Overview
- Boston beat Toronto 5-3 at TD Garden to push its win streak to seven, matching a second straight 5-3 result over the Leafs this week.
- David Pastrnak scored Nos. 400 and 401 and added an assist, becoming the sixth Bruin and 112th NHL player to reach 400 career goals.
- The Bruins went 3-for-6 on the power play, including Pastrnak’s third-period insurance goal, while Jeremy Swayman made 30 saves.
- Maple Leafs starter Anthony Stolarz was pulled after three first-period goals on 11 shots, with the team listing an upper-body injury as Dennis Hildeby finished in relief.
- Toronto captain Auston Matthews left in the second period with a lower-body injury and did not return, while Boston also got goals from Pavel Zacha, Hampus Lindholm, and Alex Steeves, who recorded his first as a Bruin.