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TORONTO - Usually able to block out crowd noise or ignore it, James Reimer heard the fans loud and clear. With 61 seconds left, they were chanting his name after he made his 43rd save of the night.Reimer stopped two more in the final minute to get to 26 in the third period alone and 45 overall as he backstopped the Toronto Maple Leafs to an impressive 3-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday night at Air Canada Centre.He was first star, simple as that, coach Randy Carlyle said of Reimer. They had some point-blank chances and he stood tall to the task.This, the Leafs third straight win, had them feeling good after two strong periods against one of the NHLs most intimidating opponents and one in which they leaned heavily on Reimer.We know theyre obviously a powerhouse team in this league, said centre Peter Holland, who scored the game-winning goal 2:21 into the third period. Youve got to give them a good game if you want to stay in it. I thought we got away from it in the third period a little bit, they started shelling our goalie, but he was there to back us up.Reimer gave up a pair of power-play goals, one in each of the first two periods to Brad Richards and Brent Seabrook. The Leafs (6-4-1) got goals from Nazem Kadri and James van Riemsdyk, and from there Reimer shut the door.Seemingly at his best under siege in the third period, Reimer made sprawling saves on the penalty kill at one point after a shot hit the cross-bar and was stellar amid a flurry of activity in the crease later. Reimer kept telling himself to relax.Its one of those things where obviously the tendency is to get really hyped up and try and work too hard or over-work, he said. The thing is just to stay calm and stay in peace but still keep that competitiveness up to try and fight through the traffic.After keeping things fairly even for the first two periods, the Leafs were outshot 26-7 in the third. On the edge of losing the lead, Reimer was rolling.His composures the biggest thing of why hes able to handle that workload and the pressure thats put on him, Leafs captain Dion Phaneuf said. He was a difference-maker for us tonight, and I cant say enough good things about the way that he played. Right from the drop of the puck he kept us in the game. We did a lot of good things, too, but when we needed him he was there.Chicago coach Joel Quenneville thought the third period was one of his teams best of the season so far. He agreed with Phaneuf that Reimer was the difference.Had the chances, opportunities, missed a lot of tip shots, as well, Quenneville said. You play like that youll find a way to score goals.In goaltender Corey Crawfords first start since Oct. 18 after being out with an upper-body injury, the Blackhawks (6-4-1) lost for the fourth time in six games.You dont win, obviously theres cause for concern, winger Patrick Kane said. Try to regroup here, weve got a big one tomorrow obviously going home playing Winnipeg, a division game, hopefully our fans give us a little bit of a boost and we can regroup.While the Blackhawks return home to face the Jets, the Leafs will take a day off before travelling west for a two-game road trip against the Arizona Coyotes and Colorado Avalanche.Having won three in a row, the Leafs are feeling much different than they were a week ago after a humiliating performance at home against the Boston Bruins.We couldnt continue to go the way we were going, and our performance against Boston was one where in our minds and in their minds was unacceptable, Carlyle said.The Leafs took care of business against the lowly Buffalo Sabres and then beat the banged-up Columbus Blue Jackets. Saturday night was a major test with the Blackhawks in town, and they were up to the challenge.For us to play that well against a team that good at the end of a back-to-back, I think it shows a lot about the character and the commitment we have in our room right now, Reimer said.In addition to Reimers brilliance, the Leafs needed timely offence. Van Riemsdyks goal was the 100th of his career and 100th point with the Leafs and came in his first-ever game against brother Trevor, a rookie defenceman for the Blackhawks.Hollands goal was his first of the season but fourth in four career games against Chicago.I seem to be a bit of a Blackhawk killer, Holland said. I dont know. Just try and elevate your game against good teams.Notes — Before the game Carlyle said Joffrey Lupul will miss three weeks with a broken bone in his right hand. 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Basketball fans around the globe will be watching as Kobe Bryant makes his season debut - 240 days after tearing his left Achilles - against Toronto, a team he has used as his own personal punching bag.Calgary Stampeders Jon Cornish - the CFLs leading rusher - was declared Toughest To Bring Down for a second consecutive year in TSNs #CFLPlayerPoll for 2014, as complete results for the fifth-annual league-wide survey were revealed. Toronto Argonauts Chad Owens nabbed his fourth honour in five years in the Biggest Threat To Score category, while his teammate Ricky Ray was selected as a two-category winner for the second year in a row, once again earning the titles of Most Clutch Performer and Most Accurate Passer. Montreal Alouettes Chad Johnson was the winner of this years bonus question, earning the title of the CFLs Best Tweeter with 24 per cent of the votes. This years poll includes five repeat winners, while last years poll featured one repeat winner. CFL PLAYER POLL Category Winner (Pos.) Team Vote % Most-Clutch Performer Ricky Ray* (QB) Toronto 32% Toughest To Bring Down Jon Cornish* (RB) Calgary 41% Biggest Threat To Score Chad Owens* (WR/KR) Toronto 44% Most Underrated Kevin Glenn (QB) B.ddddddddddddC. 10% Most Accurate Passer Ricky Ray* (QB) Toronto 71% Fastest Player Brandon Banks (WR/KR) Hamilton 31% Toughest Player Mike Reilly* (QB) Edmonton 21% Nastiest Player Shea Emry (LB) Toronto 24% Best Trash-Talker Simoni Lawrence (LB) Hamilton 14% Hardest Hitter Soloman Elimimian (LB) B.C. 32% Best Hands S.J. Green* (SB) Montreal 22% * denotes repeat winner BONUS QUESTION Category Winner (Pos.) Team Vote % Who is the CFLs best Tweeter? Chad Johnson, @ochocinco (WR) Montreal 24% TSNs Dave Naylor joins the CFL on TSN panel to analyze the results of the 2014 CFL on TSN Player Poll alongside host Rod Smith and analysts Chris Schultz, Milt Stegall, and Jock Climie during the CFL on TSN pre-game show tomorrow (Saturday, Nov. 8) at 3:30 p.m. ET across TSN. The pre-game show leads into the CFL ON TSN game featuring Montreal @ Hamilton. ' ' '