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Peksa, Tverberg, Haymes shine as Leafs prospects beat Habs to earn weekend split


Peksa, Tverberg, Haymes shine as Leafs prospects beat Habs to earn weekend split

Winger Ryan Tverberg, 23, who has spent the past two seasons with the AHL Marlies, scored twice in the third for the Leafs, including an unassisted empty-netter. His first goal, roofing a loose puck from in tight, gave Toronto a 3-1 lead after Filip Mesar had tallied for the Habs late in the second period.

Centre Luke Haymes, the highly sought-after undrafted NCAA free agent who also scored in Saturday's game, one-timed a cross-ice pass during a 5-on-3 power-play in the second period to make it 2-0, after winning a faceoff to set up Ryan Kirwan's opening goal in the first.

While Leafs coach John Gruden felt Saturday's lineup team didn't show the urgency it needed until the third period when it turned a 3-0 deficit into a one-goal game, he said that wasn't an issue on Sunday. For obvious reasons.

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