EASTERN FINALS
BOXSCORES
GAME 5:
#4 TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS vs #7 BUFFALO SABRES
Buffalo wins 4-1
Next Game: Buffalo advances to the next round
1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL
Buffalo 0 2 2 4
Toronto 0 2 0 2
First Period
Scoring: None. Penalties: Peca, Buf (cross checking), 4:38; D King, Tor (interference), 6:06; D Ward, Buf (interference), 19:22.
Second Period
Scoring: 1, Toronto, Sullivan 3 (power play) (B Berard, Karpovtsev), 0:33. 2, Buffalo, Brown 7 (Grosek, R Warrener), 7:14. 3, Toronto, K King 1 (Sundin, Yushkevich), 12:54. 4, Buffalo, Varada 5 (power play) (B Holzinger, Zhitnik), 16:44. Penalties: Zhitnik, Buf (holding), 2:29; Smehlik, Buf (boarding), 4:43; Valk, Tor (interference), 7:42; Valk, Tor (roughing), 15:48; Modin, Tor (Obstr hooking), 18:20.
Third Period
Scoring: 5, Buffalo, Rasmussen 2 (B Holzinger, Woolley), 11:35. 6, Buffalo, D Ward 6 (shorthanded empty net) (R Warrener), 18:58. Penalties: B Holzinger, Buf (roughing), 2:21; Zhitnik, Buf (Obstr holding), 17:21; D Ward, Buf (holding), 19:58.
SHOTS ON GOAL
Buffalo 4 11 9 --24
Toronto
5
8
9
--22
Power-play Conversions: Buf - 1 of 4, Tor - 1 of 7.
Goalies: Buffalo, Hasek (22 shots, 20 saves; record: 11-2-0). Toronto, Joseph (23, 20; record: 9-8-0).
A:18,800. Referees: B Mccreary, Van Massenhoven. Linesmen: Bonney, Sharrers.