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TORONTO -- With 41 games down and 41 to go, the Toronto Maple Leafs are exactly where they want to be. Joffrey Lupul continued his breakout season by taking advantage of a rare Red Wings turnover, collecting the puck behind the goal and outwaiting Jimmy Howard to save the Maple Leafs from a three-goal collapse on Saturday. As a result, they skated away with a 4-3 victory over Detroit and a reminder of how razor-thin the margin for error is in the NHL these days. It was the third straight victory for Toronto to kick off an important stretch of games and kept the team in playoff position heading to the second half of the season. "This is where the stakes kind of go up," said Lupul. "This is the more fun part of the year. This is where you want to play your best hockey. "Weve put our team in the position where we can be a playoff team, but all weve done right now is set ourselves up." A look at the standings shows they cant afford to slip at all if they want to end the NHLs second-longest playoff drought. Toronto is tied for seventh in the Eastern Conference but remains among a cluster of seven teams separated by just four points. Thats what made Saturdays victory over Detroit so big, especially after the Leafs built a 3-0 lead in the first period and let it slip away. "I think we handled it really good," said goalie Jonas Gustavsson, who made 37 saves. "(Lupul) came up with a really big goal and we kept battling the whole game." The winner came less than three minutes after Detroit had tied it 3-3. Everything appeared to be heading in the wrong direction when Lupul stole the puck from Henrik Zetterberg and scored his 19th goal of the season. From there, Gustavsson guided the team home and preserved the victory with a big glove save on Johan Franzen in the final minute. "That one chance with about 40 seconds to go made my heart stop," said Leafs coach Ron Wilson. "But the Monster came up big." Phil Kessel, Dion Phaneuf and David Steckel also scored for Toronto (21-15-5), which kicks off a home-and-home with Buffalo on Tuesday. Todd Bertuzzi, Niklas Kronwall and Jiri Hudler replied for Detroit (25-14-1). The Red Wings quickly boarded a flight for Chicago, where they face the Blackhawks in a big game Sunday, and werent very happy with their performance. "That was un-Red Wing-like," said coach Mike Babcock. "You cant win every night in the league playing like that." There was plenty of buzz around Air Canada Centre with a number of Red Wings fans turning up for the only meeting between the Original Six teams this season. The Leafs were fortunate that it was played in their building since Detroit has been virtually unbeatable at Joe Louis Arena and a pedestrian 10-12-0 away from it. The odds were tilted more in the Leafs favour after a dream start, which saw Kessel convert a penalty shot at 4:30 before Phaneuf hammered home a power-play goal at 8:19. The exuberant Leafs captain was an unlikely contributor after taking a puck in the cheek on Thursday and having to play with a long visor to cover the big lump on his face. "Once I knew nothing was broken, I knew I was going to play," said Phaneuf. After Steckel scored to make it 3-0, Babcock called a timeout to try and wake up his players. Even though they responded with a solid effort from that point on, he felt the final result was just. "We had a great opportunity," he said. "But the hockey gods treat you right -- you dont start on time you dont win that often in this league. We werent good enough." That doesnt mask the fact the Leafs were fortunate to come out on top after being outshot 40-18. But the team seems to have developed a resilient spirit -- "were a group that definitely does not quit," said Phaneuf -- something that gave Gustavsson confidence even after he allowed Hudler to tie it early in the third period. During the first half of the season, hes learned to trust his teammates. "I always believe in our team," said Gustavsson. "They showed me so many times they score a lot of goals. You just have to keep believing." Notes: Lupul is tied for fourth in NHL scoring with 47 points. ... With defenceman Mike Komisarek returning to Torontos lineup for the first time since Nov. 17, Jake Gardiner was a healthy scratch. ... Mike Brown also returned from injury for the Leafs. ... Tomas Holmstrom and Darren Helm sat out for Detroit with groin strains. ... Howard remains stuck on 99 career NHL victories. ... Announced attendance was 19,536. jerseys from china . He had great success against them during his days in the NL. And he really