Game Summary – Apr. 8: Buffalo 3 at Toronto 1
April 8, 2009 by RobDM
Filed under Leafs Game Day
Leafs scorers: Finger (6)
Sabres scorers: Pominville (18), Vanek (38), Gaustad (12)
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Forward lines: Ponikarovsky-Grabovski-Kulemin, Blake-Stajan-Hanson, Hagman-Mitchell-Devereaux, May-Mayers-Stempniak
Defence pairings: Kubina-Harrison, Kaberle-Finger, White-Schenn
Goaltenders: Joseph (Loss, 57:54 minutes played, 26 saves, 3 GA), Gerber (0:00)
Noteworthy:
-Brad May was acknowledged for becoming the 243rd player in NHL history to play in 1,000 career games. May is the 21st player in Toronto history to play his 1000th career game in a Leafs uniform. Red Kelly, the first Leaf player to accomplish the feat, was on hand at ACC for the ceremony.
-Christian Hanson earned his first career assist.
-The loss by Curtis Joseph in goal was the 352nd of his career, tying him for the NHL all-time lead in that category with Gump Worsley.
Game Summary – Mar. 12: Tampa Bay 4 at Toronto 1
March 13, 2009 by RobDM
Filed under Leafs Game Day
Leafs scorers: Stempniak (13)
Lightning scorers: Pettinger (4), St. Louis (25), Malone (24), Szczehura (3)
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Forward lines: Ponikarovsky-Grabovski-Devereaux, Blake-Stajan-Stempniak, Kulemin-Mitchell-Hamilton, May-Mayers-Ondrus
Defence pairings: Kubina-Stralman, Schenn-Finger, White-Oreskovic
Goaltenders: Gerber (Loss 60:00 minutes played, 26 saves, 4 GA), Joseph (0:00)
Noteworthy:
-Lee Stempniak has 3 goals in two games played with the Leafs vs. Tampa Bay this season (two goals on Feb. 12 @ TB).
-Head coach Ron Wilson was ejected in the last minute of the third period after protesting too loudly when Ben Ondrus was assessed a ten-minute misconduct. Ondrus had received excessive stick work from Tampa’s Evgeny Artyukhin on a faceoff, leading to a heated exchange between the players.


