Following three years serving as the back-up in Los Angeles, newly acquired Maple Leafs goaltender Jonathan Bernier says hes "ready for the challenge" of battling James Reimer for the number one spot in Toronto. Kalen Ballage Dolphins Jersey . Speaking on Leafs Lunch with Bryan Hayes and Jamie McLennan on Thursday, Bernier said it was "very hard" at times being entrenched behind Jonathan Quick and is now excited at the prospect of getting an opportunity to compete with Reimer for the top spot with the Leafs. "Im ready for the challenge," Bernier said. "Ive been waiting three years for that and now I finally get some playing time so Im very excited to come and Ill be ready." The 11th overall pick in the 2006 draft explained he learned a lot from backing up the 2012 Conn Smythe Trophy winner for three seasons and although it was frustrating, he used it as a learning tool. "It was very hard. Sometimes motivation was pretty low but I know at the end of the day, when I look back at this, its going to make me a stronger person and a stronger player and it was good for me to learn from one of the best goalies in the league." Coming off his best year statistically, in which he posted a 9-3-1 record to go along with a .922 save percentage and 1.88 goals against average, Bernier said he welcomes the competition with the Leafs incumbent goaltender and believes in having a supportive relationship with his fellow netminder, similar to what he had in L.A. "Im very happy, its a great opportunity to come to Toronto with James I think its going to be a good battle," Bernier said. "It reminds me a little bit of when I got to the Kings. We kind of grew up together. Obviously the chemistry is key when you want to win and you want to play for each other, so thats the right way to do it." Reflecting on his most recent season, Bernier said he was excited to embrace a larger role with Quick nursing a back injury. "This year was really good for me. Johnny had back surgery so I kind of stepped in and played a little bit more at the start and it was nice to play some back-to-back games and start feeling like you still got it." Talking about Berniers 2012-13 season, Kings general manager Dean Lombardi told Dave Naylor on TSN Drive that "without Jonathan Bernier, I dont think we make the playoffs." He went on to say that Berniers play this season proved he was ready to make the leap to being a starting goaltender in the NHL. "Clearly, (he has) the upside of a number one goalie," Lombardi said. "If you look at his pedigree to date, I dont think you could find another unproven number one who has done everything possible to prove he was a number one. Everything from what he did in the minors, to how he progressed at the NHL level and then certainly this year I think put him over the hump because not only did he play well, but he won big games." Maple Leafs general manager Dave Nonis reflected on how he expects Bernier will fit into the Leafs plans going forward earlier in the week when he spoke with Dave Naylor on TSN Drive, Tuesday afternoon. "From our standpoint, it was the excitement about bringing in another top young goaltender into the organization and have Jonathan and James (Reimer) together," Nonis said. "I think it gives us probably, in my opinion, one of the top two punches of potential in the National Hockey League." Nonis said he expects both goalies to compete for the number one spot and isnt worried about a potential conflict between the two. "Well I think thats always a risk at any position," Nonis said. " Its a situation where we feel we have two guys with great potential and great character and theres no reason why they cant both compete hard for that job and push as hard as they can to keep control of the net." Bernier said hes simply looking for an opportunity to challenge for a starting spot and believes Maple Leafs head coach Randy Carlyle will give him that. "From what Ive heard, theyre kind of similar in a way because theyre fair coaches and as a player thats what you want," Bernier said when asked about the similarities between Carlyle and his previous coach, Darryl Sutter. At 5-foot-11 and 186 pounds, the 24-year-old is not among the bigger goalies in the NHL, but said he makes up for it with his hockey instincts. "Im not a very big goalie, so I need to be in good position. So Id say reading the game is probably my biggest strength. When Im on top of my game I can read two, three plays before its going to happen and thats probably got me to where I am now." 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They got a couple of quick goals, we made a couple of bad mistakes and they were right back into the game. We played to their strengths, thats what they want, they like high-scoring games.I think for us, after the second, we just knew we had to stick to our plan, we knew we could out-play them and at the end, I think we deserved the win.Vancouver head coach Willie Desjardins said there has been no magic recipe this season against Edmonton.Every time we played them we could have lost every game, he said. Thats how tight the league is and were happy with the win.Canucks goalie Ryan Miller also continued his personal ownership of the Oilers, improving to 11-0 lifetime against Edmonton, now the longest active win streak in the NHL.That said, Miller admits he hasnt been having one of his better stretches in net overall of late.The last four games for me I havent been nearly sharp enough, I have to dial that in and get better, he said. When you go through stretches like this I have to keep in mind, I have to battle, I have to compete and be better for the boys. They scored plenty of goals, it didnt need to come down to the last second.Steven Pinizzotto, Teddy Purcell, Boyd