▁period . ▁The ▁Sab res ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁score ▁twice ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁period , ▁on ▁goals ▁by ▁Curt is ▁Brown ▁at ▁ 5 : 2 1 ▁and ▁Geoff ▁Sand erson ▁at ▁ 1 1 : 0 2 . ▁Steve ▁Thomas ' ▁goal ▁with ▁ 6 : 0 1 ▁remaining ▁in ▁the ▁game ▁brought ▁Toronto ▁to ▁within ▁one , ▁but ▁Buff alo ▁held ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁ 5 – 4 . ▁Rol os on ▁im pressed ▁the ▁critics , ▁stopping ▁ 2 8 ▁of ▁ 3 2 ▁sh ots . ▁ ▁In ▁Game ▁ 2 , ▁the ▁Map le ▁Le af s ▁scored ▁two ▁goals ▁ 1 8 ▁seconds ▁apart ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁period , ▁as ▁Steve ▁S ull ivan ▁scored ▁at ▁ 1 0 : 2 8 ▁followed ▁by ▁Syl v ain ▁C ote ▁at ▁ 1 0 : 4 6 . ▁With ▁just ▁over ▁ten ▁minutes ▁to ▁go ▁in ▁the ▁game , ▁Toronto ▁held ▁a ▁ 4 – 3 ▁lead ▁with ▁Buff alo ▁pressing . ▁Steve ▁Thomas ' ▁goal ▁at ▁with ▁ 7 : 4 3 ▁to ▁go ▁gave ▁the ▁Map le ▁Le af s ▁a ▁ 5 – 3 ▁lead ▁and ▁Gar ry ▁V alk ▁se aled ▁the ▁ 6 – 3 ▁win ▁with ▁an ▁empty - net ▁goal ▁at ▁ 1 9 : 3 0 . ▁ ▁With ▁series ▁tied ▁at ▁ 1 – 1 , ▁the ▁two ▁teams ▁tra ve led ▁south ▁to ▁the ▁Marine ▁Mid land ▁Arena ▁in ▁Buff alo ▁for ▁Games ▁ 3 ▁and ▁ 4