Nice catch: Senators goalie Alex Auld makes a glove save on a shot by the Hurricanes' Jeff Skinner on Sunday in Ottawa. The Senators won 4-3. AP PHOTONobody on the Anaheim Ducks looks even slightly comfortable these days, and they've got no explanations for their collapse.Bozak scored two goals, Joffrey Lupul had two assists against his former Anaheim teammates, and the Maple Leafs beat the Ducks 5-2 Sunday night for their fourth victory in five games.Bozak's third two-goal game of his career was his second in three games. Such are the rewards of skating on the Leafs' top line with NHL scoring leader Phil Kessel, who had an assist for his 31st point, and Lupul, who's tied for second in the league with 29 points in his own breakout offensive season."I'm comfortable. I think I can play with those guys," said Bozak, who has stayed on the top line even with Tim Connolly's return from injury. "We've had a ton of injuries, but guys have stepped up and responded really well."Bozak and Clarke MacArthur scored 19 seconds apart in the first period for Toronto, which reclaimed first place in the Northeast Division and sent the spiraling Ducks to their seventh consecutive loss with a sturdy, workmanlike performance to finish a mileage-heavy four-game road trip."After playing with those guys, especially (Ryan) Getzlaf and (Corey) Perry, I know if they get confidence at the start of the game, they're going to be tough to contain," Lupul said. "It was important that we responded right away after they got the first goal."Flames 5, Wild 2In St. Paul, Minnesota, Alex Tanguay and Jarome Iginla had third-period goals to pad Calgary's lead and help stop a three-game losing streak for the Flames.Senators 4, Hurricanes 3In Ottawa, Jason Spezza scored twice, including his 200th regular-season goal, and David Runblad got his first NHL goal to lead the Senators.Spezza reached the milestone with his second goal of the game on a power play late in the first period. His first tally 55 seconds in ended a personal 11-game goal drought.Blues 2, Blue Jackets 1In Columbus, David Backes scored in the third period to lift St. Louis to the win in coach Ken Hitchcock's first game against his former club.Kris Russell, traded from Columbus earlier in the month, also scored for St. Louis.
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Bozak scores two goals as Maple Leafs beat Ducks
ANAHEIM, California — Even Tyler Bozak can't explain how an undrafted, inexperienced Maple Leafs forward can get so comfortable playing on a line with two of the NHL's top scorers — under Toronto's hockey microscope, no less.Nice catch: Senators goalie Alex Auld makes a glove save on a shot by the Hurricanes' Jeff Skinner on Sunday in Ottawa. The Senators won 4-3. AP PHOTONobody on the Anaheim Ducks looks even slightly comfortable these days, and they've got no explanations for their collapse.Bozak scored two goals, Joffrey Lupul had two assists against his former Anaheim teammates, and the Maple Leafs beat the Ducks 5-2 Sunday night for their fourth victory in five games.Bozak's third two-goal game of his career was his second in three games. Such are the rewards of skating on the Leafs' top line with NHL scoring leader Phil Kessel, who had an assist for his 31st point, and Lupul, who's tied for second in the league with 29 points in his own breakout offensive season."I'm comfortable. I think I can play with those guys," said Bozak, who has stayed on the top line even with Tim Connolly's return from injury. "We've had a ton of injuries, but guys have stepped up and responded really well."Bozak and Clarke MacArthur scored 19 seconds apart in the first period for Toronto, which reclaimed first place in the Northeast Division and sent the spiraling Ducks to their seventh consecutive loss with a sturdy, workmanlike performance to finish a mileage-heavy four-game road trip."After playing with those guys, especially (Ryan) Getzlaf and (Corey) Perry, I know if they get confidence at the start of the game, they're going to be tough to contain," Lupul said. "It was important that we responded right away after they got the first goal."Flames 5, Wild 2In St. Paul, Minnesota, Alex Tanguay and Jarome Iginla had third-period goals to pad Calgary's lead and help stop a three-game losing streak for the Flames.Senators 4, Hurricanes 3In Ottawa, Jason Spezza scored twice, including his 200th regular-season goal, and David Runblad got his first NHL goal to lead the Senators.Spezza reached the milestone with his second goal of the game on a power play late in the first period. His first tally 55 seconds in ended a personal 11-game goal drought.Blues 2, Blue Jackets 1In Columbus, David Backes scored in the third period to lift St. Louis to the win in coach Ken Hitchcock's first game against his former club.Kris Russell, traded from Columbus earlier in the month, also scored for St. Louis.
Nice catch: Senators goalie Alex Auld makes a glove save on a shot by the Hurricanes' Jeff Skinner on Sunday in Ottawa. The Senators won 4-3. AP PHOTONobody on the Anaheim Ducks looks even slightly comfortable these days, and they've got no explanations for their collapse.Bozak scored two goals, Joffrey Lupul had two assists against his former Anaheim teammates, and the Maple Leafs beat the Ducks 5-2 Sunday night for their fourth victory in five games.Bozak's third two-goal game of his career was his second in three games. Such are the rewards of skating on the Leafs' top line with NHL scoring leader Phil Kessel, who had an assist for his 31st point, and Lupul, who's tied for second in the league with 29 points in his own breakout offensive season."I'm comfortable. I think I can play with those guys," said Bozak, who has stayed on the top line even with Tim Connolly's return from injury. "We've had a ton of injuries, but guys have stepped up and responded really well."Bozak and Clarke MacArthur scored 19 seconds apart in the first period for Toronto, which reclaimed first place in the Northeast Division and sent the spiraling Ducks to their seventh consecutive loss with a sturdy, workmanlike performance to finish a mileage-heavy four-game road trip."After playing with those guys, especially (Ryan) Getzlaf and (Corey) Perry, I know if they get confidence at the start of the game, they're going to be tough to contain," Lupul said. "It was important that we responded right away after they got the first goal."Flames 5, Wild 2In St. Paul, Minnesota, Alex Tanguay and Jarome Iginla had third-period goals to pad Calgary's lead and help stop a three-game losing streak for the Flames.Senators 4, Hurricanes 3In Ottawa, Jason Spezza scored twice, including his 200th regular-season goal, and David Runblad got his first NHL goal to lead the Senators.Spezza reached the milestone with his second goal of the game on a power play late in the first period. His first tally 55 seconds in ended a personal 11-game goal drought.Blues 2, Blue Jackets 1In Columbus, David Backes scored in the third period to lift St. Louis to the win in coach Ken Hitchcock's first game against his former club.Kris Russell, traded from Columbus earlier in the month, also scored for St. Louis.
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