Andersen capped the shutout by denying a frenzy of empty-net attempts in the final minute, making 16 saves in the third period.
Finally, with about a minute remaining in regulation, Joseph skated toward the Toronto bench, as Brodeur missed wide on his rink-long attempt to score into an empty net.
The ball fell straight to Barkley, who attempted to volley it into an empty net from 20 yards out and missed by a considerable distance.
The ball drifted back to Ballack, but his attempt to lift the ball into the empty net from 40 yards fell wide of the mark.
And Lindegaard was beaten a second time, from a 30-yard free kick by the Frenchman Yohan Cabaye just after halftime, and then a third time in the dying moments when Jones stooped to head out another lofted ball into the goal mouth, and completely misjudged the attempt to bundle the ball into his own, empty, net.
There was a touch of good fortune about their second, with Micah Richards' attempted clearance bouncing back off Agüero's shin and into an empty net, though no question that Villa had been opened up again through Silva and Bony, the latter making up for his lacklustre finishing with a measured through ball.
However, Ballymena appeared back in the driving seat on the stroke of half-time as hesitation in the Crues defence forced a reluctant O'Neill to attempt a clearance, only to fresh-air, which allowed Cushley to poke into the empty net.
Canaries keeper Bunn was tempted out of his goal in an unsuccessful attempt to close down Aguero, who laid the ball back for Dzeko to slot into an empty net.
John Mitchell scored into an empty net.
Lamela tapped into the empty net.
