BOSTON (AP) ¡ª pushed
around.David Krejci had a goal and assist to move past Hall of Famer Cam Neely
for 10th on the Bruins¡¯ all-time scoring
list
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with a 6-3 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night.Earlier in the
week, Boston coach Bruce Cassidy said teams ¡°could be¡± playing more physical
against his more skilled players with a pair of bigger defensemen ¨C Zdeno Chara
and Kevan Miller ¨C sidelined by injuries. They seemed to respond.¡°That¡¯s how we
were going to win tonight,¡± Bruins defenseman Torey Krug said. ¡°We had that edge
and I think it brought a lot to the table. You look at our lineup and I think
that¡¯s what we need right now. We¡¯re bringing that to the table. We need that to
win.¡±Jakob Forsbacka-Karlsson, David Backes, Ryan Donato, Danton Heinen and Krug
also scored for the Bruins. Jaroslav Halak stopped 29 shots.Toronto goalie
Frederik Andersen was pulled early in the third after giving up six goals on 28
shots. He entered with an 11-1 record and 2.08 goals against in his career
against Boston. Auston Matthews, Travis Dermott and Andreas Johnsson each had a
goal.The game became more heated after Boston defenseman Charlie McAvoy took
what the Bruins felt was a late hit by Zach Hyman midway into the third. McAvoy
missed 20 games with a concussion before returning earlier this week.¡°You hate
to see that,¡± said teammate Matt Grzelcyk, who fought with Hyman. ¡°Hopefully
Charlie¡¯s okay.¡±The Maple Leafs felt the extra hitting early.¡°That¡¯s hockey, and
it¡¯s our job to respond to that,¡± Matthews said. ¡°Obviously they made a push
back and we didn¡¯t respond.¡±Leading 1-0, the Bruins appeared to be more physical
and determined when they scored twice in the second period.Less than a minute
after McAvoy hit the post ¡ª Boston¡¯s second shot off iron in about a 3
1/2-minute span ¡ª Brad Marchand set up Backes in the slot, where he fired a
rising shot past Andersen¡¯s glove and inside the right post for a power-play
goal at 8:54.Krug¡¯s first goal first of the season made it 3-0 just under nine
minutes later. After a flurry of chances, he scored on a wrister from the left
point.Heinen collected a puck along the boards early in the third, split a pair
of Toronto players before flipping a shot over Andersen to make it 4-0 at
1:47.Dermott beat Halak with a shot from the mid-slot area 4:03 into the third,
but Krejci made it 5-1 only 34 seconds later.Donato scored at
6:13
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and cheers. Garret Sparks replaced him and stopped all four shots he
faced.Toronto has allowed 11 total goals in its last two games.¡°We talked about
the importance of defending. It¡¯s just going out there and executing,¡± center
John Tavares said. ¡°It¡¯s difficult to do it over 82 games. There¡¯s adversity you
face.¡±The Bruins had taken a 1-0 edge 11:20 into the game when
Forsbacka-Karlsson redirected a pass and tapped in his own rebound.NOTES:
Cassidy was hoping a little Christmas cheer could help his struggling team. On
Friday, they did their annual charity toy-shopping spree to be delivered to
children hospitalized locally. ¡°It¡¯s no fun when you¡¯re not winning,¡± he said
after the morning skate. ¡°We had a day off yesterday to do some shopping for the
kids, if that doesn¡¯t get you in a good mood.¡± ¡ Gemel Smith, acquired off
waivers from Dallas on Thursday, made his Bruins debut. He wore No. 28. ¡°I was
just looking for more of an opportunity,¡± he said Saturday morning of being let
go by the Stars. ¡ The teams¡¯ final regular season meeting of the season is Jan.
