Van Riemsdyk scores late, Blackhawks beat Stars 5-3

 In a period that included goals from stars Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews, Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin, a rare one from Trevor van Riemsdyk proved to be the difference.

Van Riemsdyk put in a rebound for his second goal of the season with 4:03 left, lifting Chicago over the Dallas Stars 5-3 on Saturday night. Goalie Kari Lehtonen stopped a close-range shot by Artem Anisimov, but van Riemsdyk followed to put the puck under Lehtonen and make it 4-3.

The 25-year-old van Riemsdyk has five goals in 130 career games. Rookie Gustav Forsling also scored his second of the season for the Blackhawks, who are in second place behind Minnesota in the Central Division.

"We're going to need everybody," Chicago coach Joel Quenneville said. "Talk about everybody or anybody, not just worried about the young guys. We need everyone to be progressing at a good rate here. Our last two games, there were a lot of good things."

Van Riemsdyk's older brother, James, also had a late game-winning goal on Saturday, helping the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Boston Bruins 6-5.

Toews added an empty-net goal in the final second for his 10th of the season. Kane tied the game with his 17th goal just 35 seconds after Seguin put the Stars ahead 3-2 at 9:24.

Kane beat defenseman John Klingberg, skated across the goal mouth and put the puck into the right side of the net.

"We're behind and all of a sudden Kane makes an extremely amazing play with quickness and beats (Lehtonen) with a nice move and we're back in the game," Quenneville said. "Another nice finish on the winner and we'll take it. We came back in a situation where lately our thirds haven't been great."

Dallas is 0-18-2 when trailing after two periods.

"When we took the lead, I would want (the Blackhawks) to earn it," Stars coach Lindy Ruff said. "They didn't earn it.

"The numbers don't describe the real bad plays and the numbers don't mean anything if you make a play you don't need to make. We know Kane's on the ice. John struggled on that play."

Benn tied it 40 seconds into the third, and Radek Faksa also scored for Dallas. Lehtonen made 31 saves.

Corey Crawford stopped 31 shots for Chicago, and the Blackhawks are 4-0 against Dallas this season. Ryan Hartman (12th) and Forsling scored in the second period for the Blackhawks.

To start the second, Faksa chased down the puck low in the left faceoff circle and sent a shot from a sharp angle behind Crawford eight seconds in.

Hartman took a pass from Tanner Kero on the edge of the left circle and beat Lehtonen at 6:34.

With the score tied, Lehtonen stopped a breakaway by Kane at 8:08. Just 26 seconds later, Forsling fired a shot from the blue line through the slot and over a screen by Marcus Kruger, who ducked as the puck passed him.

Benn's goal was on a backhand from the left of the net.

NOTES: Faksa's goal was the fastest in the second period in Dallas' 23 seasons. The previous fastest was 13 seconds. The fastest in any period was by Joe Nieuwendyk seven seconds into a game at Detroit on Nov. 13, 1998. ... The Blackhawks had lost three of four games before Saturday. ... Dallas finished a season-high six-game homestand 2-2-2. ... Anisimov has gone 13 games without a goal. He and Marian Hossa each had two assists. Hossa has 41 points (21 goals, 20 assists) in 45 career games vs. Dallas.

UP NEXT

Blackhawks: Play their fourth of six straight on the road when they visit Central Division leader Minnesota on Wednesday.

Stars: Will travel to Toronto for the first leg of a two-game Canadian road trip Tuesday.

Mrazek, Green lead Red Wings past Predators 1-0

 Petr Mrazek was ready for everything the Nashville Predators threw at him Saturday night - and they had plenty to offer.

Mrazek made 42 saves, Mike Green scored in the first period and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Predators 1-0 on Saturday night.

"I thought right from the onset, I looked at Petr and thought, `That's the Petr I know,'" Detroit coach Jeff Blashill said. "When he's got tons of confidence, he looks big in the net. I thought he was excellent tonight right from the get-go."

Pekka Rinne made 18 saves for Nashville, which has lost two of three.

