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Leafs nip Devils in SO
Mar 24, 2012 - 4:02 AMKadri, Tyler Bozak and David Steckel all scored in regulation for the Maple Leafs, who snapped a two-game skid. James Reimer made 43 stops.
"Well, as always when you go on the road and get outshot like we did tonight, he [Reimer] stood tall in the net for us, gave us a chance...they came with their push in the third period and our guy made some big stops," Maple Leafs head coach Randy Carlyle said.
Jacob Josefson, Zach Parise and Adam Henrique lit the lamp for the Devils, who sit sixth in the Eastern Conference with 90 points. They trail the idle Flyers by four points for the fifth spot.
Martin Brodeur stopped 14-of-17 shots in the loss.
Trailing by two, 3-1, the Devils scored twice late in the third period to tie the game. First, Bryce Salvador's shot from the left point was stuffed in by Parise in front at the 10:57 mark.
Henrique deflected Andy Greene's shot from the left point to make it a 3-3 game with 4:42 left in regulation.
Reimer made four saves in overtime to send the contest into a shootout.
The first four shooters found the back of the net. Patrik Elias was stopped by Reimer to begin the third round. Kadri then pretended like he was going to his backhand before sliding the puck past Brodeur for the game winner.
"He [Kadri] came so close to me and turned on a dime and went right around me," Brodeur said. "You've got to give him credit."
Bozak broke a scoreless tie at the 13:47 mark of the second period. Luke Schenn's blast from the right point ended up on Bozak's stick after hitting off Henrique. Bozak beat Brodeur from the bottom of the right circle to make it 1-0.
Just 69 seconds later, Kadri deflected Jake Gardiner's slap shot from the top of the right circle past Brodeur for a 2-0 lead.
Josefson made it 2-1 with 1:03 remaining. Alexei Ponikarovsky carried the puck down the right wing and his drop pass found Josefson in front. Josefson capped the play by chipping the puck into the back of the net.
Toronto went back up by two at the 9:25 mark of the third as Steckel found a loose puck in front and put it past Brodeur.
Game Notes
New Jersey and Toronto split four games this season, with each team winning twice on enemy ice...Toronto is eight points out of the East's final playoff spot with just seven games left...Toronto forwards Clarke MacArthur (upper body) and Matt Frattin (ankle) missed the game...Maple Leafs forward Ryan Hamilton had an assist in his NHL debut.
- TORONTO: 4
NEW JERSEY: 3
Final - 2OT
Mar 23 9:43 PM - TORONTO: 3
NEW JERSEY: 3
End of OT
Mar 23 9:36 PM - TORONTO: 3
NEW JERSEY: 3
End of Regulation
Mar 23 9:26 PM - New Jersey Goal - Adam Henrique (16), from Andy Greene at 15:18.
Maple Leafs 3, Devils 3 3rd - 4:42Mar 23 9:15 PM - TORONTO: 2
NEW JERSEY: 1
End of 2nd
Mar 23 8:33 PM - New Jersey Goal - Jacob Josefson, from Alexei Ponikarovsky and Dainius Zubrus at 18:57.
Maple Leafs 2, Devils 1 2nd - 1:03Mar 23 8:27 PM - Toronto Goal - Jake Gardiner, from Nazem Kadri at 14:56.
Maple Leafs 2, Devils 0 2nd - 5:04Mar 23 8:20 PM - Toronto Goal - Tyler Bozak (16), from Luke Schenn and Matthew Lombardi at 13:47.
Maple Leafs 1, Devils 0 2nd - 6:13Mar 23 8:19 PM - TORONTO: 0
NEW JERSEY: 0
End of 1st
Mar 23 7:42 PM - TORONTO: 0
NEW JERSEY: 0
1st Period - 20:00
Mar 23 7:08 PM
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