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VIDEO: Lupul's 200th seals Reimer's, Maple Leafs' 3rd straight win

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The Toronto Maple Leafs have won three in a row.

Saturday's 4-2 victory came against the Vancouver Canucks, and was solidified by the 200th goal of Joffrey Lupul's career, which came after two ridiculous saves by Ryan Miller - one off Lupul.

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The marquee goal, Lupul's sixth of the season, came in his 672nd career game. It was subject to review, the Canucks claiming goaltender interference, but stood.

James Reimer, meanwhile, continues to light the world on fire.

Both teams fired puck after puck on net, with Vancouver ending up with a 45-40 advantage in shots. Reimer's 43 saves were good for his 14th win making 40 or more stops as a Maple Leaf, a new franchise record, according to the National Post's David Alter.

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The Canucks had two goals called back in the third period, much to the delight of the goaltender, who faced a whopping 25 shots in the final 20 minutes.

"Kind of made up for some of the bad bounces earlier in the year," he said, according to TSN's Mark Masters. "Feels like the boys upstairs made more saves than I did."

Reimer's save percentage is now up to .925, 12th in the NHL, thanks to an impressive .945 run over seven games since taking over the crease for an injured Jonathan Bernier.

"It's been a lot of hockey, but, you know, playing hockey's fun," Reimer added.

The Maple Leafs are in Manhattan on Sunday to face a streaking New York Rangers squad that's won eight in a row.

As for Toronto, winning's not only fun, but infectious, and it appears the club is buying what head coach Mike Babcock's selling.

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