaux 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7.40 5
R Alexander Steen 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 -2 19.20 6
R Matt Stajan 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 17.50 6
R Jason Blake 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 2 15.10 7
C Kris Newbury 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 9.00 6
C Ryan Hollweg 0 0 2 0 1 0 5 -2 11.40 5
C Jirí Tlustý 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 15.20 7
C Dominic Moore 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 12.40 6
L Nik Antropov 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 8.40 5
L Mark Bell 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 -1 19.40 8
L Niklas Hagman 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 14.00 7
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 17.40 8
D Luke Schenn 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -2 11.30 4
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 21.30 6
D Bryan McCabe 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 2 27.00 10
D Staffan Kronwall 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 -2 13.20 5
D Pavel Kubina 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 25.40 9
D Tomas Kaberle 0 1 1 3 0 0 2 2 21.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 5 0 27 0 0 60.00 4
G Curtis Joseph 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mark Mancari 0 0 2 3 0 1 2 0 8.20 8
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 11.10 6
R Maxim Afinogenov 3 0 7 1 1 0 0 0 18.40 10
R Jason Pominville 2 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 20.30 9
C Trevor Linden 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 8.50 6
C Drew Stafford 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11.10 5
C Tim Connolly 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 16.50 8
C Derek Roy 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 19.50 6
L Adam Mair 0 1 0 5 0 1 4 1 8.50 7
L Daniel Paillé 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 14.20 7
L Jochen Hecht 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 -1 16.20 7
L Thomas Vanek 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 20.30 9
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 14.20 6
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 15.40 6
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 26.40 6
D Chris Chelios 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 -1 15.10 7
D Toni Lydman 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 22.40 7
D Craig Rivet 0 2 2 1 0 1 2 1 25.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 4 0 18 0 0 60.00 4
G Patrick Lalime 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Maxim Afinogenov
2nd star: Jason Pominville
3rd star: Thomas Vanek
Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Mark Bell notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Bryan McCabe finally ended his 20 game goal drought.
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Daniel Paillé has marked a new career high in points with 12 points.
-Maxim Afinogenov scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Jason Pominville scored his 30th goal of the season.
-Jason Pominville ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Jaroslav Spacek had his 9 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
St. Johns Maple Leafs 2( 22) , Rochester Americans 1( 14)
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0-1 ROC Paul Gaustad (Dylan Hunter)
1-1 SJM Johnny Pohl (Derrick Walser, Simon Gamache)
2-1 SJM Johnny Pohl (Derrick Walser)
Goalies: Justin Pogge - Adam Dennis