Gustavsson battles back for win
News: Jason Blake scored on a power play with 8:24 left and Jonas Gustavsson made 34 saves to help the Maple Leafs win for the second time in 14 games this season, 3-2 over the Hurricanes on Friday in a matchup of the NHL's two worst teams. 'We're starting to move in the right direction,' Blake said. 'Tonight was a good effort. Obviously, Gustavsson made some key saves at key times that were game-changers. It was a good team effort.' Brandon Sutter opened the scoring midway through the first period. Rod Brind'Amour kicked the puck toward Sutter, who backhanded it past Gustavsson's glove from the slot. The Hurricanes took a two-goal advantage a little less than 10 minutes later when Gustavsson couldn't control Andrew Alberts' shot from the point, allowing Sergei Samsonov to clean up the rebound in front of the net. Gustavsson made a number of tough saves midway through the third period to keep the score tied before preserving Toronto's lead in the dying seconds with a flurry of tough saves. [...]
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