Sabres Hang on for 4-3 Win Over Leafs

TORONTO - The Buffalo Sabres ended their rare losing skid and regained the top spot in the NHL. Daniel Briere, Ales Kotalik and Chris Drury had a goal and assist each, and Sabres held on for a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night.

Dmitri Kalinin also scored for the Sabres, who avoided their first three-game losing streak of the season. Buffalo leads the NHL with 63 points, one more than idle Anaheim and 19 ahead of Northeast Division-rival Toronto.

Buffalo has lost consecutive games only twice this season.

"We're not use to losing," Briere said. "Two games for us felt like a long time. Now we'll be able to relax and get back to the same game …