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Thursday, February 26, 2015

{allcanada} Bernier (47 saves) helps Maple Leafs defeat Flyers

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TORONTO -- Goaltender Jonathan Bernier made 47 saves, and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 at Air Canada Centre on Thursday.

The Flyers outshot the Maple Leafs 49-17.

Toronto (25-31-5) has won two in a row; Philadelphia (26-25-11) has lost two in a row.

The Flyers outshot the Maple Leafs 16-7 in the first period, but Toronto held a 1-0 lead on Phil Kessel's 23rd goal of the season with 2:25 remaining. Kessel outraced Philadelphia defenseman Nicklas Grossmann for a loose puck and then beat goaltender Rob Zepp with a 20-foot snap shot.

Tyler Bozak made it 2-0 at 5:33 of the second period when he broke in alone and his shot went past Zepp, hit the crossbar and went in. Maple Leafs left wing James van Riemsdyk made a blue line to blue line pass to Bozak, who managed to sneak quietly behind the Flyers defense.

The goal came on Toronto's eighth shot, one of two the Maple Leafs took in the second period. The Flyers responded by replacing Zepp with Steve Mason.

The Flyers led 31-9 in shots after two periods.

Toronto captain Dion Phaneuf returned to the lineup after missing 12 games with a hand injury and scored a power-play goal 1:22 into the third period. The shot from the right point was his third goal of the season.

Philadelphia captain Claude Giroux made it 3-1 at 11:10 of the third with a one-timer past Bernier. The goal, on a power play, was his 18th of the season.

Brayden Schenn scored his 12th of the season 3:17 later on a power play on a rebound to make 3-2.

Prior to the game, the Maple Leafs announced they traded veteran right wing David Clarkson to the Columbus Blue Jackets for injured forward Nathan Horton.

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