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Maple Leafs aim for split in home-and-home series vs. Sabres

Mar 24, 2007 - 2:45 PM Buffalo (48-19-7)) at Toronto (35-29-10) 7:00 pm EDT

TORONTO (Ticker) -- The Toronto Maple Leafs are not very impressive at home, but they need to change that quick to move up in conference standing.

The Maple Leafs will go in search of a split in their home-and-home series against the Western Conference-leading Buffalo Sabres on Saturday.

At 80 points, Toronto trails defending champion Carolina (37-29-8) by two points for the eighth and final spot in the West postseason picture.

Toronto is just 16-15-5 at the Air Canada Centre this season, but it has won four straight games here.

On Friday, goaltender Andrew Raycroft gave up four third-period tallies as the Sabres rallied for a 5-4 triumph over the Maples in the opener.

Drew Stafford scored the game-winning goal for Buffalo, which has won four of its last five games since a four-game losing streak from March 7-13.

With a playoff spot already clinched and the best record overall, the Sabres had a seven-point lead over Ottawa (44-23-8) for first place in the Northest Division.








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    FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    BUFFALO 1 0 0 1
    TORONTO 1 2 1 4 FINAL
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: TOR - (PP) DARCY TUCKER 23 (KYLE WELLWOOD, BRYAN MCCABE)
    3:28
    BUF - JOCHEN HECHT 17 (CLARKE MACARTHUR, ADAM MAIR) 18:57
    2ND PRD: TOR - DARCY TUCKER 24 (KYLE WELLWOOD, NIK ANTROPOV) 1:45
    TOR - CARLO COLAIACOVO 6 (BOYD

    Mar 24 9:32 PM


  • NHL
    BUFFALO 1
    TORONTO 4
    3RD PRD: TOR - NIK ANTROPOV 17 (BRYAN MCCABE, ALEXEI PONIKAROVSKY)
    5:04

    Sabres vs. Maple LeafsMar 24 9:08 PM


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    END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    BUFFALO 1 0 1
    TORONTO 1 2 3 END OF THE 2ND
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: TOR - (PP) DARCY TUCKER 23 (KYLE WELLWOOD, BRYAN MCCABE)
    3:28
    BUF - JOCHEN HECHT 17 (CLARKE MACARTHUR, ADAM MAIR) 18:57
    2ND PRD: TOR - DARCY TUCKER 24 (KYLE WELLWOOD, NIK ANTROPOV) 1:45
    TOR - CARLO COLAI

    Mar 24 8:40 PM


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    BUFFALO 1
    TORONTO 3
    2ND PRD: TOR - CARLO COLAIACOVO 6 (BOYD DEVEREAUX, MATT STAJAN) 3:34

    Sabres vs. Maple LeafsMar 24 8:09 PM


  • NHL
    BUFFALO 1
    TORONTO 2
    2ND PRD: TOR - DARCY TUCKER 24 (KYLE WELLWOOD, NIK ANTROPOV) 1:45

    Sabres vs. Maple LeafsMar 24 8:05 PM


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    END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    BUFFALO 1 1
    TORONTO 1 1 END OF THE 1ST
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: TOR - (PP) DARCY TUCKER 23 (KYLE WELLWOOD, BRYAN MCCABE)
    3:28
    BUF - JOCHEN HECHT 17 (CLARKE MACARTHUR, ADAM MAIR) 18:57
    SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    BUF 4

    Mar 24 7:44 PM


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    BUFFALO 1
    TORONTO 1
    1ST PRD: BUF - JOCHEN HECHT 17 (CLARKE MACARTHUR, ADAM MAIR) 18:57

    Sabres vs. Maple LeafsMar 24 7:43 PM


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    BUFFALO 0
    TORONTO 1
    1ST PRD: TOR - (PP) DARCY TUCKER 23 (KYLE WELLWOOD, BRYAN MCCABE) 3:28

    Sabres vs. Maple LeafsMar 24 7:16 PM

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