Gordon and Andrew Ference responded for the Oilers (6-11-2), who have lost four in a row and have yet to win a game this season against a fellow Western Conference team, dropping to 0-9-1 in that category.We didnt play well enough to win, Gordon said. Thats kind of been the story of the last few games. Weve been inconsistent and we havent been able to find a way to push the game the other way. Until we do that, we are going to have a tough time winning games.Oilers head coach Dallas Eakins said that his top players were not at the top of their games as his team lost their fourth straight one-goal game.The guys who have to be critical for us right through our lineup, the forwards and some of our D, they werent there, he said. They showed sparks of coming, but for whatever reason the couldnt get it done. The guys we rely on less played well. Your key guys have to be your drivers every night, and it wasnt just two or three. We had a number of guys struggle through different portions of the game.Its disappointing. You want the points. We have to find a way to be on the other side of the one-goal games.Oilers goalie Ben Scrivens wasnt about to break down the five goals that got past him on the night.Ill let my goalie coach determine whats a bad goal or a good goal, if you dont mind, he said. I battled. I thought I made some saves to keep them in it.The Canucks went up 1-0 with four minutes to play in the first period, thanks to a short-handed goal. Shawn Matthias picked off a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins pass at the Edmonton blue-line and sent Hansen in on a breakaway, where he was able to beat Scrivens glove-side.It looked like the Canucks added another goal by Daniel Sedin just over a minute later, but the Oilers caught a huge break as it was ruled Alexandre Burrows had interfered with Scrivens in a bit of a questionable call as it appeared the Edmonton goalie embellished the contact.Vancouver had 10 first period shots to just four from Edmoonton on Miller. Jason Sanders Jersey. The Canucks took a two-goal lead two minutes into the second period on the power play as a face-off win came right back to Vrbata in the slot and he beat Scrivens with a rocket of a shot for his seventh of the season.Edmonton got that goal back three minutes later as a Pinizzotto wrist shot seemed to freeze Miller, who barely reacted before the puck was in the net. It was Pinizzottos first career NHL goal, coming in his first game of the season for the Oilers.Vancouver made it 3-1 as a bad pass by Oilers defender Keith Aulie was picked off just outside the Edmonton zone, allowing Higgins to wire a long shot past Scrivens.The Oilers, however, came flying back with a pair of quick goals to knot the game 3-3.Edmonton struck on a power play with eight-and-a-half minutes left in the second period as the faceoff came back to Purcell at the point and he blasted it into the net.Just 11 seconds later, Gordon battled for a puck deep in the Vancouver zone and banked a shot off of Millers skate and in. Pinizzotto, who had a first period fight, picked up an assist on the play for the Gordie Howe hat trick.It is kind of rare to have something like that happen, Pinizzotto said. It was good for myself, but at the end of the day it is about the team, and we couldnt come out with a win today, which is disappointing. It was a good confidence builder for me personally, though.Vancouver surged back ahead with three minutes left in the second as Vrbata scored his second of the game, picking the top corner from the top of the circle on the power play.Edmonton made it 4-4 six minutes into the third frame as Ference scored his first of the season on a long shot through traffic.The Canucks once again took the lead with eight-and-a-half minutes left as Daniel Sedin made a perfect pass to a hard-charging Weber, who directed the shot off of Scrivens and in for his first of the year to make it 5-4.The Oilers looked like they may have tied it once more with 10 seconds left, but the goal was immediately waved off as it was ruled David Perron had kicked the puck off Millers blocker and into the net.It was kicked and the rule says if it doesnt hit another player and it only hits me, its no goal, Miller said. Thats what the rule is there for, you cant pick up your skate blade in the crease and make a kicking motion, so I think its the right call. If it had deflected off his skate or hits him, I could live with it, but I saw him kick it and it didnt touch anybody else, so I feel like it was the right call.The Canucks return home for three games, beginning on Thursday against the Anaheim Ducks. Edmonton plays the fourth game of a five-game homestand on Friday against the New Jersey Devils.Notes: The two teams have been awfully familiar with each other in the early running of the season. It was the fourth regular season meeting between the Oilers and Canucks, sixth if the pre-season is included. Vancouver swept the first three regular season meetings. The two teams wont meet again until April 11 in the final game of the regular season for both clubs… Canucks forward Zack Kassian returned to the lineup. Linden Vey came out to make room… Vancouver defenceman Luca Sbisa has also been cleared to return, but remained on the sidelines in favour of Yannick Weber… The Oilers made one lineup change, calling up Pinizzotto to replace healthy scratch Jesse Joensuu on a line with Matt Hendricks and Boyd Gordon… For the first time since 2005/2006 the Oilers are averaging more shots for per game (30.1) than shots against (29.9)… Henrik and Daniel Sedin came into the game with a combined 150 points in 159 games against the Oilers and combined for five more on the night. 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