BUFFALO, N.Y. - Ryan Miller made 40 saves for his 20th win of the season, and the Buffalo Sabres scored four times in the second period of a 5-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Friday night.
Derek Roy, Toni Lydman, Mike Grier and Matt Ellis all scored in the middle period for Buffalo (21-10-2), its eighth straight win over the Maple Leafs.
Thomas Vanek also scored, and Grier and Lydman added an assist each for the Sabres, winners of five of six.
Vesa Toskala, making his seventh straight start, was pulled after allowing four second-period goals on six shots for Toronto.
Jonas Gustavsson gave up a goal on 17 shots in his first appearance since undergoing a heart procedure in early December.
