HIGHLIGHT REEL Leafs 4 / Jets 0

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Toronto�s Phil Kessel (left) and Joffrey Lupul celebrate Kessel�s first-period goal Thursday.
Postmedia (Darren Calabrese/Nati Darren Calabrese / postmedia news Toronto�s Phil Kessel (left) and Joffrey Lupul celebrate Kessel�s first-period goal Thursday.

Eleven goals surrendered in two nights on the road and the Jets, who were tied for sixth in the Eastern Conference last week, are now 10th in a hurry, Neither of the two road games to start this four-game trip was close, an ominous sign.

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Jets’ Chris Thorburn hit the crossbar early in the game and then Toronto’s Phil Kessel followed it up with the game’s first goal five minutes in. Kessel’s deft touch proved how little room he needs to make things happen, and his 23rd goal of the season had the Leafs on their way to a second straight win after a disappointing loss in Winnipeg last Saturday.

Game-breaker

The Jets barely competed in the first period and when Tim Connolly put Toronto ahead 2-0 in the second minute of the second, this game had “long night for the visitors” written all over it.

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SUMMARY

First Period

1. Toronto, Kessel 23 (Lupul, Connolly) 5:00

Penalties — None.

Second Period

2. Toronto, Connolly 12 (Crabb, Phaneuf) 1:22

Penalties — Glass Wpg (tripping) 1:22, Stuart Wpg (cross-checking) 8:48.

Third Period

3. Toronto, Grabovski 12 (Kulemin, Gunnarsson) 3:38

4. Toronto, MacArthur 12 (Grabovski, Franson) 10:37 (pp)

Penalties — Ladd Wpg (roughing) 9:19, Lombardi Tor (tripping) 12:22.

Shots on goal by

Winnipeg699–24

Toronto8710–25

Goal — Winnipeg: Mason (L,5-3-0); Toronto: Gustavsson (W,11-7-0).

Power plays (goals-chances) — Winnipeg: 0-1; Toronto: 1-3.

Referees — Brian Pochmara, Eric Furlatt. Linesmen — Steve Barton, David Brisebois.

Attendance — 19,513 (18,819) at Toronto.

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