5–4

Final

BUF leads 4–1

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BUF	0	0	0	5
TOR	0	0	0	4

Sabres at Maple Leafs — Conference Finals Game 1

Sabres, Conference Finals Game 1, beat Maple Leafs 5–4 at Scotiabank Arena on May 23, 1999.

🗓 Sun, May 23, 1999 · 13:00 CDT 📍 Scotiabank Arena, Toronto 🏒 1998-99 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 Conference Finals — Best of 7

BUF vs TOR · BUF leads 4–1 Full series →

Game 1

5–4

Final · BUF

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🍁 TOR

Mats Sundin

2 G, 1 A

4 shots · 22:57 TOI · -1

2nd star 🍁 TOR

Bryan Berard

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · 21:37 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Geoff Sanderson

1 G, 1 A

7 shots · 14:08 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF TOR🍁

21 Shots on goal 32

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 3/9

52 Hits 35

8 Blocked shots 7

1 Takeaways 4

11 Giveaways 28

20 Penalty minutes 10

BUF shooting 23.8% (5/21) TOR shooting 12.5% (4/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Dwayne Roloson

28/32

.875 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🍁Maple Leafs

Curtis Joseph

16/21

.762 SV% · 5 GA · 59:01 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 56-27-9 (61% win rate, 92 games)

Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs — tied after 1st: 55-33-6 (59% win rate, 94 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 56-27-9 (61% win rate, 92 games)

Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs — tied after 2nd: 55-33-6 (59% win rate, 94 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Peca · Brown · Varada 18:16

L2 Ward · Barnes · Juneau 14:22

L3 Sanderson · Rasmussen · Holzinger 13:20

L4 Primeau · Sylvester · Ray 5:30

D1 Zhitnik · Smehlik 27:57

D2 McKee · Warrener 18:22

D3 Woolley · Patrick 13:30

🍁Maple Leafs

L1 Sundin · Thomas · Bohonos 22:56

L2 Berezin · King · Perreault 17:56

L3 Valk · Adams · Johnson 11:19

L4 Sullivan · King · Domi 6:01

D1 Berard · Karpovtsev 21:29

D2 Markov · Yushkevich 20:15

D3 Cote · Kaberle 17:08

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

Feb 17, 1999

🍁TOR @ ⚔️BUF

3–2 (OT) · Maple Leafs won

Nov 21, 1998

⚔️BUF @ 🍁TOR

1–2 · Maple Leafs won

❓ BUF vs TOR, answered

Who won Sabres vs Maple Leafs on May 23, 1999?

Sabres won 5–4.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Maple Leafs?

The final score was Sabres 5, Maple Leafs 4.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dwayne Roloson made 28 saves on 32 shots (.875 save percentage).

How did the Maple Leafs goalie play?

Curtis Joseph made 16 saves on 21 shots (.762 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Maple Leafs played?

At Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, the Maple Leafs home rink.

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🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

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