4–2

Final

BUF leads 4–1

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

Sabres at Maple Leafs — Conference Finals Game 5

Sabres, Conference Finals Game 5, beat Maple Leafs 4–2 at Scotiabank Arena on May 31, 1999.

🗓 Mon, May 31, 1999 · 18:30 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 5

4–2

Final · BUF

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Brian Holzinger

2 A

2 shots · 17:48 TOI · +1

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Rhett Warrener

2 A

22:07 TOI · +2

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Dixon Ward

1 G

3 shots · 15:04 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF TOR🍁

24 Shots on goal 22

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/7

26 Hits 37

12 Blocked shots 9

3 Takeaways 3

19 Giveaways 17

14 Penalty minutes 8

BUF shooting 16.7% (4/24) TOR shooting 9.1% (2/22)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

20/22

.909 SV% · 2 GA · 59:53 TOI

🍁Maple Leafs

Curtis Joseph

20/23

.870 SV% · 3 GA · 59:12 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 59-28-9 (61% win rate, 96 games)

Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs — tied after 1st: 56-36-6 (57% win rate, 98 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 59-28-9 (61% win rate, 96 games)

Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs — tied after 2nd: 56-36-6 (57% win rate, 98 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Peca · Brown · Satan 19:57

L2 Ward · Holzinger · Varada 16:33

L3 Sanderson · Juneau · Barnes 14:05

L4 Grosek · Rasmussen · Ray 5:38

D1 Zhitnik · Warrener 24:24

D2 Smehlik · McKee 21:12

D3 Woolley · Patrick 14:00

🍁Maple Leafs

L1 Sullivan · Sundin · Thomas 19:24

L2 King · Berezin · Johnson 16:30

L3 Valk · Modin · Perreault 11:27

L4 King · Adams · Domi 7:43

D1 Berard · Karpovtsev 22:36

D2 Markov · Yushkevich 20:32

D3 Cote · Kaberle 16:21

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

3–6 · Maple Leafs won

3–2 (OT) · Maple Leafs won

❓ BUF vs TOR, answered

Who won Sabres vs Maple Leafs on May 31, 1999?

Sabres won 4–2.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Maple Leafs?

The final score was Sabres 4, Maple Leafs 2.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 20 saves on 22 shots (.909 save percentage).

How did the Maple Leafs goalie play?

Curtis Joseph made 20 saves on 23 shots (.870 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

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · May 29

🍁Maple Leafs

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