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TORONTO (AP) -- With time running out, Sergei Berezin and the Toronto Maple Leafs
finally got the best of the injury-plagued Montreal Canadiens.
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Berezin scored on a snap shot from the slot with 3:42 remaining
as Toronto beat Montreal 2-1 Saturday night.
Berezin, who has 12 goals this season, took a backhand pass from Mike Johnson and beat goalie Jeff Hackett between the legs.
"Everybody right now is angry because we played a great game," Montreal defenseman Patrice Brisebois said. "We gave it our best."
Curtis Joseph made 21 saves for the Maple Leafs, including two great stops with Montreal on a power play in the final 20 seconds.
"It was a tight game and it possibly could have gone either way," Toronto captain Mats Sundin said. "Six-on-four they're
probably going to get some chances. CuJo made some huge saves."
Jim Cummins gave the Canadiens a 1-0 lead midway through the second period, and Dimitri Yushkevich tied it on a power play with 3:42 left in the period.
Toronto, which has won its last three games against Montreal,
improved its Eastern Conference-leading points total to 44. The
Maple Leafs are 19-11-4.
The Canadiens dropped to 11-20-2.
"Definitely, they played a very hard forechecking game,"
Yushkevich said. "For the players they were missing, they played a
very good game. It was a tough game for us."
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Philadelphia 4
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Montreal 1
Carolina 4
Atlanta 2
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Washington 4
Florida 5
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