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2011-12 regular season

Maple Leafs at Sabres

🗓 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 1–0

Sabres beat Maple Leafs 5–4 at KeyBank Center on December 16, 2011.

TOR – BUF
33–29
Shots on goal
1/2–3/6
Power play
20–21
Hits
13–15
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚔️ BUF
Thomas Vanek
2 G, 2 A
5 shots · 19:16 TOI
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Tyler Ennis
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 18:51 TOI
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
Jason Pominville
2 A
5 shots · 18:03 TOI

Scoring

9 goals · in order
2nd period
🍁 Joffrey Lupul Go-ahead 2nd · 01:49
Assists: Phil Kessel · beat Ryan Miller
1–0
⚔️ Drew Stafford PP Tying 2nd · 04:11
Assists: Thomas Vanek, Jason Pominville · beat James Reimer
1–1
🍁 Dion Phaneuf PP Go-ahead 2nd · 09:03
Assists: Tyler Bozak, John-Michael Liles · beat Ryan Miller
2–1
⚔️ Thomas Vanek Tying 2nd · 09:22
Assists: Zack Kassian · beat James Reimer
2–2
⚔️ Tyler Ennis PP Go-ahead 2nd · 14:08
Assists: Jason Pominville, Thomas Vanek · beat James Reimer
2–3
⚔️ Andrej Sekera PP 2nd · 18:01
Assists: Christian Ehrhoff, Tyler Ennis · beat James Reimer
2–4
3rd period
🍁 Nikolay Kulemin 3rd · 09:57
Unassisted · beat Ryan Miller
3–4
⚔️ Thomas Vanek 3rd · 15:44
Assists: Derek Roy · beat James Reimer
3–5
🍁 Mikhail Grabovski 3rd · 16:15
Assists: Carl Gunnarsson, Joey Crabb · beat Ryan Miller
4–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🍁Maple Leafs
L1 Lupul · Bozak · Kessel 20:54
L2 Kulemin · Connolly · Grabovski 15:23
L3 MacArthur · Armstrong · Frattin 11:56
L4 Steckel · Dupuis · Crabb 8:35
D1 Liles · Gunnarsson 23:59
D2 Gardiner · Franson 19:52
D3 Schenn · Phaneuf 16:06
⚔️Sabres
L1 Gaustad · Roy · Stafford 20:17
L2 Vanek · Ennis · Pominville 18:51
L3 Adam · Szczechura · Kassian 13:34
L4 Ellis · McCormick 8:54
D1 Ehrhoff · Leopold 22:28
D2 Weber · Sekera 18:06
D3 Regehr · Gragnani 15:30
D4 McNabb 6:48

Team stats

Away left · home right
🍁TOR BUF⚔️
33 Shots on goal 29
1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 3/6
20 Hits 21
13 Blocked shots 15
2 Takeaways 6
9 Giveaways 10
23 Penalty minutes 4
TOR shooting 12.1% (4/33) BUF shooting 17.2% (5/29)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🍁Maple Leafs
James Reimer
24/29
.828 SV% · 5 GA · 58:44 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Ryan Miller
29/33
.879 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located
Joffrey Lupul · 2nd 01:49 · 1–0 Drew Stafford · 2nd 04:11 · 1–1 Dion Phaneuf · 2nd 09:03 · 2–1 Thomas Vanek · 2nd 09:22 · 2–2 Tyler Ennis · 2nd 14:08 · 2–3 Andrej Sekera · 2nd 18:01 · 2–4 Nikolay Kulemin · 3rd 09:57 · 3–4 Thomas Vanek · 3rd 15:44 · 3–5 Mikhail Grabovski · 3rd 16:15 · 4–5
TOR BUF
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Maple Leafs
Maple Leafs — tied after 1st: 4-4-1 (44% win rate, 9 games)
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 1st: 5-6 (45% win rate, 11 games)
After 2nd — 2–4
Maple Leafs
Maple Leafs — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-3-1 (20% win rate, 5 games)
Sabres
Sabres — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 5-0 (100% win rate, 5 games)

Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 1–0
Mar 292011 ⚔️BUF @ 🍁TOR 3–4 Mar 122011 ⚔️BUF @ 🍁TOR 3–4 Feb 162011 🍁TOR @ ⚔️BUF 2–1 Feb 52011 🍁TOR @ ⚔️BUF 2–6 Nov 262010 🍁TOR @ ⚔️BUF 1–3
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Who won Maple Leafs vs Sabres on December 16, 2011?

Sabres won 5–4. The final score was Maple Leafs 4, Sabres 5.

Who scored for Maple Leafs?

Dion Phaneuf, Joffrey Lupul, Mikhail Grabovski, Nikolay Kulemin.

Who scored for Sabres?

Thomas Vanek (2), Andrej Sekera, Drew Stafford, Tyler Ennis.

How did the Maple Leafs goalie play?

James Reimer made 24 saves on 29 shots (.828 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 29 saves on 33 shots (.879 save percentage).

Where is Maple Leafs vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Maple Leafs vs Sabres season series?

Sabres lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🍁 Maple Leafs
BeforeDec 13 🌪️CAR @ 🍁TOR 1–2 AfterDec 17 🐋VAN @ 🍁TOR 5–3
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeDec 13 🏛️OTT @ ⚔️BUF 3–2 AfterDec 17 ⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT 3–8
Also on December 16
🐧PIT 4–6 🏛️OTT 🔥CGY 2–3 🐆FLA ⭐DAL 3–6 😈NJD 🦆ANA 1–4 🪶CHI
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