News - Matt Stajan
Boyd Devereaux posted his second NHL career hat trick and Niklas Hagman had two goals Saturday to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 5-2 win over Ottawa. In the regular-season finale for two teams that will miss the playoffs, Lee Stempniak and Matt Stajan had two assists apiece and Martin Gerber went
Tim Connolly's 15th and 16th goals of the season helped the Buffalo Sabres record a crucial 5-3 win over Toronto Friday. Buffalo rose to 80 points but is 10th in the Eastern Conference playoff chase. Connolly scored at 9:39 of the first and 3:30 of the second.
Mikhail Grabovski's hat trick lifted the Toronto Maple Leafs to a wild 8-6 win over the Calgary Flames Saturday night. The hat track is Grabovski's first in his third NHL season.
Mats Sundin scored the game-winner in the third round of a shootout Saturday when the Vancouver Canucks downed the Toronto Maple Leafs, 3-2. The Canucks' Alex Burrows had created a 2-2 tie with his 15th goal this season at 16:03 of the third period. Vancouver's Pavol Demitra scored his NHL-leading 5th shootout goal and Toronto's Mikhail Grabovski also scored in the shootout to set up the dramatic finish. The 38-year-old Sundin, who played for the Maple Leafs for 13 seasons, was facing his former team for the first time since leaving Toronto at the end of last season.
Jason Blake scored twice in a five-goal third period Saturday when the Toronto Maple Leafs rallied for a 6-2 victory against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Entering the pivotal period, the Maple Leafs faced a 2-1 deficit after Nik Antropov's 18th goal this season at 12:53 of the second started their comeback.
