Josh Leivo scored on a power play late in the second period to break a tie, and the Toronto Maple Leafs went on to defeat the visiting Boston Bruins 4-2 Monday night.
Travis Dermott, Igor Ozhiganov and Zach Hyman also scored goals for the Maple Leafs, and Mitch Marner added three assists. Hyman clinched the game with an empty-net goal at 18:25 of the third, his fourth goal of the season.
Frederik Andersen made 38 stops in the Toronto goal.
David Pastrnak scored twice for Boston, with Torey Krug and Brad Marchand each notching two assists. Jaroslav Halak saved 27 shots for the Bruins.
Bruins defenseman Kevan Miller was hit in the throat area by a first-period shot from Toronto’s John Tavares, and he was taken to a local hospital.
“Looks like X-rays are negative, got it in the throat. They’re going to keep him overnight for observation, make sure his breathing stays normal. Hopefully he’s able to fly back tomorrow, that’s the plan,” Boston coach Bruce Cassidy said. “I don’t know if there’s a timeline, if he’s back in Thursday, if it’s that simple. But right now he’s out of any danger from what we’ve heard.”
Halak stopped Nazem Kadri on a breakaway at 12:01 of the first, and slightly more than a minute later, Boston’s Colby Cave rang a shot off the Toronto goal post. The Maple Leafs made it 1-0 at 17:44 of the first when Dermott scored from above the right circle on a pass from Mitch Marner.
Boston had a 10-9 advantage in shots on goal in the first period.
Pastrnak tied it for the Bruins on a power play at 3:39 of the second period. The right winger was parked near the left side of the net when Marchand whirled in from the right wing and backhanded a pass through the crease. Toronto’s Par Lindholm had 16 seconds left in a hooking penalty. Marner set up the first career NHL goal by Ozhiganov at 13:06 of the second, a shot from the left circle, just after the Bruins had exerted extreme power-play pressure during a too-many-men-on-the-ice penalty that had expired.
Pastrnak was unchecked in front of the net when he tied the game again at 14:22 with his 19th goal of the season.
Toronto regained the lead on a power play at 18:38 of the second when Leivo knocked in a rebound for his fourth goal of the season after Tyler Ennis was thwarted on his attempt. Boston’s Anders Bjork was off for tripping.
Boston led 28-18 in shots on goal after two periods. Toronto’s Patrick Marleau, who had an assist, played in his 1,600th NHL game, which was marked by a first-period video tribute.

Rangers ride strong 3rd period to win over Sens
Lias Andersson and Chris Kreider scored a little under five minutes apart early in the third period, and the New York Rangers continued their success on home ice with a 4-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Monday night.
Andersson snapped a 1-1 tie 3:26 into the third by tipping a wrist shot from Ryan Strome into the net for his second career goal. His goal was upheld after Ottawa challenged it, contending Andersson committed goaltender interference. Kreider scored for the seventh time in his past 11 games, netting his team-leading 13th goal with 11:42 left by finishing off an odd-man rush with rookie Filip Chytil.
Ottawa defenseman Cody Ceci was unable to chip the puck off the boards in the Senators’ offensive zone, and Kevin Hayes gained possession near the blue line. Hayes sprung Chytil on an odd-man rush. Chytil made a cross-ice pass as Ottawa’s Ben Harpur tried to defend, and Kreider finished off the play with a wrist shot past goalie Craig Anderson’s right arm before Ceci could defend the play. Marc Staal and Mika Zibanejad also scored for the Rangers, who improved to 8-1-0 in their past nine home games and 10-4-0 overall on home ice. Staal’s goal was his first in 95 games since Oct. 7, 2017.
Zibanejad capped New York’s latest home win, providing an empty-net goal with 89 seconds remaining.
Mark Stone scored twice for Ottawa, which dropped its fourth straight. Stone scored in the first period and again with 2:43 remaining after Anderson was pulled for the extra attacker.
Henrik Lundqvist made 29 saves as the Rangers rebounded from back-to-back losses to the Philadelphia Flyers and the Washington Capitals. He protected the two-goal lead with several point-blank stops in the final five minutes before Stone scored on a wrist shot from the right faceoff circle while falling to the ice.
Anderson stopped 29 shots and lost his fourth consecutive start as Ottawa increased its league-worst total to 104 goals allowed. The Rangers opened the scoring with 9:05 left in the first period. Zibanejad stripped defenseman Dylan DeMelo in the left corner and made a cross-ice feed to Staal, who lifted a wrist shot off Anderson’s pads and into the net.
Ottawa tied it a little over two minutes later following a New York turnover near the neutral zone. Lundqvist made a save on Colin White’s tip-in attempt, but Stone swept the rebound into the vacated net. The goal was upheld after the Rangers challenged for goaltender interference.

Jackets cruise to big lead, hold off Wings
Pierre-Luc Dubois scored two goals and added an assist as the Columbus Blue Jackets held off the host Detroit Red Wings 7-5 on Monday.
Artemi Panarin had a goal and two assists, while Josh Anderson, Markus Nutivaara, Boone Jenner and Seth Jones also scored for the Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky made 27 saves. Anthony Mantha had two goals and an assist for Detroit, which has lost three straight. Gustav Nyquist, Dennis Cholowski and Mike Green had the other Wings goals.
Jonathan Bernier replaced Jimmy Howard after one period and made 12 saves on 15 shots. Howard gave up three first-period goals on 16 shots.
Dubois and Anderson scored their 11th goals as the Blue Jackets went on to establish a 3-0 Lead.