Overview
- Boston beat Toronto 5-3 at TD Garden for a seventh consecutive victory, completing a quick home-and-home sweep.
- David Pastrnak recorded a three-point night and reached 400 and 401 career goals to pace the Bruins.
- Auston Matthews exited in the second period with a lower-body injury after a hit from Nikita Zadorov, and Toronto offered no timeline.
- Toronto’s defensive and goaltending issues persisted as Anthony Stolarz was pulled with an upper-body injury and Dennis Hildeby finished in relief.
- Washington halted a slide with a 4-1 road win over Carolina, getting a Jakob Chychrun power-play goal and 30 saves from Logan Thompson, as the club adjusts to Pierre-Luc Dubois’ multi-month absence after surgery.