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Maple Leafs jump out to big lead cruise past Thrashers LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityMainScoresScheduleStandingsStatisticsAnaheimCalgaryChicagoColoradoColumbusDallasDetroitEdmontonLos AngelesMinnesotaNashvillePhoenixSan JoseSt LouisVancouverAtlantaBostonBuffaloCarolinaFloridaMontrealNew JerseyNY IslandersNY RangersOttawaPhiladelphiaPittsburghTampa BayTorontoWashingtonTeamsPlayersInjuriesTransactionsDaily LineNHL on TSNTradeCentreDraftCentreeotText SizeTORONTO The Toronto Maple Leafs finally got everything just right in their own buildingVesa Toskala earned a victory in his first start since Nov 23 and Alexei Ponikarovsky scored goals 28 seconds apart on Monday as Toronto beat the Atlanta Thrashers 52It was time first time the Leafs won a weekday game at home this season and it came against one of the NHLs best road teams Atlanta entered with an away record of 921Leafs coach Ron Wilson was also pleased with the small scoreboard tribute given to former players Nik Antropov and Pavel Kubina a far cry from the lengthy video montage Colorados Darcy Tucker got earlier this season This time around it was limited to a brief Welcome back Nik and Pavel message the coach didnt even noticeThats what it should be said Wilson Nik played here a long time Kubie three years (but) I dont think you put together a fiveminute pumpup film for a guy when he comes back to Toronto Most players are excited anyway to play here former players in particularIt wasnt like the one with Darcy that carried on too long It got (Colorados) power play all fired up our guys were crying It was an emotional kind of a thingThats an example of one of the many things that have gone wrong for the Leafs at Air Canada Centre this seasonOne of the culprits for the teams early struggles has been its inability to turn home ice into any kind of an advantage Toskala admits that the ACC has been a tough building to play in particularly when the Leafs fall behind in a game early and the fans get restlessI try to block everything out (when that happens) but youre just human said ToskalaIt wasnt a problem against the Thrashers because of his goaltending Toskala who has been sidelined recently with a nagging groin injury made a couple acrobatic saves on Slava Kozlov in the first period when the game was still scoreless He later got his right pad on a marvellous chance from rookie Evander KaneThe Finn finished with 22 saves and earned his second victory of the seasonToskala made some pretty good saves especially early said Antropov He really sto...