Bruins Beat Maple Leafs 4-3 In Shootout
TORONTO -- Center David Krejci scored the only goal in a shootout on Monday night to give Boston Bruins a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs.
It was the third win in a row for the Bruins (11-8-1).
Left winger Brad Marchand and centers Zac Rinaldo and Landon Ferraro scored for Boston in regulation time. Right winger Joffrey Lupul and centers Leo Komarov and Tyler Bozak scored for Toronto (7-10-5) in regulation.
Boston goaltender Tuukka Rask stopped 39 shots and Toronto goalie James Reimer made 26 saves.
It was the second game in three days between the teams. The Bruins won 2-0 on Sunday in Boston.
The Bruins twice could not hold leads on Monday.
The Bruins failed to take advantage of a power play with 2:01 left in regulation when Maple Leafs defenseman Matt Hunwick took a hooking penalty.
With 1:42 to play in overtime, the Maple Leafs went on the power play when Bruins center Patrice Bergeron received a holding penalty, but they could not avoid a shootout.
The Bruins took a 2-0 lead in the first period.
Boston opened with a short-handed goal at 4:58 with Marchand batting home a high rebound from a shot by Bergeron. Marchand's ninth goal of the season came with Boston right winger Brett Connolly serving a tripping penalty.
Rinaldo scored his first goal of the season at 12:39 of the first period, bursting down the right wing and beating Reimer with a wrist shot from the faceoff circle. Defenseman Dennis Seidenberg and Rask picked up assists.
The Maple Leafs scored twice in slightly more than a minute in the second period to tie it at 2.
Lupul scored his eighth goal of the season at 11:54 with Reimer out of the goal for an extra attacker on a delayed penalty to Boston.
After Reimer made a spectacular pad save on Boston right winger Jimmy Hayes from the edge of the crease, the Maple Leafs tied the score at 12:56 on the seventh goal of the season by Komarov, who jammed home a rebound.
Boston regained the lead at 14:40 of the second when Ferraro tapped home Marchand's rebound for his first goal of the season.
The Maple Leafs tied the score again with the fourth goal of the season by Bozak on a shot from close range on a rebound at 16:09 of the second period.
NOTES: Boston claimed RW Landon Ferraro off waivers from the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday. Ferraro had not played for Detroit since Nov. 6 because of a lower-body injury and was about to be removed from the injured reserve list. The Bruins made room for Ferraro by putting D Kevan Miller (upper body) on IR. Miller was injured Nov. 17. ...The Maple Leafs lost D Petter Granberg on waivers to the Nashville Predators Sunday. He suffered a torn Achilles tendon in training camp and was put on waivers to be sent to the AHL Marlies. ...Toronto D Roman Polak played his 500th NHL game Monday. ...The Leafs played their third game in four days Monday in the opener of a three-game homestand. Their next game is Friday when they are home to the Washington Capitals. ...The Bruins will visit the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday.
