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The Toronto Maple Leafs normally strong power play was blanked despite numerous opportunities as their winning streak came to an end. They should have an easier time capitalizing on chances against the Buffalo Sabres dreadful defence, however. Toronto can claim its longest winning streak against Buffalo in nearly 43 years tonight. The Maple Leafs (9-6-2) missed out on what would have been a season-high fourth straight win Friday, losing 2-1 at home to Pittsburgh. They failed to score five goals for the first time in four games and were shut out on six power plays. Toronto had gone 3 for 4 with the man advantage in Wednesdays 6-1 win over Boston. Its power-play unit entered Friday tied for the leagues fourth-best success rate at 24.1 percent. As a power-play unit we have to be better, captain Dion Phaneuf said. That was an opportunity for us to shift the momentum in the game, and we werent able to capitalize at a key moment. Thats our responsibility. Cody Franson scored Torontos lone goal to extend his career-best point streak to six games. The Maple Leafs are looking to beat the Sabres for a fourth straight meeting for the first time since a five-game winning streak from Nov. 21, 1971-Feb. 19, 1972. They outshot Buffalo 37-10 in a 4-0 home victory on Oct. 28. The Sabres shot total was the leagues lowest in more than six years. Phil Kessel and Tyler Bozak each had a goal and an assist. Kessel has scored in four straight meetings and has 10 assists in his last 11 against Buffalo. The Maple Leafs recalled defenceman Korbinian Holzer on an emergency basis ahead of tonights game. The host Sabres (3-13-2), who own the NHLs fewest points and have scored the leagues fewest goals, have lost a season-worst six straight after Thursdays 6-3 defeat at Minnesota. Jhonas Enroth surrendered four first-period goals and stopped only 33 of 38 shots as Buffalo allowed six goals for the third consecutive game and fourth time this season - matching its total from 2013-14. Opponents are shooting 16.8 percent over the last three games after scoring on 8.4 percent of shots in the Sabres first 15 games. Enroth and Michal Neuvirth havent had much help in front of them with Buffalo giving up 39-plus shots in three of its last four. The Sabres have conceded seven power-play goals on 17 chances over the last three games, including 2 in 4 penalty kills Thursday. Its kind of sad to watch team after team after team go through us in the defensive zone like we dont know what were doing, coach Ted Nolan said. We have so many guys puck-staring, watching the puck and not being aware of whats behind them. Neuvirth, who gave up six goals on 29 shots in 6-1 loss to St. Louis on Tuesday, has dropped three of his last four starts versus Toronto while surrendering three-plus goals three times. Drew Stafford leads Buffalo with 10 points but has only one in his last seven games against the Maple Leafs. James Reimer is expected to start for Toronto after Jonathan Bernier stopped 38 shots in Fridays loss. Reimer is 6-2-2 in 10 career starts versus Buffalo despite a 3.34 goals-against average. Maple Leafs Projected Lines: van Riemsdyk - Bozak - Kessel Winnik - Kadri - Clarkson Komarov - Holland - Santorelli Panik - Smith - Leivo Phaneuf - Franson Gardiner - Polak Rielly - Robidas Reimer Brian Propp Flyers Jersey .C. -- The Charlotte Bobcats said head coach Steve Clifford underwent a successful procedure Friday to have two stents placed in his heart. Custom Philadelphia Flyers Jerseys . 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Dougie Hamilton and Jordan Caron scored in the first period after the Red Wings had miscues on the ice and Tuukka Rask finished with a 23-save shutout, giving Boston a 3-0 win over the Red Wings and a 2-1 series lead in their first-round series.ST. LOUIS -- Khris Davis could have easily just called it a day after striking out four times. Instead, the Milwaukee Brewers outfielder got one more chance -- and came through. Davis hit a run-scoring triple in the 12th inning to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to a 5-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night. "It was tough," Davis said, "but there was no doubt I still wanted to be in that situation." Davis drove in Jonathan Lucroy, who doubled off Seth Maness (0-2) to start the inning. Mark Reynolds then drove in Davis with a sacrifice fly. Davis, who finished 1 for 6, struck out in the second, fifth, sixth and 10th innings. "Its hard to find the positive, after a tough start in the game," Davis said. "But you know its there. You just have to look hard to find it." Davis found it by ripping a two-strike pitch down the right-field line. Zach Duke (2-0) picked up the win with two innings of scoreless relief, and Francisco Rodriguez recorded his 12th save in as many opportunities by getting Jhonny Peralta to fly out with two on to end the game. Davis impressed his teammates with his ability to bounce back. He admitted that he, "looked real bad," in several of his early at-bats. "I know what its like, Ive been there," Reynolds said. "It says a lot for a young guy to bounce back like that. His confidence in that situation was something else." Milwaukee manager Ron Roenicke agreed: "What he did, its got to pump you up." Milwaukee, which leads the majors with 19 wins, has won four of five and eight of 10 overall. The Brewers also improved to 10-1 on the road, despite being without outfielder Ryan Braun (oblique strain) and shortstop Jean Segura (bruised cheek). Both were listed as day to day. Allen Craig and Matt Holliday hit solo homers in the sixth inning off Brewers starter Yovani Gallardo to give St. Louis a 3-0 lead. Holliday, who leads the team with 16 RBIs, also drove in Matt Carpenter with a first-inning single for St. Louis, which has lost four of six. The Brewers lost 14 of 19 too St.dddddddddddd. Louis last season and dropped three of the first four before Mondays victory. "This win was huge," Roenicke said. "We got some big hits and we hung in there and battled." Reynolds was very pleased with the way the club rallied from a 3-0 deficit. "Its the sign of a good team to come back and win a game that maybe you werent supposed to win," he said. "Big for the team, big for our confidence." St. Louis starter Michael Wacha gave up three runs and eight hits over 6 1-3 innings. He struck out nine. Gallardo, who is 1-11 lifetime against St. Louis, gave up three runs and seven hits over six innings. Milwaukee tied the game with three runs in the seventh. After Lyle Overbay and Scooter Gennett had RBI singles, Aramis Ramirez was hit by a pitch from reliever Pat Neshek with the bases loaded and two outs. Ramirez left the game in the bottom of the inning with an elbow contusion. He, like Braun and Segura, is listed as day to day. Wacha, who has 19 strikeouts in last two starts, cruised through the five innings. He did not allow a runner to reach second until the sixth. "I felt good with all of my pitches and command," Wacha said. "I just let it get away from me a little in the seventh." St. Louis manager Mike Matheny was disappointed that his team gave up a comfortable lead. "Not very often do we get a three-run lead and not be able to hang onto it," he said. "Its as tough a one as weve had all year." NOTES: Former Cardinals catcher Tim McCarver, a national commentator for Fox Sports for the past 18 years, made his debut on the Cardinals broadcast Monday. McCarver is doing colour on 30 games for Fox Sports Midwest this season. ... Lance Lynn (4-1, 3.80) will face Kyle Lohse (4-1, 2.38) in the middle game of the three-game set Tuesday. ... St. Louis lost a replay challenge in the sixth inning. Gallardo was ruled safe on an infield single. The ruling on the field was confirmed in 1 minute, 52 seconds. ... Braun was in the on-deck circle when Elian Herrera struck out to end the 10th. ' ' '