enjoys Wrigley Field. Cheap Manchester City Jerseys . Then Calgarys offensive linemen held CFL sack leader Alex Hall to zero sacks when the Winnipeg Blue Bombers came to town earlier this month. Can they continue their success Saturday, now that Hall is a Roughrider following his trade from Winnipeg? A 42-27 loss to Calgary on Aug. http://www.wholesalemlbcheapjerseys.com/ . LOUIS -- Adam Wainwright refused to relax against a makeshift San Francisco Giants squad. Cheap Jacksonville Jaguars Jerseys .cas 2013 Play of the Year Showdown is the battle of the 2004 NHL entry draft. cheap jerseys from china . Former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar will take on top contender Junior Dos Santos in front of the crowd at Rogers Arena, according to a report by MMAjunkie. WASHINGTON -- Alex Ovechkin was a bit off -- and still on target. The Russian star scored with 48 seconds left and goalie Phillip Grubauer off for an extra attacker to cap a late three-goal rally and the Washington Capitals went on to beat Philadelphia 5-4 in a shootout Sunday. "Ill be honest with you, I missed my shot," Ovechkin said. "It was kind of funny. I didnt get all of it." It was the second time in six days that Ovechkin scored the tying goal with less than a minute left to cap a rally from three goals down. On Tuesday night in a 6-5 shootout victory over Tampa Bay, Ovechkin powered the comeback with four goals. Mike Green cut Washingtons deficit to 4-2 with 8:40 remaining, and Dmitry Orlov pulled the Capitals within one with 3:31 to go. The two defencemen scored on long slap shots. "I think we had too much perimeter stuff, and once we just started peppering him with shots, one was bound to go in," Green said. "You look at the goals that went in, he either didnt see it, and it was just a floater, which could have been an easy save from that far out." Ovechkin then tied it with his NHL-leading 27th goal. "I think we had luck on our side today, especially at the end of the game," Ovechkin said. "Ill take it and the team will take it." In the shootout, Eric Fehr and Nicklas Backstrom for Washington and Grubauer made two saves on three shots to give Washington an improbable victory in the first meeting of the teams since they brawled at the end of the Capitals 7-0 victory in Philadelphia on Nov. 1. Marcus Johansson had a first-period power play goal for Washington, scoring on a pass from Ovechkin that went through the legs of a Philadelphia defender. Claude Giroux, Mark Streit, Sean Couturier and Jacob Voracek scored for Philadelphia, and Michael Raffl had three assists. "It doesnt matter how many goals you score and how many pointts you have in this league," Streit said.dddddddddddd "Its a very bad loss." Streit scored the go-ahead goal early in the second period when he picked off a pass by Washington defender Karl Alzner and received a give-and-go feed from Raffl to make it 2-1. When Couturier and Voracek scored 1:14 apart early in the third period, the Flyers appeared on their way. "Nothing changed," Washington coach Adam Oates said. "A little bit of luck on the first goal. We got some life. The emotion of the game, I guess would be the one thing. Obviously the crowd gets into it and you feel a little bit better and make a push. Win a draw and before you know it, its a game." Washingtons Michael Latta and Philadelphias Zac Rinaldo traded punches and were sent off in the second period. Early in the third, the Capitals Steve Oleksy and the Flyers Wayne Simmonds received majors for fighting. The teams will meet again Tuesday night in Philadelphia. The primary combatants from Nov. 1 in a rare fight between goalies -- the Capitals Braden Holtby and the Flyers Ray Emery -- were on the bench. Steve Mason had 29 saves for Philadelphia, and Grubauer stopped 24 shots for Washington. NOTES: The Capitals have moved Brooks Laich to the long-term injured reserve list retroactive to Nov. 27 because of a strained groin. Sunday was the eighth straight game Laich has missed. He would be eligible to return Dec. 22. The 30-year-old centre played only nine games last season as he battled a similar injury, leading to sports hernia surgery in April. Laichs problems continued in September when he left the ice with a strained hip flexor in the first 10 minutes of the Capitals opening preseason practice. ... The Capitals recalled centre Michael Latta from Hershey and activated defenceman John Erskine, who had missed 21 games with a knee injury. Defenceman Nate Schmidt was sent back to Hershey. cheap nfl jerseys ' ' '
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