Tim Connolly scored twice, including the overtime winner, as the Buffalo Sabres defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Friday night at the HSBC arena. Drew Stafford also scored for Buffalo (8-1-1) while Ian White and Mikhail Grabovski responded for the Leafs. Ryan Miller withstood a barrage of shots in the final frame as he stopped all [...] Continue Reading

The Battle of the QEW will begin anew Friday, as the Buffalo Sabres host the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Northeast Division rivals first meeting of the season. The Sabres (7-1-1) enter the contest as one of the NHL’s hottest teams, having won three straight and sit first in the Northeast Division. “We’re happy,” goalie Ryan Miller [...] Continue Reading

The trio of Mikhail Grabovski, Viktor Stalberg, and Niklas Hagman will be relied on to produce much of the Toronto Maple Leaf’s offence this upcoming season, says coach Ron Wilson.    In eight exhibition games, the three Leafs amassed 17 points including six goals from Stalberg who impressed again Sunday with a two point effort, in a 7-6 [...] Continue Reading

If Ron Wilson has his way, Viktor Stalberg will be in the starting lineup when the Toronto Maple Leafs open the regular schedule Thursday night. After a 7-6 loss to the Buffalo Sabres in the final pre-season game for both teams on Sunday night at the Air Canada Centre, the Leafs head coach told reporters that [...] Continue Reading

Cody McCormick capped off a three-goal second period as the Buffalo Sabres defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Wednesday night at the HSBC Arena. The physical forward, who came over from Colorado in the off-season, picked up a loose puck in front of the Toronto goal and stuffed it under Joey MacDonald’s left pad. That goal [...] Continue Reading