O’Reilly and Larsson Lead The Sabres Past The Leafs

Cal OReilly scored twice in the Buffalo Sabres win over the Toronto Maple Leafs [Getty Images][/caption]For the second game in a row the Buffalo Sabres built an early 3-0 lead, but unlike their game in Pittsburgh, the Sabres this time held on for a 4-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs.  Cal O'Reilly and Johann Larsson both scored twice to lead the scoring.  Ryan O'Reilly drew an assist on his brother Cal's first goal marking the first time in Sabres history that two brothers combined on a Buffalo goal.

Larsson opened the scoring with a shot from the faceoff circle and O'Reilly made it 2-0 with a power play goal just before the end of the first period.  Then in the second period O'Reilly made it 3-0 with a hard shot from the faceoff circle.

From there it was a matter of holding off the Leafs the rest of the way until Larsson scored into an empty net with 3 seconds left.

The Sabres were the dominant team from start to finish, outshooting the Leafs 33 to 16 over the first two periods.

Chad Johnson made his seventh straight start in goal and made 25 saves.  It also marked his 20th win of the season - adding to his career best.

The Sabres have just four games left in the season.  They play in New York against the Rangers Saturday night, Tuesday in New Jersey against the Devils, back home Friday against Ottawa.  They close the season on the road next Saturday against the New York Islanders.