"A lot of quality looks tonight and a lot of good chances for us," Nashville coach Peter Laviolette said. "We have to give their goalie some credit, he played well. We had a lot of looks and opportunities. I thought both of the goalies played well. Pekka played well, too."

Mrazek is 5-0-0 in his career against Nashville. He made nine saves in the first, 16 in the second and 17 in the third to record his first shutout of the season and 10th of his career. He has been the goaltender of record in both of Detroit's wins over the Predators this season. The first came in Detroit on Oct. 21, when several Predators could not finish the game due to a bout of food poisoning.

Late in the third, Mrazek stopped five Nashville shots in the span of 1:10. His best save of the sequence came on Roman Josi's slap shot from the point with Colin Wilson parked just outside of Mrazek's crease with 2:02 remaining.

Green scored with 1:30 left in the opening period. From below the goal line to the left of the Nashville net, Henrik Zetterberg sent a pass to Green in the high slot, and he beat Rinne from there with a wrist shot high to the glove side.

Zetterberg, along with linemates Gustav Nyquist and Anthony Mantha, cycled the puck in the Nashville zone prior to Green's goal.

"Z did a good job of just spotting it to an area," Green said. "But it started with all three of them putting pressure on the D men and turning pucks over and it causes confusion and we get opportunities."

Zetterberg extended his points streak to three games. He has five points over those three games.

Green's goal came less than two minutes after Nashville's Viktor Arvidsson hit the crossbar with a backhand from 12 feet away from the Detroit net.

Notes: Josi returned to the lineup after missing nine games with an upper-body injury. ... Earlier Saturday, the Predators acquired C Vernon Fiddler from the New Jersey Devils in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2017 draft. Fiddler played 305 games with the Predators between 2002 and 2009. ... Detroit assigned G Jimmy Howard to Grand Rapids of the AHL on a conditioning assignment. Howard has been sidelined since late December with a knee injury.

UP NEXT:

Red Wings: Host Columbus on Tuesday night.

Predators: Host Vancouver on Tuesday night.

Crosby, Fleury lead Penguins to 4-1 win over Blues

After going four consecutive games without a goal, Sidney Crosby came up big against the St. Louis Blues.

Crosby scored twice and added an assist as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Blues 4-1 Saturday night.

"He's been fantastic for us," defenseman Ian Cole said. "He's a world class player, the best player in the world. This year for us he's been our heartbeat. He's been the guy that kind of paces us all year and he showed tonight how great he can be."

Kris Letang and Justin Schultz also scored for the Penguins who are 20-2-2 when Crosby scores a goal.

Marc-Andre Fleury, making his first appearance since Jan. 14, stopped 22 shots to earn his first victory since winning five straight from Dec. 23 through Jan. 8.

"It's so satisfying at the end when you get to play and you get to be on the ice with teammates and battle throughout and a get a win," said Fleury. "That's always a good feeling."

Patrik Berglund scored for St. Louis, which handed new coach Mike Yeo his first loss following a win in his debut on Thursday after replacing the fired Ken Hitchcock.

"I know it's been a long emotional week for everybody," Yeo said. "We had a good game (on Thursday) and obviously this was not a good game. What I've said all along is we need to continue to build our game and that has to be our focus. We'll take out of this what we didn't do well and push forward."

Jake Allen made 27 saves while falling to 18-14-3. He has not won back-to-back games since winning four straight from Nov. 26 through Dec. 6.

Crosby snapped his scoring drought with 4:10 left in the first period on his first-ever goal in St. Louis.

The Blues had a two-man advantage for 1:20 when Letang took a minor penalty for tripping with 35 seconds remaining in the second period with Cole already in the penalty box for interference. However, they were only able to muster one shot on goal.

Letang answered by scoring his fifth of the season immediately after exiting the penalty box. Carter Rowney assisted on the goal for his first career point in his third NHL game.

"That's a big momentum swing for our team," Penguins coach Mike Sullivan said. "It gives our bench a huge boost when our guys go out there and they kill that off the way they did. For me it was a big part of the game."

