Raycroft playing his best hockey for Leafs

Andrew Raycroft’s goaltending statistics aren’t nearly good enough to earn him any awards this season, but he’s playing his best hockey at the right time.

As he headed into the showers after practice Friday, he was 28th in goals-against average, 2.94, and 32nd in save percentage, .898, among all NHL netminders who have made at least 20 appearances.

The numbers don’t matter. The important thing is that he’s been playing his best hockey when it matters most. The Leafs, locked in a battle for a playoff spot that looks as if it’ll go down to the schedule’s last weekend, have won three in a row and six of their last eight, and Raycroft has been a big factor in the resurgence.

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