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TORONTO -- Randy Carlyle had plenty of chances to hold his breath. D.J. Swearinger Jersey . At one point his Toronto Maple Leafs gave up the lead on a breakaway and another time had a power-play goal waved off. But when goaltender Jonathan Bernier stopped Reid Boucher in the shootout, the coach and players got a chance to exhale with a 3-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils Sunday night at Air Canada Centre that snapped their losing streak at four. "Well, we can breathe," Carlyle said. "Theres been a lot of gasping going on, and even in this game there was a lot of gasping going on (with) how tight it was. ... Hopefully this relieves a little bit of the stress thats involved for our hockey club." Plenty of stress had been building up for the Leafs (22-20-5), who hadnt won since the Winter Classic. They still have just two regulation victories in 26 games dating to Nov. 21 and arent yet back in a playoff spot, but the sound of their victory song -- "We Cant Stop" by Miley Cyrus -- brought with it some relief. "Well take any points we can get right now," defenceman Cody Franson said. "Weve had some tough bounces lately, and weve put in some efforts that couldve went either way, and fortunately tonight we were able to get a couple points due to a shootout. You try and manage your emotions with shootouts not getting too high, but for us its a little bit of weight off our shoulders." Bernier made 36 saves on 38 shots in regulation and overtime and stopped all three he faced in the shootout to do his part to end the skid. James van Riemsdyk and Tyler Bozak had the Leafs goals, and van Riemsdyk scored in the shootout to beat a fatigued Devils team playing its third game in four nights. "I think under the circumstances, that team over theres desperate (and) we were coming in here short-handed and under a tough schedule," New Jersey coach Peter DeBoer said. "I thought we gave them everything they could handle. Theyre probably pretty fortunate they got two points and we feel a little bit robbed, but thats the game and weve got to pick up and move on to Montreal." Adam Henrique and Ryane Clowe scored for the Devils (19-19-9), who fell to 0-7 in shootouts this season. Jaromir Jagr, Clowe and Boucher were all unsuccessful this time. "The way weve been in shootouts, lets get it out," Henrique said with a laugh. "I mean, they try things with shootouts, I think everyone has different opinions on it." Opinions varied during the game, too, especially on the call by referee Ghislain Hebert that negated Bozaks power-play goal at 6:23 of the third period. Hebert ruled that van Riemsdyk interfered with Devils goaltender Cory Schneider. Carlyle said it was one of those plays it was hard to agree with the official after looking at it on the replay. Van Riemsdyk agreed. "I was very surprised," said van Riemsdyk, who scored his 17th goal of the season in the second period. "I looked at it after on video in between periods and Im still kind of wondering. He gave me his thought and I asked him if he could watch it after the game and maybe next time we have a game he can apologize or something because that was pretty brutal." It would have been Bozaks second of the night and eighth of the season. Instead, it represented another roadblock for the much-maligned Leafs to overcome. Carlyle estimated his team had 15 scoring chances leading up to that point. "For the next 12 minutes we didnt get any," he said. "So it just shows the mental state and how, I guess, fragile we were at that point." But the Leafs didnt cave. Earlier on in the night they withstood a 7-1 shot deficit and gave up a breakaway goal to Clowe -- his first of the season -- 27 seconds after van Riemsdyk scored to give them the lead. In managing to push the game to overtime and then a shootout, Toronto left things to chance. But players were happy to get tangible evidence of the improvement they saw in a loss at Washington on Friday night. "Our job is to win games," captain Dion Phaneuf said. "We know that the points just keep getting bigger and bigger, and I felt that we stuck with it tonight against a team that played very well." DeBoer was more than satisfied with his teams effort, saying players competed their butts off. "The shootout doesnt take away from the effort that we gave tonight," DeBoer said. Schneider, who made 23 saves on 25 shots, said it was a bit upsetting not to come away with the victory. On Saturday night, the Devils beat the Florida Panthers with two seconds remaining in overtime but couldnt pull off a similar trick against the Leafs. That wouldve been a crushing result for Torontos players, who needed something to go right. "We needed this bad," Bernier said. "We found a way. If thats what it takes to go into a shootout and get points and move on like this, it feels good for the confidence." NOTES -- Five Leafs players -- Bozak, winger Jerry Amigo, defencemen Tim Gleason and Mark Fraser and goaltender James Reimer -- missed Sundays morning skate with illness. All but Fraser were in the lineup. ... Schneider started for the Devils despite making 29 saves in an overtime victory Saturday night at home. Coach Peter DeBoer said its "always a decision" because of franchise goaltender Martin Brodeur but elected to go with Schneider because of his strong performance against Florida. Dexter Manley Jersey . Cammalleri scored two goals, Corban Knight netted the winner in a shootout, and the Flames erased a two-goal deficit in the third period to beat the Stars 4-3 on Friday night. Charles Mann Jersey . PAUL, Minn.(SportsNetwork.com) - The Boston Celtics will continue their three-game road trip Friday against the Indiana Pacers at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The Celtics opened the trip with an 89-81 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday and halted a three-game slide in the process. Avery Bradley scored 21 points and Tyler Zeller added 18 in the win. Jeff Green and Marcus Smart scored eight points apiece for Boston, which made 39.8 percent of its shots and turned the ball over only seven times. The Celtics stopped a four-game slide on the road and scored 49 points in the second half to put the Nets away. Weve played some of our best basketball when behind, said Celtics coach Brad Stevens. Just keep playing, keep figuring it out, grinding it out. Boston won for the second time in the last nine games and will close the road trip Saturday against the Toronto Raptors. The Celtics are 4-10 away from home this season. Meanwhile, the Pacers are back home briefly following a four-game road trip (2-2) and suffered a 117-102 loss at Golden State on Wednesday. Warriors sharpshooter Klay Thompson scorred 40 points, while Stephen Curry had 21 points and 15 assists. Preston Smith Jersey. Indiana was led by Solomon Hills 21 points and David West contributed 16 points, seven rebounds and six assists. Donald Sloan and Luis Scola posted 14 points apiece off the bench in defeat. The Pacers, who had an 11-point lead in the second quarter against the best team in the NBA and allowed 67 points in the last two periods, played most of the game without center Roy Hibbert after he sprained his left ankle midway through the first quarter. Hibbert didnt return to the court. Hell be day-to-day, Indiana coach Frank Vogel said. He could barely walk on it so well see how he responds. Indiana guards Rodney Stuckey (groin) and C.J. Watson (foot) are questionable for Fridays game. The Pacers are 7-9 at home and will hit the road to Philadelphia Saturday for a matchup with the 76ers. Indiana dropped a 101-98 decision at Boston on Nov. 7, as Jared Sullinger scored 17 points to pace the hosts and Chris Copeland tallied 17 points for the Pacers. The Pacers had won the previous four games in this series.Jerseys Wholesale Cheap Jerseys From China Wholesale Nike NFL Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys 2019 Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys NFL China Wholesale Authentic Jerseys ' ' '