BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The Sabres' winless road trip extended into a home loss against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night, keeping coach Lindy Ruff from his 900th career victory.
Anthony Stolarz made 36 saves, Steven Lorentz scored the go-ahead goal in the second period, Mitch Marner tallied his 100th point with a goal in the third, Auston Matthews scored his 32nd into the empty net, and Toronto clinched the Atlantic Division while sweeping the season series with the Sabres by winning 4-0 in front of a predominantly pro-Leafs crowd at KeyBank Center.
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 28 saves in Buffalo's fourth shutout losses of the second, and second on home ice.
The Sabres have lost four in a row following a five-game win streak, and enter Thursday night's home finale with a 35-39-7 record, one point in front of the Philadelphia Flyers for 15th place in the Eastern Conference.
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Jonah Bronstein joined the WIVB squad in 2022 as a digital sports reporter. The Buffalonian has covered the Bills, Sabres, Bandits, Bisons, colleges, high schools and other notable sporting events in Western New York since 2005, for publications including The Associated Press, The Buffalo News, and Niagara Gazette. Read more of his work here.
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