Maple Leafs 5
Ducks 2
Final
  for this game

Toronto hands Anaheim its seventh straight loss

Nov 28, 2011 - 5:06 AM
Anaheim, CA (Sports Network) - Tyler Bozak scored twice to lead the Maple Leafs over the Ducks, 5-2, sending Anaheim to its longest losing streak in six years.

Joey Crabb, Clarke MacArthur and Luke Schenn also scored for Toronto, which got 26 saves from Jonas Gustavsson en route to a third straight victory.

The Ducks have lost seven in a row for the first time since dropping a club record-tying eight straight from November 3-20, 2005.

"We seem to be dead between the ears. We're not thinking," Anaheim head coach Randy Carlyle said. "This is not going to be accepted what's going on right now."

Jonas Hiller stopped just 23-of-27 shots to take the loss.

Anaheim's Francois Beauchemin scored on the power play midway through the first period, but Toronto countered with two goals in a 19-second span a little later to take the lead for good.

First, Bozak put in an easy tap-in on the power play thanks to a nice backhand pass from John-Michael Liles, then MacArthur took advantage of a turnover at the blue line with a blistering slap shot from the left circle.

Crabb re-directed Schenn's shot from the point 2:36 into the second period to extend the lead, and Bozak cleaned up a Phil Kessel rebound 47 seconds into the final stanza.

Corey Perry's 10th goal of the season five minutes later made it a two-goal game, and Schenn's empty-netter in the closing seconds accounted for the final margin.

"We try to go on the attack every single time we're on the ice," Toronto head coach Ron Wilson said. "We know what we have to do in the third period and we're getting better at it."

Game Notes

Joffrey Lupul recorded two assists for the Leafs...Bozak had a game-high six shots on net...Anaheim, in the midst of a six-game homestand, will try to stop its skid on Wednesday against the Canadiens.






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