Gallery: Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres

Images from the NHL game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Buffalo Sabres in Buffalo, New York, on Jan. 29, 2013

January 29, 2013

Mikhail Grabovski #84 of the Toronto Maple Leafs skates with the puck during a NHL game against the Buffalo Sabres at First Niagara Center on January 29, 2013 in Buffalo, New York.

Photograph by: Tom Szczerbowski, Getty Images

Toronto Maple Leafs' Jay McClement (11) scores on Buffalo Sabres' Ryan Miller as Sabres' Tyler Myers (57) defends during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Buffalo, N.Y., Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013.

Buffalo Sabres' Jason Pominville (29) vies for the puck with Toronto Maple Leafs' James van Riemsdyk (21) in front of Sabres goalie Ryan Miller (30) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Buffalo, N.Y., Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013.

Jason Pominville #29 of the Buffalo Sabres talks to Ryan Miller #30 after scoring a goal during an NHL game against the Toronto Maple Leafs at First Niagara Center on January 29, 2013 in Buffalo, New York.

Jay McClement #11 of the Toronto Maple Leafs is hit during an NHL game by Mike Weber #6 of the Buffalo Sabres at First Niagara Center on January 29, 2013 in Buffalo, New York.

Nazem Kadri #33 of the Toronto Maple Leafs picks up the puck in the neutral zone during an NHL game against the Buffalo Sabres at First Niagara Center on January 29, 2013 in Buffalo, New York.

Jay McClement #11 of the Toronto Maple Leafs celebrates his goal during their NHL game against the Buffalo Sabres at First Niagara Center on January 29, 2013 in Buffalo, New York.

Phil Kessel #81 of the Toronto Maple Leafs skates with the puck trailed by Cody Hodgson #19 of the Buffalo Sabres during an NHL game at First Niagara Center on January 29, 2013 in Buffalo, New York.

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