Sabres 3–4 Maple Leafs — Final Score & Stats (Dec 29, 2005)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Tim Connolly

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · 20:28 TOI

2nd star 🍁 TOR

Alexei Ponikarovsky

1 G

3 shots · 16:41 TOI

3rd star 🍁 TOR

Bryan McCabe

1 G

2 shots · 28:03 TOI

Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🍁 Alexei Ponikarovsky SH Go-ahead 1st · 14:00

Assists: Matt Stajan · beat Martin Biron

0–1

🍁 Bryan McCabe 1st · 15:47

Assists: Tie Domi, Clarke Wilm · beat Martin Biron

0–2

⚔️ Tim Connolly 1st · 17:14

Assists: Thomas Vanek, Ales Kotalik · beat Ed Belfour

1–2

2nd period

⚔️ Henrik Tallinder SH Tying 2nd · 04:37

Assists: Tim Connolly · beat Ed Belfour

2–2

🍁 Darcy Tucker PP Go-ahead 2nd · 05:55

Assists: Kyle Wellwood, Tomas Kaberle · beat Martin Biron

2–3

3rd period

⚔️ Jason Pominville PP Tying 3rd · 08:07

Assists: Brian Campbell, Tim Connolly · beat Ed Belfour

3–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Connolly · Hecht · Drury 18:43

L2 Roy · Grier · Kotalik 17:47

L3 Vanek · Pominville · Afinogenov 14:35

L4 Paille · Gaustad · Mair 9:28

D1 Lydman · Tallinder 23:40

D2 Campbell · Numminen 20:00

D3 McKee · Fitzpatrick 17:24

🍁Maple Leafs

L1 Sundin · Wellwood · Tucker 18:16

L2 Ponikarovsky · Kilger · Pohl 16:13

L3 O'Neill · Wilm · Czerkawski 14:46

L4 Stajan · Domi · Belak 11:36

D1 Kaberle · McCabe 28:55

D2 Klee · Khavanov 20:12

D3 Berg · Kronwall 15:55

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF TOR🍁

30 Shots on goal 28

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

17 Hits 25

15 Blocked shots 23

8 Takeaways 12

8 Giveaways 10

12 Penalty minutes 10

BUF shooting 10.0% (3/30) TOR shooting 14.3% (4/28)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Martin Biron

25/28

.893 SV% · 3 GA · 64:53 TOI

🍁Maple Leafs

Ed Belfour

27/30

.900 SV% · 3 GA · 65:00 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-3 (50% win rate, 6 games)

Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 4-2-1 (57% win rate, 7 games)

After 2nd — 2–3

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 6-4 (60% win rate, 10 games)

Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 7-0-1 (88% win rate, 8 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Nov 112005 🍁TOR @ ⚔️BUF 2–5 Apr 22004 🍁TOR @ ⚔️BUF 2–0 Mar 152004 🍁TOR @ ⚔️BUF 6–5 OT Mar 62004 ⚔️BUF @ 🍁TOR 5–1 Feb 142004 ⚔️BUF @ 🍁TOR 6–4

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Who won Sabres vs Maple Leafs on December 29, 2005?

Maple Leafs won 4–3 in a shootout. The final score was Sabres 3, Maple Leafs 4.

Who scored for Sabres?

Henrik Tallinder, Jason Pominville, Tim Connolly.

Who scored for Maple Leafs?

Alexei Ponikarovsky, Bryan McCabe, Darcy Tucker.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 25 saves on 28 shots (.893 save percentage).

How did the Maple Leafs goalie play?

Ed Belfour made 27 saves on 30 shots (.900 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Maple Leafs played?

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

What is the Sabres vs Maple Leafs season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeDec 26 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 3–6 AfterDec 30 🐦ATL @ ⚔️BUF 1–4

🍁 Maple Leafs

BeforeDec 27 🍁TOR @ 🐧PIT 3–2 AfterDec 31 🍁TOR @ 😈NJD 6–3

Also on December 29

🔔PHI 4–3 🌪️CAR 😈NJD 2–6 🐧PIT 🎵STL 0–3 ⭐DAL 👑LAK 5–6 🌵PHX 🌲MIN 2–4 🔥CGY

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