Sabres 4–1 Maple Leafs — Final Score & Stats (Jan 1, 2009)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
⚔️ BUF	0	3	1	4
🍁 TOR	0	0	1	1

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Derek Roy

2 G, 1 A

2 shots · 20:46 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Jason Pominville

2 G

2 shots · 17:24 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Thomas Vanek

2 A

4 shots · 17:14 TOI

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

2nd period

⚔️ Jason Pominville PP Go-ahead 2nd · 06:50

Assists: Derek Roy, Jaroslav Spacek · beat Curtis Joseph

1–0

⚔️ Derek Roy 2nd · 09:11

Assists: Thomas Vanek, Drew Stafford · beat Curtis Joseph

2–0

⚔️ Jason Pominville 2nd · 11:29

Unassisted · beat Curtis Joseph

3–0

3rd period

⚔️ Derek Roy PP 3rd · 05:58

Assists: Thomas Vanek, Drew Stafford · beat Curtis Joseph

4–0

🍁 John Mitchell 3rd · 08:29

Assists: Jamal Mayers, Ian White · beat Ryan Miller

4–1

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Roy · Gaustad · Pominville 19:23

L2 Vanek · Mair · Kotalik 17:00

L3 Hecht · Stafford · Afinogenov 12:53

L4 MacArthur · Ellis · Paille 8:54

D1 Lydman · Sekera 21:42

D2 Spacek · Tallinder 20:00

D3 Numminen · Butler 17:30

🍁Maple Leafs

L1 Blake · Grabovski · Stempniak 16:50

L2 Hagman · Ponikarovsky · Moore 16:38

L3 Kulemin · Tlusty · Antropov 14:49

L4 Hollweg · Mitchell · Mayers 9:28

D1 White · Kubina 25:54

D2 Kaberle · Frogren 20:38

D3 Finger · Sifers 13:28

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF TOR🍁

20 Shots on goal 28

2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/5

26 Hits 12

18 Blocked shots 9

9 Takeaways 7

9 Giveaways 10

10 Penalty minutes 8

BUF shooting 20.0% (4/20) TOR shooting 3.6% (1/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

27/28

.964 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🍁Maple Leafs

Curtis Joseph

16/20

.800 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 3-5-1 (33% win rate, 9 games)

Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs — tied after 1st: 2-4-1 (29% win rate, 7 games)

After 2nd — 3–0

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-3 (0% win rate, 3 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Season series tied 1–1

Dec 122008 🍁TOR @ ⚔️BUF 2–1 Apr 12008 ⚔️BUF @ 🍁TOR 4–3 SO Mar 212008 🍁TOR @ ⚔️BUF 4–1 Mar 152008 ⚔️BUF @ 🍁TOR 6–2 Feb 212008 ⚔️BUF @ 🍁TOR 5–1

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❓ BUF vs TOR, answered

Who won Sabres vs Maple Leafs on January 1, 2009?

Sabres won 4–1. The final score was Sabres 4, Maple Leafs 1.

Who scored for Sabres?

Derek Roy (2), Jason Pominville (2).

Who scored for Maple Leafs?

John Mitchell.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 27 saves on 28 shots (.964 save percentage).

How did the Maple Leafs goalie play?

Curtis Joseph made 16 saves on 20 shots (.800 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 30 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 4–2 AfterJan 3 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 4–2

🍁 Maple Leafs

BeforeDec 30 🐦ATL @ 🍁TOR 3–4 AfterJan 3 🏛️OTT @ 🍁TOR 1–3

Also on January 1

🐙DET 6–4 🪶CHI 🐧PIT 2–4 🐻BOS ⚡TBL 4–7 🦅WSH 🐋VAN 2–1 🐯NSH

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