Leafs beat Pens 1-0
TORONTO (AP) – It was only a week ago when Clarke MacArthur was demoted to Toronto’s fourth line. Now he’s scoring big goals again as the Maple Leafs make a push for the playoffs.
MacArthur scored late in the third period and James Reimer stopped 25 shots to give Toronto a 1-0 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night.
MacArthur has four goals and six points in three games since being reunited with Mikhail Grabovski and Nikolai Kulemin. Prior to that, he played a season-low 9:58 on Jan. 23 as coach Ron Wilson tried to deliver a message.
“It was a bit of a wakeup call and he’s responded very well,” said Wilson.
The win gave the Maple Leafs a split of a home-and-home set with Pittsburgh one night after the Penguins erased a 4-1 deficit in the third period before pulling out a 5-4 shootout win. – Continue reading >>
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