Schultz added his ninth goal of the season when he buried a pass from Crosby later in the second period.

Crosby capped off his night with an empty-net goal to add to his NHL lead and give him 30 on the season. He now has six multi-goal games this season.

Berglund scored his 12th midway through the third to deny Fleury his first shutout against the Blues. St. Louis has not won three straight at home since Nov. 26 through Dec. 1.

"It's something we've got to build and start feeling good in here," said Blues left wing Jaden Schwartz. "We talked about that. We know it's not going to turn around right away."

NOTES: Pittsburgh is now 21-0-0 when leading after two periods. ... Crosby has not gone without a point in consecutive games since Feb. 24-27, 2016. ... Blues LW Robby Fabbri left the game with a lower-body injury 8:42 into the first period and did not return.

UP NEXT

Penguins: Host Calgary on Tuesday night.

Blues: At Philadelphia on Monday night to start a four-game road trip.

Hall scores twice as Devils beat Blue Jackets 5-1

If only the Devils could replicate this level of play in New Jersey, their playoff aspirations might not seem so bleak.

Taylor Hall scored twice, Travis Zajac had a goal and an assist and the Devils beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-1 on Saturday night for their sixth straight road victory. The win came after an overtime loss to Calgary at home on Friday night.

New Jersey is 7-0-1 on the road since the beginning of the year and has outscored opponents 21-10 in the last six road games. At home, the Devils are a dismal 1-5-2 in 2017.

"There's no real answer to why," New Jersey coach John Hynes said. "We've had some real good success on the road. I think we play a real good team game on the road. We just need to follow up with the intensity level and the commitment level we've played with on the road. We've got to bring that home."

The Devils got a terrific game from goaltender Cory Schneider. He had 31 saves, including a dozen in the third period when Columbus finally dialed up the intensity.

Jacob Josefson and Seth Helgeson also scored for New Jersey.

"We played the right way," Zajac said. "Our attention to detail was good. We played a simple game, but it was effective because of the hardness we played with."

The Blue Jackets dropped the second game of a back-to-back after losing to Pittsburgh in overtime on Friday night. They are 6-8-1 since their franchise record 16-game winning streak and were out of sync for the first two periods Saturday.

Matt Calvert finally scored for the Blue Jackets in the third period, and Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 25 shots.

"We certainly didn't have enough guys going," Columbus coach John Tortorella said.

As opposed to the Devils' first line of Hall, Zajac and Kyle Palmieri. They did much of the damage, with Palmieri getting an assist on Hall's first goal.

Hall scored 3:29 into the game when he slipped a backhand attempt past Bobrovsky on a rush after taking a nice drop pass from Zajac. Columbus defender Zach Werenski had dropped his stick at the center line and tried to get in Hall's way but couldn't prevent the goal, which was the 12th of the season for the wing.

The Blue Jackets bumbled through a pair of power plays in the first period, their first in three games since before the All-Star break.

"They've got the best power play in the league, so it could have been a different story early," Schneider said. "But our penalty killers came up huge."

The Devils went up 2-1 at 1:49 into the second. Josefson got his first goal of the season when he redirected Andy Greene's wrist shot into the net. Zajac got a power-play goal with 1:02 left when he tapped in a rebound off Bobrovsky's pads.

The Blue Jackets got a short-handed goal with 8:25 left in the game. Calvert got a slick pass from William Karlsson from the back wall and drilled it in from the slot.

New Jersey got an empty-net goal from Hall nine seconds after the Blue Jackets pulled their goalie with 3:12 left. Bobrovsky came back into the game only to be scored on by Helgeson with 29 seconds remaining.

NOTES: A Columbus goal early in the third period was waived off because of goalie interference. ... Columbus W Josh Anderson was scratched because of illness. ... D Markus Nutivaara was back in the lineup for the Blue Jackets after missing eight games with an unspecified injury, while D David Savard missed his third straight game with a bad back. ... New Jersey is 7-0-1 in its eight road games since the start of the year. ... The Columbus Dispatch reported that the Blue Jackets' TV ratings are up 110 percent from last season at this time. ... Columbus plays seven of its next eight games at Nationwide Arena.

