BUFFALO, N.Y., Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Miroslav Satan scored the decisive goal in the second period, the 200th of his career, boosting Buffalo to a 5-3 decision over Toronto Thursday night.
Satan was named Sabres captain for October and finished it with five goals in 11 games, helping Buffalo get off to a strong start.
The 29-year-old right wing reached a milestone in this one, becoming the 10th player in team history to score 200 goals. He put the rebound of defenseman Alexei Zhitnik's shot between the pads of goaltender Ed Belfour with 4:18 to go in the second, giving Buffalo a 4-2 cushion.
Toronto defenseman Tomas Kaberle halved the deficit just over three minutes later, but the Maple Leafs could not tie it despite playing the final 3:11 with the man advantage.
Buffalo sealed its fourth win in five games when Taylor Pyatt scored with 27 seconds left.
