5-4 (2-1, 1-2, 2-1)

Buffalo vs. Toronto, Game 1 box score

First Period
Scoring:
Buffalo, Varada 4 (D Ward), 4:23.
Toronto, Sundin 5 (Bohonos, Markov), 4:32.
Buffalo, D Ward 4 (unassisted), 7:48.
Penalties:
Mckee, Buf (high sticking), 1:07;
R Warrener, Buf (tripping), 9:09;
Yushkevich, Tor (roughing), 15:18;
R Warrener, Buf (tripping), 18:09.

Second Period
Scoring:
Toronto, Sundin 6 (power play) (B Berard, Karpovtsev), 5:47.
Toronto, B Berard 1 (power play) (Sundin, S Berezin), 10:30.
Buffalo, Barnes 1 (power play) (Zhitnik, Woolley), 14:37.
Penalties:
D Ward, Buf (elbowing), 4:31;
Rasmussen, Buf (interference), 4:31;
Valk, Tor (high sticking), 6:31;
Woolley, Buf (interference), 8:36;
Johnson, Tor (slashing), 8:36;
Juneau, Buf ( double high sticking minor), 8:59;
Karpovtsev, Tor (slashing), 14:24.

Third Period
Scoring:
Buffalo, Brown 5 (Rasmussen, Sanderson), 5:21.
Buffalo, Sanderson 1 (Rasmussen, Brown), 11:02.
Toronto, Thomas 5 (power play) (B Berard, Karpovtsev), 13:59.
Penalties:
Thomas, Tor (hooking), 0:33;
D Ward, Buf (Obstr tripping), 6:17;
Buf bench, served by Varada (too many men on the ice), 13:28.

Shots on goal:
Buffalo 6+8+7=21
Toronto 11+13+8=32

Power-play Conversions:
Buf - 1 of 4, Tor - 3 of 9.
Goalies:
Buffalo, Roloson (32 shots, 28 saves; record: 1-0-0).
Toronto, Joseph (21, 16; record: 9-4-0).
A:18,800.
Referees: Koharski, Shick. Linesmen: Collins, Murphy.