Cam Ward Diving Save On Tim Brent

February 3 2011 Last updated at 11:36 PM ET

Cam Ward and the Carolina Hurricanes were on the losing end of a 3-0 decision in Toronto on Thursday night, but he was still able to make the play of the night when he robbed Maple Leafs forward Tim Brent early in the third period with an incredible diving save.

With the Leafs on an odd-man rush, Kris Versteeg completed a tic-tac-toe pass over to Brent, setting him up in a perfect position for what seemed to be a sure goal ... only to have Ward lunge across the goal line and make a desperation stop.

The only problem for Ward? The Hurricanes were unable to get the puck out of their defensive zone after the save and Versteeg ended up scoring the third goal of the game less than a minute later. Ward's save was very similar to a stop Tim Thomas made in Toronto earlier this season.

At the other end of the ice, Maple Leafs 22-year-old rookie goaltender James Reimer stopped all 27 shots he faced to record the first shutout of his career.

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