The Sabres Host the Toronto Maple Leafs - Game Thread

[SkateZilla]

(Last Updated 11.22.06 06:52 PM EST)

Injuries:
Connolly - OUT - Post Concussion
Tallinder - OUT - Broken Arm
Lydman - OUT - Neck Strain / Migraines
Roy - OUT - Broken Hand - Blocked Shot
Hecht - OUT - Inner Ear Infection

Replacements/Call Ups:
Paetsch - Dressed - Relieving Tallinder
Stafford - Dressed - Call up
Funk - Dressed - Call Up
Paille - Dressed - Call Up
Ryan - Dressed - Call Up

Scratched Players:
Peters - Scratched

Returning Players:


Departing Players:
Dennis - Sent To Rochester
Card - Sent To Rochester

Useful Links:
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Updated : WGR-550 AM Stream

FINAL

#4 Toronto
Maple Leafs - 4
(GP-22, 12-6-04, 28 pts, Win % .666) (7-2-1 Last 10)
(Div:2, Con: 4, Lg:6), (GF-075, GA-068)
Special Teams : Power Play = 10th, Penalty Killing = 06th

#1 Buffalo
Sabres - 7
(GP-21, 17-03-01, 35 pts, Win % .850) (7-3-0 Last 10)
(Div: 1, Con: 1, Lg: 1), (GF-094, GA-063)
Special Teams : Power Play = 07th , Penalty Killing = 13th




1st Period Scoring:
02:19-TOR-D. TUCKER (14), Assists : T. KABERLE (13), B. MCCABE (15) - Power Play 5 On 3
03:44-TOR-K. WELLWOOD (4), Assists : B. MCCABE (16), T. KABERLE (14) - Power Play 5 On 3
10:27-BUF-M. AFINOGENOV (11), Assists : A. KOTALIK (7), T. NUMMINEN (13) - Power Play 5 on 4
12:37-BUF-J. NOVOTNY (5), Assists : T. VANEK (12), P. GAUSTAD (8) - Even Strength

2nd Period Scoring:
01:54-BUF-D. BRIERE (9), Assists : T. VANEK (13), M. AFINOGENOV (15) - Power Play 5 on 4
03:05-BUF-B. CAMPBELL (3), Assists : D. BRIERE (20), M. FUNK (2) - Even Strength
14:55-TOR-J. O'NEILL (6), Unassisted - Even Strength

3rd Period Scoring:
07:19-TOR-D. TUCKER (15), Assists : T. KABERLE (15), J. O'NEILL (8) - Even Strength
14:41-BUF-D. BRIERE (10), Assists : D. PAILLE (3), J. POMINVILLE (7) - Even Strength
18:52-BUF-J. POMINVILLE (12), Unassisted - Shorthanded 4 On 5 - Empty Net
19:12-BUF-C. DRURY (13), Assists : D. PAILLE (4), B. CAMPBELL (13) - Shorthanded 4 On 5 - Empty Net

Shots On Goal (by Period)
Team: 1st-2nd-3rd-OT
TOR: 08+12+16- Total : 36
BUF: 10+11+08- Total : 29

TOR-Raycroft: 2/10, 2/11, 0/06 - 5/27
TOR-Empty Net: x/xx, x/xx, 2/02 - 2/02
BUF-Miller: 2/08, 1/12, 0/00 - 4/36


Power Plays (by Period)
Team: 1st-2nd-3rd-OT
TOR: 2 For 5, 0 For 1, 0 For 1 - Total : 2 For 07 ( 28.5%)
BUF: 1 For 3, 1 For 3, 0 For 2 - Total : 2 For 08 ( 25.0%)


3 Stars:
1. D. Briere (BUF: 2 Goals [PP/Ev], Assist)
2. R. Miller (BUF: 32 Saves)
3. D. Tucker (TOR: 2 Goals [PP/Ev])
Notables:
x. T. Vanek (BUF: 2 Assists [Ev/PP])

Officials:
Referee: Brad Meier
Referee: Dean Morton
Linesman: Tim Nowak
Linesman: Tony Sericolo

[SkateZilla]

Re: The Sabres Host the Toronto Maple Leafs - Game Thread

Hecht Out, Mike Ryan Called Up and Dressed

[GThirst]

Re: The Sabres Host the Toronto Maple Leafs - Game Thread

What the heck? We are dropping like flys! Luckily Max and Miller are back to working order.

[JD]

Re: The Sabres Host the Toronto Maple Leafs - Game Thread

Hecht out too?? WTF!

Looks like we let them vacation all summer long, they dont seem too conditioned.

[SkateZilla]

Re: The Sabres Host the Toronto Maple Leafs - Game Thread

Hecht out too?? WTF!

Looks like we let them vacation all summer long, they dont seem too conditioned.

Hecht was nearly knocked out during hte ottawa game by Volchenkov i think it was, who hit Hecht... HARD, left his feet and everything.,..

[BillsSabresB.C.T. Fan]

Re: The Sabres Host the Toronto Maple Leafs - Game Thread

Skate, you can change Hecht's injury to ear infection they just said on the news

[SkateZilla]

Re: The Sabres Host the Toronto Maple Leafs - Game Thread

Skate, you can change Hecht's injury to ear infection they just said on the news

your joking right?

[BillsSabresB.C.T. Fan]

Re: The Sabres Host the Toronto Maple Leafs - Game Thread

your joking right?

Nope

Sabres forward Jochen Hecht is out for tonight's game against the Toronto Maple Leafs with an inner-ear problem.
http://www.wgr550.com/sabres/fullstory.php?id=2000

[hammerbillsfan]

Re: The Sabres Host the Toronto Maple Leafs - Game Thread

1-0 Leafs

[hammerbillsfan]

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2-0

[Billscusey]

WHAT THE HELL ARE THEY DOING!!!!!?????

THREE PENALTIES IN THE FIRST FIVE GOD DAMN MINUTES!!!!!! TWO GOALS DOWN ALREADY!!!!!!!!

FIX IT QUICK!

[don137]

Re: WHAT THE HELL ARE THEY DOING!!!!!?????

Its called Canadian referees....

[SkateZilla]

Re: The Sabres Host the Toronto Maple Leafs - Game Thread

Less than 3 minutes in and the refs are giving the leafs 2 5 on 3s.... WTF

[Billscusey]

Re: The Sabres Host the Toronto Maple Leafs - Game Thread

Are the Sabres drunk tonight or something? They look terrible!

[Historian]

Re: The Sabres Host the Toronto Maple Leafs - Game Thread

One of the linesman, Tim Nowak, is a high school buddy of mine.