Leafs beat Sabers; move closer to a playoff birth

Last night at the ACC, one heck of a game took place, between the 10th place Toronto Maple Leafs and the 8th place Buffalo Sabers. For the Leafs there hopes and dreams of ending their playoff drought were on the line, while for the Sabers a win would make the playoff hopes for the Leafs going from slim to not a chance. Goals by the captain Dion Phaneuf, Darryl Boyce, Clarke MacArthur and Mikhail Grabovski, including stellar goaltending by James Reimer sealed the 4-3 victory for the Leafs, and move them to within 5 points of 8th place Buffalo and 7 points behind the idle New York Rangers. The Leafs will try to continue their unbelievable run when they take on the Boston Bruins at TD Garden. But all eyes will probably be on the scoreboard today as the Sabers and the Carolina Hurricanes are in action tonight. The Sabers are taking on the Rangers at HSBC arena while the Hurricanes are at home to host the Montreal Canadiens.