| Buffalo Sabres (21-10-3, 45pts) | Game #35 | Toronto Maple Leafs (13-16-7, 33pts) | |||
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| Date: | December 21, 2009 | Location: | Toronto , ON |
| Time: | 7:00 p.m. ET | Arena: | Air Canada Centre |
| TV: | Versus | SBN Affiliate/ Blogs | Pension Plan Puppets |
| Radio: | WGR (550AM) | Season Series | BUF 3-0-0,TOR 0-2-1 |
| Final Score | |||
| Buffalo Sabres | Category | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 89 (2.62) | Goals For | 103 (2.86) |
| 73 (2.15) | Goals Against | 125 (3.47) |
| 1070 (31.5) | Shots For | 1219 (33.9) |
| 1032 (30.4) | Shots Against | 1089 (30.2) |
| 25/154 - 16.2% (27) | Power Play | 26/135 - 19.3% (14) |
| 18/118 - 84.8% (5) | Penalty Kill | 38/132 - 71.2% (30) |
Game Notes
- The Sabres and the Leafs met in Buffalo on Friday night. The Sabres were victorious by a 5-2 margin but four goals were scored against Vesa Toskala.
- Toni Lydman has a goal and two assists in his last two games for the Sabres.
- If you need to get to sleep early tonight, it should be fine. The Sabes are 15-0-0 when they lead after two periods and they are 1-10-0 when they are trailing after two periods. Their record when tied after two periods is 5-0-3.
- The Sabres have improved to a plus-13 goal differential when playing 5-on-5. The Leafs are a minus-2 when playing 5-on-5.
- Tim Connolly leads the Sabres struggling power play with points. Connolly has three goals and nine assists with the man advantage.
- Jason Pominville has four assists and is a plus-5 in three games against the Leafs this season.
- Paul Gaustad is expected to play in his 300th NHL game tonight.
- The Sabres are 2-1-0 in Monday night games this season; the Leafs are 3-2-1 on Monday nights.
- Thomas Vanek and Patrick Kaleta will both miss the game with injury, Nathan Paetsch will play on the fourth line.
Starting Goalies
Projected Lines