PHILADELPHIA - Steve Masons first shutout of the season still kept him shut out of the win column.Masons stellar effort in shutout No. 2 not only earned him a victory this time around, Philadelphias flickering playoff got a needed boost.Mason stopped all 30 shots and Michael Del Zotto scored to help the Philadelphia Flyers beat Toronto 1-0 on Saturday night and send the Maple Leafs to their ninth straight loss.Masons 25th career shutout helped the Flyers win their first 1-0 game since Nov. 2, 2013. He lost his last shutout Nov. 24 against the New York Islanders. He was credited with a shutout for three scoreless periods, plus overtime, but lost in the shootout.The last one didnt end the way shutouts normally end, Mason said. Its part of the game. But its nice to have this one and have a couple of days to sit on it and feel good.Mason had 10 shutouts his rookie season with Columbus (2008-09), five the next season and four last season in his first full season with the Flyers.The Flyers have won a season-high four straight games as they make a desperate push to get back in the Eastern Conference playoff picture.Were going to work our way through this by playing playoff-type hockey, Toronto interim coach Peter Horachek said.The slumping Leafs have been held to one or less goal in eight of nine games. The Leafs had scored one goal in each of the last two games.The game had the feel of a preseason tilt with little action in front of a quiet crowd. The Flyers only took 12 shots on goal through two periods and did not commit a penalty through the first two periods.Its really tough to make up ground this time of year, Flyers defenceman Luke Schenn said. Were pretty far behind. But we just won four. Well continue to get wins and so far, guys have continued to do a good job of staying focused.The Flyers went 8-6-0 in January, the most wins of any month this season.We put ourselves in a little bit more of a manageable position to get back in the hunt, but theres still a lot of work to be done, Mason said.The Flyers, who entered nine points out of a playoff spot in the East, scored the only goal they needed 4:05 into the game on Del Zottos fifth of the season. Del Zotto led a rush and flipped a pass from Petr Straka over James Reimers shoulder for the goal.Reimer did his best to keep it a one-goal game the rest of the way, including a wonderful outstretched sweep of the puck off the goal line later in the first.Were due for a couple of goals, Reimer said before the game.The wait goes on. That one goal was enough to beat the Leafs considering theyre woeful month. Toronto has lost nine straight games (0-8-1) for the first time since the 1985-86 season and has lost nine straight road games for the first time since 1996-97.The Maple Leafs are 1-11-1 in January. They called a timeout with 49.2 seconds and pulled Reimer. Not even the extra skater could help.Were capable of doing a lot of things, but when youre mentally not in the right place, then its difficult, Horachek said. There isnt sound in the room that theres any kind of major issues. Weve had enough guys speaking up. Now, its about getting results. You have to believe, you have to trust each other. Thats where it has to go.NOTES: Philadelphias Wayne Simmonds and NHL points leader Jake Voracek each played in their 500th career game. ... Mason played in his 100th game with the Flyers. ... This was the third time in series history that the Flyers and Maple Leafs have played to a 1-0 decision. ... Del Zotto has a career-high six-game point streak. 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He was 75.Masons sister-in-law, Suzanne MacNeil, told The Associated Press that Mason died peacefully Thursday at his home in Newport Beach, California, with his wife, Karen, by his side.We just adored him, and he adored my sister, MacNeil said.No cause of death was given, but Mason sustained multiple concussions during his playing career, MacNeil said, and was part of the 88 Plan. Thats the program created in the honour of former NFL player John Mackey, who wore No. 88 for the Baltimore Colts and died in 2011 after a long fight with dementia. The 88 Plan, part of the NFL labour agreement in 2006, was devised to provide up to $88,000 annually for care for former players with dementia or Alzheimers.The Vikings took Mason out of Tulane with the first overall selection in 1961. 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