12 in Toronto. ¡ Krejci has 592 career points. Neely had 590.UP NEXTMaple Leafs:
At Carolina on Tuesday night.Bruins: At Ottawa on Sunday. WASHINGTON (AP) ¡ª Josh
Bailey and Cal Clutterbuck scored third-period goals, Thomas Greiss made 19
saves and the New York Islanders beat the Capitals 2-0 on Friday night in Barry
Trotz¡¯s return to Washington to move into first place in the Metropolitan
Division.Trotz¡¯s Islanders have won four in a row and 14 of 17 games to leapfrog
the team he coached to the Stanley Cup last year. They held Washington under 20
shots and improved to 7-0-0 in the second half of back-to-back sets this
season.The Capitals have hit a rough patch under new coach Todd Reirden, losing
four in a row for the first time since March 2017. Washington has just one
5-on-5 goal during its skid and has lost seven of 10.Greiss wasn¡¯t tested much
on the way to his second shutout this season. Bailey redirected Mathew Barzal¡¯s
shot 5:08 into the third, and Clutterbuck scored on a 2-on-0 rush not long
after.PENGUINS 3, COYOTES 2, OTGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) ¡ª Phil Kessel scored on a
power play at 4:09 of overtime, Matt Murray stopped 30 shots and Pittsburgh beat
Arizona.Pittsburgh had a 4 on 3 in overtime when Richard Panik was called for
slashing and Kessel cashed in, redirecting Sidney Crosby¡¯s shot from the point
past Darcy Kuemper.Outscored 10-4 in consecutive
losses
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first-period goal. The Penguins rallied in the second when Jusso Riikola and
Jake Guentzel scored 40 seconds apart, but Derek Stepan scored with 5 1/2
minutes left in the third to tie it.With his power-play goal, Keller became the
fastest player in Arizona history to reach 100 points, hitting the mark in 132
career games.PANTHERS 3, MAPLE LEAFS 1SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) ¡ª Mike Matheson scored
the winning goal and Florida beat Toronto to snap a seven-game losing
streak.Mike Hoffman and Frank Vatrano also scored for Florida. Roberto Luongo
made 20 saves moved within four wins of tying Ed Belfour (484) for third place
on the NHL¡¯s career list.Vincent Trocheck, who returned to the Panthers¡® lineup
after missing 27 games with a broken ankle, had an assist on Matheson¡¯s goal.
Ron Hainsey scored for the Maple Leafs.FLAMES 6, RED WINGS 4CALGARY, Alberta
(AP) ¡ª Sam Bennett scored twice, including the go-ahead goal late in the third
period, to lead Calgary past Detroit.Sean Monahan, James Neal, Mark Giordano and
TJ Brodie ¡ª into an empty net ¡ª also scored for Calgary. The Pacific
Division-leading Flames extended their points streak to seven games
(6-0-1).Calgary was 3 for 3 with the man advantage, with every goal coming from
the second power-play unit.Dylan Larkin scored twice, and Anthony Mantha and
Mike Green also had goals for Detroit.CANADIENS
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1COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) ¡ª Tomas Tatar and Joel Armia each scored twice, Carey Price
stopped 34 shots and Montreal beat Columbus.The Canadiens have won four in a row
and five of the last six.Oliver Bjorkstrand scored for Columbus.SENATORS 4,
HURRICANES 1RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) ¡ª Bobby Ryan and Mark Stone scored 13 seconds
apart in the second period and Ottawa beat Carolina.Magnus Paajarvi and
Christian Wolanin also scored, and Anders Nilsson made 33 saves. Ottawa has won
four of five after an eight-game losing streak.Warren Foegele scored for
Carolina.CANUCKS 4, SABRES 3VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) ¡ª Thatcher Demko
made 36 saves in his second NHL game, leading Vancouver past Buffalo.Alex Edler,
Sven Baertschi, Brock Boeser and Loui Eriksson scored for Vancouver.Buffalo got
goals from Evan Rodrigues, Kyle Okposo and Sam Reinhart. Linus Ullmark stopped
19 shots.Demko, who made one appearance for the Canucks last season, was called
up Jan. 4 from Utica of the AHL after Vancouver traded backup goalie Anders
Nilsson to Ottawa.