UP NEXT:

New Jersey: Plays Buffalo at home on Monday.

Columbus: Plays at Detroit on Tuesday.

Hainsey's OT goal lifts Hurricanes past Islanders, 5-4

Ron Hainsey knows the Carolina Hurricanes need to make up ground quickly to reach the playoffs for the first time in eight years.

That's why he was more focused on the importance of their latest win than getting his first two-goal game since Dec. 2, 2008.

"We need all the points we can get," Hainsey said after his second goal of the game at 2:08 of overtime lifted the Hurricanes to a 5-4 victory over the New York Islanders on Saturday night.

Hainsey hammered a feed from Justin Faulk from the slot after Jordan Staal won an offensive zone faceoff from John Tavares, who broke his stick on the play.

"We need them all. That's kind of the bottom line. We had an opportunity before the (All-Star) break with five games to get ourselves into a good spot (and) we got zero points out of 10," Hainsey said.

Carolina pulled four points behind Philadelphia for the Eastern Conference's second wild-card spot. The Islanders, who also lost 5-4 at Detroit on Friday night, are one point behind the Hurricanes.

Jacob Slavin, Lee Stempniak and Teuvo Teravainen also scored to help Carolina win its third straight after the All-Star Break. Cam Ward made 33 saves.

"It's a huge win for us," Stempniak said. "It's a huge two points for us."

Anders Lee, Casey Cizikas, Brock Nelson and Josh Bailey scored for the Islanders, who are 6-1-2 in their last nine games. Jean-Francois Berube gave up all five Hurricanes goals on 25 shots.

"It was a tough game for me," said Berube, who acknowledged he struggled reading and reacting to plays. "I just wasn't sharp."

Bailey scored the game's only power-play goal, slamming a slap shot from the slot after an offensive zone faceoff 8:33 into the third to tie the score 4-4.

"We fought," Islanders interim coach Doug Weight said. "But (it's) disappointing to come out of the two games (this weekend) with one point."

The Hurricanes went 0 for 3 on the power play while the Islanders were 1 for 4.

Cizikas put the Islanders ahead 2-1 with a diving deflection of Ryan Strome's cross-ice pass at 2:36 of the second.

Hainsey tied it 21 seconds later and Stempniak gave the Hurricanes a 3-2 lead with his 10th at 4:37.

The Islanders then pressured Carolina for a wide stretch of the period, and it paid off when Nelson whipped his 11th of the season past Ward with a minute left in the middle period to tie it again.

The tie lasted for all of 58 seconds, as Berube could not control the rebound of Brock McGinn's shot and Teravainen's quick shot from the slot sent the Hurricanes into the second intermission with a 4-3 advantage.

"That's the way you've got to answer back," Hurricanes coach Bill Peters said. "The Teravainen goal with the clock winding down in the second becomes a huge goal."

The Hurricanes took a 1-0 lead on Slavin's left circle slap shot at 9:53, only to see the Islanders tie it on Lee's tip of Dennis Seidenberg shot at 11:14.

"It's going to happen," Islanders defenseman Johnny Boychuk said. "We did give up some goals that were uncharacteristic of our team."

NOTES: New York honored LW Jason Chimera with an on-ice ceremony before the opening faceoff for playing 1,000 NHL games. Owner Jon Ledecky presented Chimera with a silver stick, while C John Tavares and LW Andrew Ladd gave Chimera a framed collage and a framed jersey. ... During his pregame media briefing, Weight said Cal Clutterbuck suffered a lower body injury in Friday night's loss at Detroit and would be replaced in the lineup by Shane Prince. ... New York also scratched D Scott Mayfield and RW Stephen Gionta. ... Carolina scratched D Ryan Murphy, D Matt Tennyson and RW Ty Rattie. ... The NHL selected February for its Hockey Is For Everyone initiative. As part of the monthlong proposal the Islanders hosted You Can Play Night. According to its website, the You Can Play Project aims "to ensure the safety and inclusion of all in sports-including LGBTQ athletes, coaches and fans." ... The announced attendance at Barclays Center was 14,153.

