There's a lot of different ways to win hockey games. But less than two minutes later, Leafs captain Mats Sundin tied it before assisting on the go-ahead goal. Gary Roberts' set up Sundin's 14th, sending a pass from the left faceoff circle to the low slot, where the captain drove for a redirection past Hasek. Just over two minutes later, with Toronto enforcer Tie Domi in the penalty box, Alexei Zhitnik put a slap shot by Healy from the high slot to tie it at 3-3. The Leafs held on for the tie, caught New Jersey atop the Eastern Conference standings and moved one point ahead of idle Ottawa in the Northeast Division.
Buffalo is three points back at the midway point of the season.
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