BOSTON -- After running into the leagues hottest goaltender in a 3-2 loss Wednesday night, the Toronto Maple Leafs have another hot hand to deal with Saturday night.Devan Dubnyk, who leads the NHL in goals against average and save percentage, made 35 saves, 17 of them in the third period, as the Minnesota Wild sent the young Leafs to their third straight loss.Now, its onto the Bruins and Tuukka Rask.Dubnyk leads with a 1.65 goals against average. Rask is third at 1.79. Dubnyk is on top in save percentage at .946. Rask is sixth at .933, his save number lowered by yielding four in Wednesday nights overtime loss at Washington.Dubnyk leads with four shutouts. Rask is second with three.Rask, a first-round draft pick of the Leafs in 2005, is second in wins with 14.The Leafs, 2-5-1 in their last eight games, have scored just four goals during their three-game losing streak. They faced the Bruins in the first week of the season and won 4-1 -- but that was against Anton Khudobin (the Bruins are 1-7 in games not started by Rask).The Winnipeg Jets jumped on a Boston team that was on the back end of a back-to-back and took a 3-0 lead before winning 4-2.The Maple Leafs have been having tough starts.Our ability to just get started better, its real important -- were a better team than that and we have to play better than that, Leafs coach Mike Babcock said after Fridays practice.Nazem Kadri noted good starts are the key. Thats really what weve preached about, he said. Cant be getting in the hole and behind the 8-ball early.It seems like after that we absolutely dominate the game. After that were working hard to catch up and were falling a little bit short.The losing stretch has left Toronto 10-10-5 on the season. The Bruins got one of a possible four points out of their back-to-back and are 15-11-2 on the season.Rask is 14-4-2, 6-2 at home. He has also made the Leafs pay for trading him away before he ever played a game for them, bringing a 15-3-2 record, a 1.87 goals against average and .935 save percentage into this likely start.Khudobin yielded four goals on 22 shots Thursday and both Boston goals came from David Pastrnak, who has 18 and is tied for the league lead -- and hes done it in just 23 games. He has five goals in the last three games and is 11 goals ahead of anyone else on the team.Secondary scoring is what makes good teams great and were trying to find it right now, said defenseman Torey Krug. Obviously Pasta has been great for us and he can change a game; he changed the momentum tonight and unfortunately we just couldnt come out with that next goal and help our team even more.Frederick Anderson, slated to start for the Leafs, is 5-0 with a 1.39 goals against average and .956 goals against average lifetime. 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He is 18-20 in his career with three saves and a 3. New Balance Outlet Italia . "Trying to breathe," he said with a grin. Bernier stopped 42 of 43 shots on Monday night, including all 22 in a hectic middle frame, his heroic performance propelling the Leafs toward an undue point in their final game before the Christmas break. Everything was set up for a great start to the home schedule. The Denver Nuggets led Portland by two points in the final seconds Oct. 29, and one more stop would give them a 2-0 record and a win in their home opener.A defensive breakdown led to Damian Lillards wide-open layup to send it into overtime and the Trail Blazers went on to win and spoil the night for Denver fans.Nearly eight weeks later, the Nuggets have a chance to exact revenge when the teams meet Thursday night at Pepsi Center.Both teams are trying to reverse a downturn to their seasons. The Blazers (13-14) got a big win against Oklahoma City on Tuesday to end a four-game losing streak while Denver (9-16) had one of its worst outings in a blowout loss in Dallas on Monday.Portland held Thunder superstar Russell Westbrook in check in the 114-95 victory Tuesday, building some important momentum before heading to Denver.I think our minds was right, Damian Lillard told The Oregonian. We knew we needed to come in and get a win (before) going back on the road again.The Trail Blazers face a team struggling to save its season just a quarter of the way through the schedule. The Nuggets lost eight of their last 11, none more disappointing than the 112-92 loss in Dallas to wrap up a six-game road trip. The Mavericks, despite having the fewest wins in the NBA, dominated the game. They scored 65 in the first half against a seemingly non-existent Denver defense.Our one-on-one defense is pathetic right now, Nuggets coach Michael Malone told The Denver Post. We dont take pride in it. We allow guys just to back us down and score way too easy.The defense might gget a boost against Portland.dddddddddddd Guard Gary Harris may return after missing the last 16 games with a foot injury. He missed 20 games overall with the foot and groin injuries and said Wednesday he has a pretty good chance of playing against the Trail Blazers.His return bolsters the perimeter defense, but how much he plays is a question. He has been out since Nov. 12 and conditioning is an issue. However, having to go against the backcourt of Lillard and C.J. McCollum, the Nuggets can use all available bodies against the Trail Blazers.For Portland, a sixth straight win against Denver will help it get pointed in the right direction. The win over the first-place Thunder was nice, but the Trail Blazers want to get some momentum going before heading to Golden State on Saturday night.Portland should know by Thursday if it will have forward Al-Farouq Aminu back. He was a late scratch against Oklahoma City with a sore back initially hurt against Memphis last week, and with the Trail Blazers having played Monday the quick turnaround prompted him to be in street clothes.The Trail Blazers may not need him against the Nuggets, who are struggling with ball security and consistency. If Denver wants to make a serious run at its first playoff berth in four years, it has to start at home Thursday.You just throw this one out the window, Emmanuel Mudiay told The Denver Post after Mondays loss. We played horrible. ... But we got to let this one go and try to move forward in a positive way. ' ' '