Henrik Lundqvist stops 36 as Rangers blank Leafs

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    With only one gifted goal-scorer in the Maple Leafs lineup, Toronto is struggling to find to score -- at all.

    The Maple Leafs' goal drought reached 122 minutes 24 seconds in a 3-0 loss to the New York Rangers on Saturday night. Henrik Lundqvist played a big part in Toronto's second consecutive shutout loss by making 36 saves, but Wilson felt his club helped the Swedish goalie look good.

    The majority of the Maple Leafs' shots came from the outside. And when the team was presented with a good opportunity from in close, it failed to capitalize.

    "We've got to just find a way around the front of the net," Wilson said. "Be sharper, be ready, think like a goal-scorer. We've got a lot of guys on our team ... who don't have a resume that says they've scored anywhere. We've only got two or three guys who feel comfortable with some scoring chances.

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