TORONTO - For the first time in his NHL career

TORONTO - For the first time in his NHL career, James Reimer didnt allow a puck to get past him in a game. Replica Terrell Owens Jersey . But it was a handful shots that never made it through that had the Toronto Maple Leafs goalie most excited. Tim Brent put on a shotblocking clinic during a stirring 5-on-3 penalty kill Thursday, desperately throwing his body in front of a handful of pucks in Torontos 3-0 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes. Luke Schenn and Francois Beauchemin also blocked some shots during a two-man disadvantage that lasted one minute 36 seconds in the second period. It was a key sequence that helped the rookie goaltender register his first NHL shutout in just his ninth appearance. "I didnt really think it was going to come this soon, I wasnt really expecting it," said Reimer. "Its nice to get. I wish I could take credit for it, but I cant -- the team played phenomenal today." A hooking penalty to Reimer put the Leafs down two men and the subsequent penalty kill might have drawn the loudest ovation from the crowd at Air Canada Centre all season. Brent is a journeyman AHLer who has caught on with the Maple Leafs in a checking role this season. He was all over the ice during the big penalty kill -- even blocking one shot in a sensitive area: "The men in the room would understand how much (that) hurt," he said -- and had players from both teams praising the effort. "He was paying the price," said Hurricanes captain Eric Staal. "I was laying into them as hard as I could. I thought if I could get it by it him, it had a pretty good chance of going in the net." Added Leafs forward Kris Versteeg: "That was one hell of a shift by that kid." Reimer was probably the most appreciative of all. "I was about to take off my pads and give them to him," he said. "I think he blocked about 30 or 40 shots there." Versteeg, Clarke MacArthur and Darryl Boyce had the goals for Toronto (21-25-5), which shut out a team for the first time this season. The Leafs have been blanked eight times. Carolina saw its record fall to 25-21-6 -- leaving it one point behind eighth-place Atlanta in the Eastern Conference standings. Reimers emergence has been a big surprise in Toronto, where hes elbowed Jonas Gustavsson out of a job for the time being. The Monster watched Thursdays game from the pressbox while J.S. Giguere served as backup. Leafs coach Ron Wilson was intentionally cautious in his assesment of Reimers play, but made it pretty clear who his two goalies are likely to be for the final 31 games of the regular season. "I have no hesitation to play him or (Giguere)," said Wilson. "I think its horses for courses right now." The most important of Reimers 27 saves came on a Chad LaRose breakaway late in the second period. It ensured that the Leafs entered the final 20 minutes with a 2-0 lead. "He made a big save on Rosie," said Staal. "That would have cut it to 2-1 and were feeling better going into the third period. But it was too late for us to get it going." Hurricanes goalie Cam Ward made one of the best saves of the entire NHL season in the third period, when he dove across his net and miraculously got a glove on Brents shot. The Leafs forward figured it was payback for the nice short-handed goal he scored against Ward a little over a week ago. "Im going to be on the other end of the highlight I think now," said Brent. The most interesting storyline around the Leafs over the balance of the season is how they handle the goaltenders. Reimer earned his first callup in December when Giguere suffered a groin injury and has been back and forth to the AHL once since. This time, it looks like hell be around for awhile. "Obviously Im aware of the situation," said Reimer. "My job security up here, there isnt much of that. 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Raonic, ranked No. 237 in the world, took just under two and a half hours to dispose of the world No. 31 who has won two titles this season. Raonic (pronounced ray-o-nich) played down his biggest career accomplishment, saying he also had some luck on court. "It was good, I had chances in the first set with two set points. But even through I didnt convert them, I kept my composure, thats something I sometimes dont do. "I just took care of my service games and that was enough today." Raonic fired 15 aces -- he had 23 in the first round against Russian Igor Kunitsyn -- and broke Stakhovsky twice on the way to victory. "I felt confident going into the second even if he had more set points, which I saved," he said. "It was good going into the third set and it all paid off for me. "This win is a good thing for me and my ranking. My goal this week was to just be a contender." The six-foot-five Canadian will meet Igor Andreev in the quarter-finals Friday. 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