TORONTO – On Hall of Fame Night in Toronto, Maple Leafs coach Randy Carlyle reached back in background to describe a aim by Phil Kessel.

Kessel scored a attractiveness in regulation and James van Riemsdyk received the shootout winner Friday evening as Toronto beat the New Jersey Devils 2-one.

Kessel's 10th aim, which opened the scoring, came on a solo rush as the Leafs forward skated through two Devils in the defensive zone before beating Cory Schneider in between the legs at eight:12 of the third period. It ended a Toronto scoreless stretch of virtually 110 minutes.

"People are distinction-maker goals Patrick Kane Jersey," Carlyle mentioned of Kessel's swooping rush. "It reminded me of Frank Mahovlich &mdash the windup, to come back inside your own (blue) line and assault. Which is old-time hockey. I imply true outdated-time hockey."

Asked if he knew who Mahovlich &mdash a star from one more era who played for the Leafs, Red Wings and Canadiens &mdash was, Kessel later on replied: "Not really."

Of course the 26-yr-old American was born 6 years after Mahovlich, now 75, entered the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1981.

It looked like Kessel's aim may possibly be enough until finally Toronto goalie Jonathan Bernier, who had been excellent, seemed to misplay a shot from the proper flank from Michael Ryder, with the puck angling high off the goalie's stick into the net with four:45 remaining in regulation. Ryder got credit for his fifth of the season.

"I'm most likely going to do that perform a hundred occasions and, I will not know, if you ask me to do it once more I probably would not be ready to," Bernier lamented.

Kessel was in the box, with eleven second left for a slashing penalty.

"People point transpires in hockey," Carlyle mentioned of Bernier's miscue. "There was not a man or woman in the constructing who felt as negative as he did about giving it up. You could just see his reaction. But I believed our bench remained composed. We gathered our composure and we didn't sit back, we attacked. And we didn't end."

Extra Bernier: "We showed character. We came back and won that game. It was a wonderful staff hard work."

Schneider, who also had a robust game, produced a fantastic save on Kessel on a Leafs' 3-on-one in overtime. And he stopped Toronto's Mason Raymond and Kessel ahead of van Riemsdyk's purpose in the shootout. Adam Henrique then fired wide for the Devils.

Bernier stopped Ryder in the shootout while Travis Zajac had the Leafs' goalie beat but hit the submit Marian Hossa Jersey.

Toronto has now won 5 of its last seven. The Leafs were properly-rested, getting not played since a 4- reduction in Vancouver final Saturday http://www.nhlstoreofficial.com/Blackhawks_Marian_Hossa_Jersey.

The Devils were coming off a three- win in Philadelphia on Thursday, with Martin Brodeur posting a 22-save shutout &mdash the 122nd of his profession. New Jersey had lost its two preceding video games, both shutouts.

"I am disappointed we didn't capitalize on our possibilities," Devils coach Peter DeBoer stated. "We got a bounce there at the end to get a point. We had ample probabilities to win the game. We didn't finish enough."

The Leafs came into the game fifth in the league on the energy play and finished one for six in man-benefit opportunities.

With centers Tyler Bozak and Dave Bolland both injured, van Riemsdyk shifted from wing to center Joffrey Lupul and Kessel on Toronto's leading line.

Van Riemsdyk, whose last duty in the middle was at the University of New Hampshire, failed to get a shot on net but his linemates mixed for twelve of Toronto's 28 on the evening.

At times the line overelaborated, particularly with the Devils in the penalty box. But it paid dividends when it counted.

Bernier, who stopped 41 of 43 shots in Calgary final time out, had to be sharp to hold the Leafs in it as Toronto was outshot 35-28 &mdash the 13th straight game and 14th in 16 this season that the opposition has outshot the Leafs.

Former Devils player David Clarkson nearly scored on the Leafs' 1st shot http://www.nhlstoreofficial.com/Blackhawks_Patrick_Sharp_Jersey, cruising in from the slot whilst safeguarding the puck from a New Jersey defenseman. His shot received previous Schneider but a Devils player poked it away prior to it could trickle more than the line.

Toronto had several glorious chances to go ahead on a power play late in the first period that started with a four-minute large-sticking penalty to New Jersey's Mattias Tedenby and turned into a 44-2nd five-on-3 when Peter Harrold was named for tripping.

The Leafs came very near but could not consider benefit.

Toronto had a sluggish begin to the second time period with an overly elaborate Kessel continuing to give the puck away Patrick Sharp Jersey. Bernier had to be sharp on a number of events as Toronto, soon after outshooting the Devils 8-seven in the first time period, was outshot 15-8 in the second.

Devils forward Stephen Gionta was assisted off the ice in the 2nd time period right after sliding awkwardly into the boards.

NOTES: The game marked the 1st Friday evening home contest in Toronto since Dec. 23, 2005 &mdash a 2-1 win in excess of Boston. It also represented Randy Carlyle's 82nd game as Toronto coach. He came in with a 42-31-8 record. ... The Leafs won all 3 typical-season meetings with the Devils last season.