TORONTO - James Reimer stopped all three shooters to give the Toronto Maple Leafs a 4-3 shootout win over the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday.
Joffrey Lupul scored the lone goal for Toronto in the shootout. Tyler Bozak and Mike Santorelli missed.
Marian Gaborik, Dustin Brown and Anze Kopitar all missed for Los Angeles.
Los Angeles rallied from a 2-0 deficit and led 3-2 in the third before the Leafs forced the overtime.
Toronto has won five straight and gone 9-1-1 since a 9-2 humiliation at the hands of the visiting Nashville Predators on Nov. 18. The Leafs also improved to 13-0-0 when scoring the first goal.
It was a game that took a while to reach the boil but the third period was fast-paced and entertaining. The Kings outshot the Leafs 33-30 in regulation.
