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BOSTON (AP) -- First, Andrew Raycroft was denied a chance at his first NHL shutout. Then, the Boston Bruins rookie goaltender watched the win slip away.
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Mats Sundin's overtime goal led the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 2-1 victory over the Bruins on Saturday night, handing Mike Keenan his first loss as coach.
Sundin scored 3:36 into overtime on a backhander, after circling
the net and beating Raycroft.
"We showed a lot of character and attitude coming back
tonight," Sundin said. "Igor (Korolev) scored a big goal and gave
us a little momentum to win the game."
Raycroft, who was bidding for his first career shutout in his
eighth NHL start, was finally scored upon when Korolev's wrist shot
tied it with 2:45 left in regulation.
"It's a lot more disappointing not to get the win," Raycroft said. "The shutout is secondary. We played great for 55 minutes, and then they stepped it up a notch."
Jason Allison gave the Bruins a 1-0 lead on a power-play goal 45 seconds into the second period. Allison rebounded Darren Van Impe's
slap shot from inside the point and beat Maple Leafs goalie Curtis
Joseph.
Allison has a league-leading 12 power-play points.
"We played well, but I thought we sat back a little in the last 10 minutes," Allison said. "You learn from your mistakes. It cost us."
Joseph had 27 saves for the Leafs, while Raycroft stopped 18
shots for the Bruins. Leading up to Korolev's goal, the Leafs had
scored one goal in the last five periods.
"I can't worry about things that I can't control," Joseph
said. "I try to go out and play my game and concentrate on keeping
the team in the game."
Toronto was playing its third game in four nights, and is 1-1 on
its three-game road trip.
"The goaltending has been excellent, especially lately," Maple
Leafs coach Pat Quinn said. "We are still out of whack, though, and
are not a very good team right now."
The Bruins, who played without top defenseman Kyle McLaren
(knee) for the second straight game, lost their first home game of
the season.
Game notes
Toronto forward Steve Thomas was placed on injured reserve
with a hand injury. ... Defenseman Paul Coffey returned to the Boston lineup after missing two games with a groin injury. ...
Entering tonight's game, Allison was tied for third in the NHL in
scoring with 15 points. ... Joseph won his 289th game, tying him
with Ed Giacomin for 19th on the NHL's career list. ... Igor Korolev returned to the Toronto lineup after attending his father's funeral in Moscow.
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Toronto 2
Boston 1
NY Islanders 2
Montreal 1
Detroit 4
Columbus 1
Florida 3
Ottawa 1
New Jersey 9
Pittsburgh 0
Buffalo 3
Chicago 1
St. Louis 4
Dallas 3
Colorado 4
Edmonton 2
Phoenix 3
Los Angeles 1
Atlanta 2
San Jose 2
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 Mats Sundin puts in the winner.
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