At precisely 20:00 local time (19:00 GMT) the doors of the papal villa clanged shut.

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Franson clanged a shot off the post and Buffalo's Steve Ott was foiled on a breakaway by Reimer.

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Boston nearly won in regulation, but Johnny Boychuk's shot from the right point clanged off the left post with one-tenth of a second remaining.

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The Bruins nearly won in regulation, but Johnny Boychuk's shot from the right point clanged off the left post with one-tenth of a second left.

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The puck clanged off the crossbar and stayed out of the net, and Brandon Dubinsky skated to a corner of the rink, silent as snowfall.

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Durand Scott ran down the rebound and fired a pass to the left corner to Rion Brown, whose final 3 clanged off the rim as the horn sounded.

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The 39-year-old goaltender, who has started the last seven games with Martin Brodeur sidelined with a sore back, got a little lucky early when Cody Hodgson clanged one off the crossbar.

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But the Bluejays clanged brick after brick.

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