Theo Corbeanu's PK helps Toronto beat San Diego 1-0
Corbeanu drew a foul in the penalty area and converted from the spot to give Toronto a 1-0 lead.
Toronto (5-11-6) won for the second time in eight games.
San Diego (13-7-3), which had won five six, leads the Western Conference with 42 points, one ahead of Vancouver.
Pablo Sisniega made his second consecutive start and had a save for San Diego. CJ Dos Santos hasn't played since the 24-year-old goalkeeper suffered a nose injury in SDFC's 4-3 loss to Houston on July 5.
San Diego had 67% possession and outshot Toronto 7-4 but had just one shot on target.
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There are 22 first-round picks on this 25-man roster, with second-round goalies Carter George and Jack Ivankovic (two returnees who should give Canada the best tandem in the tournament for a change) and Rangers second-rounder Malcolm Spence as the only exceptions. There are some big cuts here, too, and there will be some big ones in December, so brace yourselves. Our final cuts for the top nine were Kings first-rounder Liam Greentree (who missed the summer showcase due to a hand injury and played a limited role when he last played for Hockey Canada at U18s, but finished third in the OHL in scoring last season), Blues first-rounder Justin Carbonneau (who had St. Louis staff talking about the potential for him to push for the NHL team coming out of a standout development camp) and Blackhawks first-rounder Sacha Boisvert (who can play both center and left wing and featured prominently at camp on both special teams and at five-on-five). 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