Craig Berube has twice called to the bullpen for his left-catching goaltender — and it has paid off.

But there was certainly an air of urgency for Cayden Primeau to keep the Maple Leafs in Saturday’s game, with key players injured and trying to nip a three-game losing streak.

Not to mention the general trepidation about Toronto’s goaltending with Anthony Stolarz in need of a rest and Joseph Woll returning, but the team unsure when he’ll play. Dennis Hildeby was summoned from the Marlies to back up Saturday after Berube expressed concern about Stolarz’s seven-game workload this month.

Primeau stopped the first nine Buffalo shots, survived three of four power plays then blocked eight of the last nine, including one in overtime, in a come-from-behind 4-3 win.

“That one felt good,” Primeau

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