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Leafs Gustavsson gets 1st NHL shutoutskip to main content (press enter) CBC Global Header NavigationCBCca News news drop down menu Sports sports drop down menu Radio radio drop down menu TV tv drop down menu My Region drop down menu More drop down menu Watch drop down menu Listen drop down menu Search CBCca Submit Search Sign Up Log In Hockey Headlines Scoreboard Standings Stats NHL Schedule Teams Players Hockey Night in Canada Highlights Fantasy Pool Commonwealth Football Headlines CFL Scoreboard CFL Standings CFL Stats CFL Teams NFL Scoreboard NFL Standings NFL Stats NFL Teams NFL Players Video Alpine Skiing Curling Figure Skating Basketball NBA Scoreboard Standings Stats Teams Players Basketball News Feed Baseball MLB Scoreboard Standings Stats Teams Players Baseball News Feed Soccer MLS Scoreboard MLS Standings International Stats Soccer News Feed Amateur Sports Golf Tennis REPUBLISH EMAIL PRINT Text Size S M L XL REPORT TYPO SEND YOUR FEEDBACK Leafs Gustavsson gets 1st NHL shutoutLast Updated Sunday December 20 2009 1209 AM ET By Tim Wharnsby CBC Sports Victories have been tricky to come by for the Toronto Maple Leafs against Northeast Division opponents and even more difficult against the Boston BruinsBut the Leafs were good enough for a 20 win at the Air Canada Centre on Saturday for their first victory after seven consecutive losses to Boston The Bruins had beaten Toronto by a combined score of 124 in a pair of games earlier this monthThe win improved the Leafs dismal record against Northeast Division foes to 363 this seasonTomas Kaberle and Jason Blake scored goals in the second period and third period respectively to provide the offence and rookie goalie Jonas Gustavsson earned his first career NHL shutoutGustavsson wasnt overworked but solid enough with a 25save performance to provide the Leafs with their second shutout of the season The previous shutout came on Dec 1 when Gustavsson and Joey MacDonald combined to blank the Montreal Canadiens 30 at the Bell CentreMacDonald received credit for the shutout because that was the game Gustavsson departed after the first period because he experienced a racing heartI felt pretty good the rookie goalie said I cant say it his heart will be good all the time but it felt fine tonightAlthough he stopped 16 of 17 shots in a relief appearance of Vesa Toskala in Buffalo on Friday this was his first start since the heart scare in MontrealThe 25yearold Gustavsson has experienced his share of medical woes in his first three months as an NHLer He collapsed after a fitness test on the first day of training camp It was discovered that he had an electrical problem with his heart He underwent a heart ablation procedure to correct the conditionGustavsson appeared to be on the road to recovery but then sustained a groin injury When he bounced back from that ailment his heart problem materialized...