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Napsal: pát 28. zář 2018 2:16:23The Anaheim Ducks have thrived in tight games during a successful stretch at home, but their recent matchups with the Toronto Maple Leafs havent been as close. The Ducks will try to end a six-game skid to the Maple Leafs while earning a 12th win in 16 contests on their own ice Wednesday night. Listen to all the action LIVE on TSN 1050 in Toronto with coverage beginning at 9pm et/6pm pt. The Maple Leafs, though, are 3-9-0 since that game. However, theyve been better at limiting opponents shots since interim coach Peter Horachek took over for the fired Randy Carlyle on Jan. 6. Toronto (22-18-3) has yielded an average of 22.0 shots in the past three games, 12.4 fewer than in the first 40. The Maple Leafs gave up 20 in Mondays opener to a four-game trip - matching their second-fewest this season - but lost 2-0 to Los Angeles after topping Columbus 5-2 on Friday. Well take that loss, because I thought we deserved better, goaltender Jonathan Bernier said. Were feeling pretty good about ourselves, even though we lost. ... We have to look at the positives, and our game lately has been much better. The Maple Leafs were outshot 42-27 by Anaheim last month, but Bernier proved up to the challenge. Hes 5-0-1 with a 1.65 goals-against average in six starts against the Ducks, but 3-5-0 with a 3.06 GAA in eight games since the last meeting. His teammates havent helped him lately, producing nine goals in the first five games in 2015. Leading scorer Phil Kessel has one goal and one assist in that stretch, registering both against Columbus. Kessel had two goals and an assist in the first meeting with Anaheim, giving him six goals and six assists in his past five matchups. Tyler Bozak has five goals and four assists in five games against the Ducks. Anaheim (27-10-6) has earned all 11 victories in its past 15 home games by one goal or in a shootout and went the latter route in a 5-4 win over Winnipeg on Sunday. Rickard Rakell completed the comeback from a two-goal deficit by tying the game with 2:03 left in regulation. Rakell matched the franchise rookie record for points in a game with two goals and two assists, his first multipoint performance in 54 career contests. We have good character on this team. Even after we were down a couple of goals, we knew we could win the game, Rakell said. The Ducks havent produced such magic against the Maple Leafs of late, having been outscored 29-12 in the last six meetings. They gave up four goals in the third period in a 6-2 loss in Toronto on Dec. 16 as their seven-game win streak came to an end. Toronto is the only team that Anaheim captain Ryan Getzlaf hasnt scored against. He has six assists in six meetings while Corey Perry has four goals and four assists in seven. Ducks No. 1 goaltender Frederik Andersen is 0-2-0 with a 4.07 GAA in two meetings with the Leafs and was in net in December. 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Defoe, who hadnt scored since Jan. 11 for former club Tottenham Hotspur in the English Premier League, needed just 24 minutes to secure the win for his new team. He spoke earlier this week about his desire to perform well in case England coach Roy Hodgson was watching. With his two-goal performance on Saturday, Defoe has renewed hope for inclusion in Englands squad for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil this summer. "To score two goals on your debut, its a dream," Defoe said. "The England thing is obviously going to be at the back of my mind." After early pressure from the Sounders, Defoe made a run between two Seattle defenders in the 17th minute. Jonathan Osorio, on the ball in midfield, slipped a perfectly weighted pass through the gap, and Defoe nestled the ball into the goal. Seven minutes later, Defoe picked up a loose ball after a Sounders giveaway near their own penalty area. He found space to cut to the right and fire another shot past goalkeeper Stefan Frei. "The first goal was a great ball, and you just have to finish it off," Defoe said. "The second half, we showed great character because they put us under a lot of pressure. Youve got to do that sometimes away from home." Seattle began the second half as it did the first, pressuring Torontos goal. Another big-name signing, Brazilian goalkeeper Julio Cesar, made his first important intervention in the 53rd minute. He fell tto his right and stuck out his left leg, deflecting a close-range shot from Obafemi Martins out for a corner kick.dddddddddddd However, the Sounders pressure would eventually pay off. Seattles own Designated Players, Martins and Clint Dempsey, combined down the right flank in the 68th minute, putting Dempsey in space on top of the penalty area. The U.S. international took a settling touch with his left foot before slamming a right-footed shot low and to Cesars left. The CenturyLink Field crowd of 38,441 came to life, and the Seattle attack continued to press. Torontos back line held, helped by several foul calls by referee Ioannis Stavrides close to its goal, despite dropping into a defensive shell for the last 15 minutes of the game. Notably, Seattle substitute Kenny Cooper got behind the defence with five minutes remaining, but his central pass went wayward under pressure from Cesar rushing out of his goal. Osorio headed clear a tame Sounders corner kick in stoppage time, which effectively closed out the match. "Theres no doubt in my mind that as the season goes on, well continue to improve, and our football will be good," said Toronto midfielder Michael Bradley, another one of the clubs big off-season signings . "Tonight was different. Tonight was about the spirit, the mentality and doing whatever it took to come away with three points." Nelsen downplayed the result throughout his post-game talk with media, choosing instead to expound his desire for consistency over a long MLS season. "Weve got so much to improve on. 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