Ducks slip past Leafs in shootout

Francois Beauchemin and George Parros scored goals to lift the Anaheim Ducks past the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 3-2 shootout victory on Tuesday.

Nik Antropov scored both goals for the Maple Leafs, who have lost three shootouts already this season.

Maple Leafs coach Ron Wilson inserted backup goalie Curtis Joseph for the shootout after Vesa Toskala played the entire game, but the move didn't pay off. Anaheim's Corey Perry and Teemu Selanne beat Joseph.

With the Leafs down 2-1, Antropov scored with 52.8 seconds left in the third period to force overtime.

The Ducks failed to register a shot in the third period and had seven shots after the first period.

Beauchemin opened the scoring at 4:36 of the first period by sending a slap shot past a screened Toskala. It was his third goal of the season _ eclipsing the two he scored in 82 games last season.

Parros made it 2-0. He got behind Leafs defenseman Luke Schenn and took a breakaway pass before beating Toskala glove-side at 9:50 of the first period.

Antropov cut it to 2-1 at 8:15 of the second period with a backhand past goalie Jean-Sebastien Giguere

Toronto couldn't capitalize on two third-period power plays, including a 32-second 5-on-3 advantage. Antropov had the best chance but Giguere came across his goal to make a toe save.

Leafs defenseman Mike Van Ryn also rang a shot off the crossbar as the second penalty expired.

Wilson pulled Toskala for an extra attacker with more than a minute to play and his team finally broke through. Antropov got a rebound at the side of the goal and tied the game 2-2 with 52.8 seconds left, setting up overtime.

Notes:@ It was only the third meeting between the teams since the lockout ... Leafs defenseman Carlo Colaiacovo was a healthy scratch for the second time this season. ... Teemu Selanne has just one goal in seven games for Anaheim.