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Leafs, Toskala Shutout Flyers, 4-0
Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - Vesa Toskala stopped all 38 shots he faced for his first shutout of the season, as Toronto upended Philadelphia, 4-0, at Air Canada Center.
Tyler Bozak recorded his first career goal for the Maple Leafs, who snapped a four-game slide. Nikolai Kulemin, Luke Schenn and Lee Stempniak also tallied for Toronto, which avenged a 6-2 setback in Philly last Wednesday.
Michael Leighton made 31 saves in defeat for the Flyers, who came in having gone 8-1-1 in their last 10 games.
Toronto appeared to go ahead just 55 seconds in, when Jay Rosehill knocked a loose puck home from a goalmouth scramble, but a review determined he pushed the puck into the net with his glove.
Bozak eventually produced the game’s first goal when he beat Leighton high to the glove side at 8:44 of the second period.
Kulemin finished off a 2-on-1 with a wrister from a Phil Kessel dish for a 2-0 Leafs edge with 40.5 seconds left in the period.
Schenn ripped a shot under the crossbar at the 5:54 mark of the third period and Stempniak also rocketed one upstairs to cap the scoring with 1:48 remaining.
Toskala picked up his 13th career shutout and fifth with Toronto...The last time the Leafs blanked the Flyers at home came in a 6-0 decision on November 23, 2002...Toronto has beaten Philadelphia four straight times and six of the last seven contests in Ontario...The Flyers play in Washington on Sunday.
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