Leafs can’t beat Clemmensen in crucial loss
Posted March 17, 2011 10:55 pm.
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SUNRISE, Fla. — Sergei Samsonov and Stephen Weiss each had a goal and an assist, and Scott Clemmensen stopped 24 shots for his first shutout of the season to help the Florida Panthers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-0 Thursday night.
Mike Santorelli also scored for the Panthers, whose last 11 victories had been by one goal. Keaton Ellerby added an empty-net goal with 3:24 left.
Jean-Sebastien Giguere, making his first start since Feb. 16, stopped 22 shots for the Leafs.
Toronto came into the game in 10th place in the Eastern Conference, trailing eighth-place Buffalo by four points and Carolina by two.