Sabres 8–4 Maple Leafs — Final Score & Stats (Jan 26, 2006)

The game

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

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Three stars

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1st star ⚔️ BUF

Thomas Vanek

2 G

5 shots · 11:52 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Chris Drury

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 21:53 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Ryan Miller

33 saves

0.892 SV% · 4 GA

Scoring

12 goals · in order

1st period

🍁 Alexander Steen PP Go-ahead 1st · 04:08

Assists: Kyle Wellwood, Mats Sundin · beat Ryan Miller

0–1

⚔️ Jochen Hecht Tying 1st · 12:38

Assists: Paul Gaustad, Maxim Afinogenov · beat Ed Belfour

1–1

⚔️ Derek Roy Go-ahead 1st · 18:12

Assists: Maxim Afinogenov, Jay McKee · beat Ed Belfour

2–1

2nd period

⚔️ Brian Campbell PP 2nd · 03:11

Assists: Chris Drury, Jason Pominville · beat Ed Belfour

3–1

⚔️ Thomas Vanek 2nd · 03:21

Unassisted · beat Ed Belfour

4–1

🍁 Alexander Steen PP 2nd · 08:04

Assists: Kyle Wellwood, Tomas Kaberle · beat Ryan Miller

4–2

🍁 Alexei Ponikarovsky 2nd · 13:17

Assists: Nik Antropov, Ken Klee · beat Ryan Miller

4–3

⚔️ Jason Pominville 2nd · 13:56

Unassisted · beat Mikael Tellqvist

5–3

🍁 Alexander Khavanov SH 2nd · 16:20

Assists: Chad Kilger, Mats Sundin · beat Ryan Miller

5–4

3rd period

⚔️ Chris Drury PP 3rd · 06:18

Assists: Ales Kotalik, Brian Campbell · beat Mikael Tellqvist

6–4

⚔️ Thomas Vanek PP 3rd · 12:47

Assists: Jochen Hecht, Rory Fitzpatrick · beat Mikael Tellqvist

7–4

⚔️ Jay McKee SH Empty net 3rd · 19:59

Unassisted

8–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Drury · Hecht · Kotalik 19:23

L2 Gaustad · Pominville · Grier 16:20

L3 Vanek · Roy · Afinogenov 13:57

L4 Paille · Peters · Dumont 10:09

D1 Lydman · Kalinin 23:02

D2 McKee · Tallinder 21:06

D3 Campbell · Fitzpatrick 11:30

🍁Maple Leafs

L1 Steen · Allison · Sundin 22:04

L2 Ponikarovsky · Wellwood · Antropov 19:25

L3 Kilger · O'Neill · Domi 12:22

L4 Stajan · Wilm · Belak 5:20

D1 Kaberle · Khavanov 26:22

D2 Klee · Wozniewski 20:44

D3 Kronwall · Berg 8:40

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF TOR🍁

32 Shots on goal 37

3/8 Power play (goals / chances) 2/8

18 Hits 27

15 Blocked shots 8

7 Takeaways 4

12 Giveaways 11

18 Penalty minutes 18

BUF shooting 25.0% (8/32) TOR shooting 10.8% (4/37)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

33/37

.892 SV% · 4 GA · 59:44 TOI

🍁Maple Leafs

Ed Belfour

12/16

.750 SV% · 4 GA · 23:21 TOI

Mikael Tellqvist

12/15

.800 SV% · 3 GA · 35:15 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 6-1-1 (75% win rate, 8 games)

Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 1-4-1 (17% win rate, 6 games)

After 2nd — 5–4

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 9-1-1 (82% win rate, 11 games)

Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-11-1 (8% win rate, 13 games)

Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 2–1

Dec 292005 ⚔️BUF @ 🍁TOR 3–4 SO 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

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Who won Sabres vs Maple Leafs on January 26, 2006?

Sabres won 8–4. The final score was Sabres 8, Maple Leafs 4.

Who scored for Sabres?

Thomas Vanek (2), Brian Campbell, Chris Drury, Derek Roy, Jason Pominville, Jay McKee, Jochen Hecht.

Who scored for Maple Leafs?

Alexander Steen (2), Alexander Khavanov, Alexei Ponikarovsky.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 33 saves on 37 shots (.892 save percentage).

How did the Maple Leafs goalie play?

Ed Belfour made 12 saves on 16 shots (.750 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?

Sabres lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeJan 24 ⚔️BUF @ 🗽NYR 2–1 AfterJan 31 ⚔️BUF @ 🐦ATL 5–2

🍁 Maple Leafs

BeforeJan 23 🍁TOR @ 🏛️OTT 3–4 AfterJan 28 🇨🇦MTL @ 🍁TOR 4–3

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