Maple Leafs goaltender Jonas Gustavsson played the entire first period of Tuesday’s game in Montreal, but was later taken to hospital for precautionary reasons, due to an elevated heart rate.
During training camp in September, Gustavsson underwent surgery that was supposed to bring the problem under control.
Joey McDonald replaced Gustavsson in net, as both goalies shared the shutout in a 3-0 Toronto victory.
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Leafs scorers: (none)
Sabres scorers: Kennedy (2), Tallinder (1), Hecht (4)
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Forward lines: Ponikarovsky-Stajan-Kessel, Blake-Grabovski-Hagman, Kulemin-Primeau-Stempniak, Hanson-Mayers-Orr
Defence pairings: Kaberle-Komisarek, Beauchemin-Gunnarson, Schenn-White
Goaltenders: Gustavsson (Loss, 58:56 minutes played, 28 saves, 2 GA), MacDonald (0:00)
Noteworthy:
-The Leafs were shutout for the first time this season. Sabres’ goaltender Ryan Miller earned his third shutout of the year, the 15th of his career.
-Toronto is 0-12-4 when trailing after two periods, and a league-wort 2-7-3 on home ice.
-Carl Gunnarsson left the game after the first period with a shoulder injury.
-Mike Komisarek logged 16:53 of ice time in his first game since Nov. 10 after missing eight games with a torn quadricep.
