GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NHL: TORONTO (8-15) at PHOENIX (10-10)

NHL: TORONTO (8-15) at PHOENIX (10-10)

<h3>Bryzgalov, Coyotes go for fourth straight win</h3>

<div class="pre">Toronto (8-10-5) at Phoenix (10-10-0) 7:00 pm EST</div>

GLENDALE, Arizona (Ticker) - The addition of Ilya Bryzgalov ishelping to change the fortunes of the Phoenix Coyotes.

Bryzgalov will try to lead the Coyotes to their fourthconsecutive victory when they host the Toronto Maple Leafs onSaturday.


Waived by the Anaheim Ducks earlier this month and claimed bythe Coyotes, Bryzgalov got the better of his former team in a4-3 shootout win Friday. Bryzgalov made 23 saves and deniedboth Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry with pad saves in the bonusformat to secure the win.


Since being picked up by Phoenix on November 16, Bryzgalov hasgone 3-0-0 with a 1.33 goals-against average and a shutout.

"We're happy we've got him," Coyotes coach Wayne Gretzky said."He's a tremendous young man, a great goaltender and we love thefact that we have him. It doesn't matter how good your teamis, when it comes down to goaltending, you've got to have goodgoaltending."


The Maple Leafs have struggled recently, losing five of theirprevious six games. They have surrendered an NHL-worst 81 goalsthis season.


Mats Sundin leads Toronto in virtually every offensive category,including goals (11) and assists (17). No other player on theclub has more than 20 points.

 

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<div class="pre">NHL AT PHOENIX
STARTING GOALIES: TOR - ANDREW RAYCROFT
PHO - ILJA BRYZGALOV

OFFICIALS: REF - DON KOHARSKI, MICK MCGEOUGH
LIN - BRAD LAZAROWICH, JAY SHARRERS</div>

 

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<div class="pre">TORONTO VS PHOENIX - SCRATCHES

TORONTO PHOENIX

W BELAK HEALTHY F SJOSTROM HEALTHY
C KILGER LEG INJURY B BELL HEALTHY
J TLUSTY healthy</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL TORONTO 0
PHOENIX 0 19:58 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL TORONTO 0
PHOENIX 1
1ST PRD: PHO - DANIEL WINNIK 2 (RADIM VRBATA, ED JOVANOVSKI) 4:16</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL TORONTO 0
PHOENIX 2
1ST PRD: PHO - PETER MUELLER 6 (DANIEL CARCILLO, ZBYNEK MICHALEK) 8:24</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL TORONTO 0
PHOENIX 3
1ST PRD: PHO - STEVEN REINPRECHT 6 (SHANE DOAN, MIKE YORK) 8:42</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL AT PHOENIX
TOR GOALIE CHANGE
VESA TOSKALA, 8:24 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL TORONTO 0
PHOENIX 3 3:47 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL TORONTO 1
PHOENIX 3
1ST PRD: TOR - KYLE WELLWOOD 4 (JASON BLAKE, HAL GILL) 16:44</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL TORONTO 1
PHOENIX 4
1ST PRD: PHO - MIKE ZIGOMANIS 3 (DEREK MORRIS, KEITH BALLARD) 18:03</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
TORONTO 1 1
PHOENIX 4 4 END OF THE 1ST

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: PHO - DANIEL WINNIK 2 (RADIM VRBATA, ED JOVANOVSKI) 4:16
PHO - PETER MUELLER 6 (DANIEL CARCILLO, ZBYNEK MICHALEK)
8:24
PHO - STEVEN REINPRECHT 6 (SHANE DOAN, MIKE YORK) 8:42
TOR - KYLE WELLWOOD 4 (JASON BLAKE, HAL GILL) 16:44
PHO - MIKE ZIGOMANIS 3 (DEREK MORRIS, KEITH BALLARD) 18:03

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
TOR 7 7
PHO 16 16

GOALIES: TOR - ANDREW RAYCROFT, VESA TOSKALA
(8:24, 1ST)
PHO - ILJA BRYZGALOV</div>

 

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<div class="pre">------------------------
Toronto 1 --1
Phoenix 4 --4
------------------------

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Phoenix, Daniel Winnik 2 (Radim Vrbata, Ed
Jovanovski), 4:16. 2, Phoenix, Peter Mueller 6 (Daniel Carcillo,
Zbynek Michalek), 8:24. 3, Phoenix, Steven Reinprecht 6 (Shane Doan,
Mike York), 8:42. 4, Toronto, Kyle Wellwood 4 (Jason Blake, Hal Gill),
16:44. 5, Phoenix, Mike Zigomanis 3 (Derek Morris, Keith Ballard),
18:03. Penalties: D Carcillo, Pho (high sticking), 5:19; S Kronwall,
Tor (major fighting), 9:02; N Boynton, Pho (roughing), 9:02; D
Carcillo, Pho (major fighting), 9:02.

Shots on goal:
-----------------------------
Toronto 7 --7
Phoenix 16 --16
-----------------------------

Goalies : Toronto, Andrew Raycroft (7 shots, 5 saves), Vesa Toskala
(8:24 of 1st period, 9, 7). Phoenix, Ilja Bryzgalov (7 shots, 6
saves). Referees: Don Koharski, Mick Mcgeough. Linesmen: Brad
Lazarowich, Jay Sharrers.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL TORONTO 1
PHOENIX 4 19:55 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">CORRECTION

NHL TORONTO 1
PHOENIX 4
1ST PRD: PHO - DEREK MORRIS 3 (KEITH BALLARD, MIKE ZIGOMANIS) 18:03</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL TORONTO 1
PHOENIX 5
2ND PRD: PHO - RADIM VRBATA 8 (MARTIN HANZAL, DANIEL WINNIK) 2:05</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL TORONTO 1
PHOENIX 5 15:14 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL TORONTO 1
PHOENIX 5 7:37 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL TORONTO 1
PHOENIX 5 3:24 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
TORONTO 1 0 1
PHOENIX 4 1 5 END OF THE 2ND

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: PHO - DANIEL WINNIK 2 (RADIM VRBATA, KEITH BALLARD) 4:16
PHO - PETER MUELLER 6 (DANIEL CARCILLO, ZBYNEK MICHALEK)
8:24
PHO - STEVEN REINPRECHT 6 (SHANE DOAN, MIKE YORK) 8:42
TOR - KYLE WELLWOOD 4 (JASON BLAKE, HAL GILL) 16:44
PHO - DEREK MORRIS 3 (KEITH BALLARD, MIKE ZIGOMANIS) 18:03
2ND PRD: PHO - RADIM VRBATA 8 (MARTIN HANZAL, DANIEL WINNIK) 2:05

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
TOR 7 12 19
PHO 16 8 24

GOALIES: TOR - ANDREW RAYCROFT, VESA TOSKALA
(8:24, 1ST)
PHO - ILJA BRYZGALOV</div>