EASTERN FINALS
BOXSCORES
GAME 1:
#4 TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS vs #7 BUFFALO SABRES
Buffalo leads 1-0
Next Game: Tuesday May 25th, 1999 7:30pm at Toronto
1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL
Buffalo 2 1 2 5
Toronto 1 2 1 4
First Period
Scoring: 1, Buffalo, Varada 4 (D Ward), 4:23. 2, Toronto, Sundin 5 (Bohonos, Markov), 4:32. 3, Buffalo, D Ward 4 (unassisted), 7:48. Penalties: Mckee, Buf (high sticking), 1:07; R Warrener, Buf (tripping), 9:09; Yushkevich, Tor (roughing), 15:18; R Warrener, Buf (tripping), 18:09.
Second Period
Scoring: 4, Toronto, Sundin 6 (power play) (B Berard, Karpovtsev), 5:47. 5, Toronto, B Berard 1 (power play) (Sundin, S Berezin), 10:30. 6, Buffalo, Barnes 1 (power play) (Zhitnik, Woolley), 14:37. Penalties: D Ward, Buf (elbowing), 4:31; Rasmussen, Buf (interference), 4:31; Valk, Tor (high sticking), 6:31; Woolley, Buf (interference), 8:36; Johnson, Tor (slashing), 8:36; Juneau, Buf ( double high sticking minor), 8:59; Karpovtsev, Tor (slashing), 14:24.
Third Period
Scoring: 7, Buffalo, Brown 5 (Rasmussen, Sanderson), 5:21. 8, Buffalo, Sanderson 1 (Rasmussen, Brown), 11:02. 9, Toronto, Thomas 5 (power play) (B Berard, Karpovtsev), 13:59. Penalties: Thomas, Tor (hooking), 0:33; D Ward, Buf (Obstr tripping), 6:17; Buffalo bench, served by Varada (too many men on the ice), 13:28.
SHOTS ON GOAL
Buffalo 6 8 7 --21
Toronto
11
13
8
--32
Power-play Conversions: Buf - 1 of 4, Tor - 3 of 9.
Goalies: Buffalo, Roloson (32 shots, 28 saves; record: 1-0-0). Toronto, Joseph (21, 16; record: 9-4-0).
A:18,800. Referees: Koharski, Shick. Linesmen: Collins, Murphy.