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Newark, NJ (SportsNetwork.com) - Patrik Elias registered the winner in the shootout as New Jersey nipped Toronto 2-1 at Prudential Center on Wednesday. Adam Larsson scored for the Devils, who returned from eight days off and won for the third time in their last four contests. Cory Schneider came up with 29 saves in regulation and two in the shootout. It wasnt a pretty game but Schneider, without question, played outstanding throughout, Devils interim coach Lou Lamoriello said. James van Riemsdyk netted the lone goal for the Maple Leafs, who suffered their seventh straight defeat. Jonathan Bernier stopped 22 shots. Jacob Josefson opened the second round of the shootout by beating Bernier on the backhand, and after Tyler Bozaks wrister failed to vex Schneider, Elias smoothly pulled Bernier out of position and scored on the backhand to end the contest. I thought we played a pretty solid game; the shootout is always a coin flip, van Riemsdyk said. Its been a tough stretch for us, theres no hiding that. Van Riemsdyk snapped the scoreless deadlock on an individual rush up the left wing -- sprung by a Bozak bounce pass off the boards -- which ended on his successful backhander with 8:11 left in regulation. Bernier then turned aside Mike Cammalleri twice on a breakaway chance inside five minutes to play, but Larsson tied the game with 2:50 to go on a wrister from the point. Because I have a terrible slap shot, Larsson deadpanned when asked why he chose a wrister on the game-tying marker. Schneider made 18 stops and Bernier 13 over the first two periods. Game Notes The Devils continue a homestand against the Penguins on Friday and the Leafs return to Toronto to welcome Arizona on Thursday ... Toronto defenseman and team captain Dion Phaneuf did not play due to a hand injury ... The Leafs were 0-for-5 on the power play but peppered Schneider with 12 shots during those advantages. Denis Malgin Panthers Jersey . With the Pirates in the thick of the race in the NL Central, the timing couldnt be better. Liriano struck out a season-high 11 in seven innings to win consecutive starts for the first time this season and Pittsburgh beat the San Francisco Giants 3-1 on Tuesday night. Frank Vatrano Panthers Jersey . Liriano pitched in and out of trouble in his duel with Josh Beckett, and Ike Davis homered to help the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 Friday night. http://www.hockeypanthersofficialonline....-hockey-jersey/. Louis Cardinals continued their offensive tear with a 9-5 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the opener of a four-game series. Mark Pysyk Jersey . Five straight losses (and six in the past seven) now dot the schedule – matching their longest skid of the year – after they fell again in New Jersey on Sunday night, topped 3-2 by Cory Schneider and the Devils. Henrik Borgstrom Panthers Jersey .com) - A top-10 showdown is on tap in at the McKale Center on Saturday, as the 10th-ranked Arizona Wildcats play host to the eighth-ranked Utah Utes in a key Pac-12 matchup.Kris Russell could be sticking around in Calgary. TSN Hockey Insider Bob McKenzie tweeted that its believed the Flames are working towards a new contract with the defenceman. The deal isnt complete yet but McKenzie said it is headingg in that direction.dddddddddddd Russell, a pending unrestricted free agent, has four goals and 19 points in 41 games with the Flames this season. In eight seasons the former third-round pick has 27 goals and 114 points. ' ' '