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  Saturday, Dec. 4 7:00pm ET
Leafs beat Pens, but lose Perreault
 
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TORONTO (AP) -- Toronto's latest victory was a costly one.

Mats Sundin scored two goals, including the winner 27 seconds into overtime, and also had an assist to lead the Maple Leafs to a 3-2 victory Saturday night over the Pittsburgh Penguins.

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Toronto's Cory Cross wouldn't let Pittsburgh's Matthew Barnaby get in his face during the first period Saturday.
But Yanic Perreault, tied with Sundin for the team lead in points, had his left forearm broken in the second period.

It was not immediately known how long Perreault, slashed by Penguins goalie Tom Barrasso on the play, would be sidelined.

Referee Richard Trottier did not call a penalty on the play, and Toronto coach Pat Quinn expressed his displeasure.

"There's enough injuries in the game without that kind of stuff," Quinn said. "(The doctors) were scared it was both bones. They're going to operate on it and put a plate on it.

"It was scary. On the replay, you can see it buckle."

Perreault filled in admirably on the top line when Sundin was injured earlier in the season, and had 23 points in 28 games.

"He was off to one of the best starts of his career," Quinn said. "We'll probably put (Dmitri) Khristich in the middle like we did for the rest of the game."

Jonas Hoglund also scored for the Maple Leafs and Curtis Joseph made 27 saves.

Twelve of Toronto's wins have come at home, the most in the NHL.

"I think we've established a good home game," Sundin said. "It was nice (to get the goal). It's nice to see at home we're finding ways to win."

Alexei Kovalev continued his scoring tear with both Pittsburgh goals. Kovalev has five goals in his last three games and has the Penguins' last four goals.

Jaromir Jagr, who set an NHL record early in the season by earning a point on 15 consecutive goals, was held without a point for just the fourth time this season.

Jagr, who is hampered by a nagging groin injury but continues to lead the league in scoring, also was held without a point on Thursday in a 5-2 loss to San Jose.

Barrasso stopped 19 shots for the Penguins (8-13-3-3).

Toronto opened the scoring 56 seconds into the game when Sundin scored from the side of the crease off Tie Domi's pass.

But the Leafs registered only three more shots in the period and Kovalev tied the game at 3:28 on a power play with a shot from the point to Joseph's glove side.

Pittsburgh continued to dominate the play in the second period.

After doing a good job of cycling the puck in the Leafs' end, the Penguins streaked in on a 3-on-1 and Kovalev deposited a nice cross-ice pass from Straka past Joseph at 14:17.

The Leafs tied it 2-2 less than a minute later when Hoglund tipped in Dimitri Yushkevich's bouncing point shot.

"We had nothing going in the early going, but they didn't accept that -- it's a good sign," Quinn said. "They showed determination tonight."

 


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