UP NEXT

Hurricanes: At Washington on Tuesday night.

Islanders: Host Toronto on Monday night.

Boyle gets winner in SO, Lightning beat Ducks 3-2

The Tampa Bay Lightning are hopeful that a shootout win over Anaheim will jumpstart a playoff push.

Brian Boyle scored in the fourth round of the tiebreaker and the Lightning beat the Ducks 3-2 on Saturday night.

Jonathan Drouin and Alex Killorn scored in regulation, Nikita Kucherov had two assists, and Ben Bishop made 14 saves for the Lightning, who won the shootout 3-2 and improved to 4-9-2 over the last 15 games.

Tampa Bay, which reached the Stanley Cup finals two years ago and lost in the Eastern Conference finals last season, remain in the postseason mix despite being last in the Eastern Conference.

"It's a proud group," Lightning coach Jon Cooper said. "They were not to be denied tonight. Angry, determined, whatever you want to say, they had it all, and it was fun to watch."

Brandon Montour and Ryan Getzlaf scored for the Ducks, who are 0-1-1 on a 14-day, six-game road trip. Jonathan Bernier stopped 35 shots, and Ryan Kesler picked up two assists.

"This is a tough road trip for us, probably the hardest one of the year," Getzlaf said.

Getzlaf got the Ducks even at 2 from the right circle 4:02 into the third.

The Ducks are 2-14-7 when trailing after two periods.

Tampa Bay took a 2-1 lead midway through the second on Killorn's man-advantage goal. Anaheim has allowed a power-play goal in just two of its last 12 games.

"To start getting points, you've got to start playing the right way," Killorn said.

The Lightning went 1 of 7 on the power play, while the Ducks failed to score on five chances.

Bernier turned aside Kucherov's overtime breakaway shot. The goalie got help late in the second when defenseman Hampus Lindholm blocked Kucherov's in-close chance.

"That was great," Bernier said of Lindholm's play. "He saved the game."

Tampa Bay outshot Anaheim 15-4 during the second, with all the Ducks shots coming over the final two minutes.

Montour, recalled from San Diego of the AHL, opened the scoring at 8:14 of the first with his first NHL goal.

Drouin, who hit the post and had Bernier stopped his in-close shot during the opening two minutes, skated from the right circle to the left circle and tied it at 1 just 1:34 after Montour's goal.

Tampa Bay is 8-0-5 against Anaheim since the Ducks beat the Lightning 4-3 on Dec. 9, 2006.

NOTES: Tampa Bay defensemen have struggled scoring goals. Those with long droughts include Jason Garrison (27 games), Braydon Coburn (21), Andrej Sustr (21), Victor Hedman (14) and Anton Stralman (10). ... Ducks D Sami Vatanen, hurt Friday at Florida, didn't play due to an upper-body injury. ... Tampa Bay LW Ondrej Palat sat out with a lower-body injury. ... Anaheim D Kevin Bieksa got his 200th assist on Getzlaf's goal.

UP NEXT

Ducks: At the New York Rangers on Tuesday night.

Lightning: Host Los Angeles on Tuesday night in the finale of a four-game homestand.

Lehner makes 37 saves in Sabres' 4-0 win over Senators

 Robin Lehner relied on his knowledge of his former team to earn his first shutout of the season.

Lehner made 37 saves, Kyle Okposo scored his 16th goal and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Ottawa Senators 4-0 on Saturday night to snap a three-game skid.

Lehner got his fourth career shutout. His first two came with the Senators, who traded him to Buffalo before last season.

"They are a smart team out there. Obviously, playing with them a little bit, I know their tendencies and where they are going to go," Lehner said. "I do a lot of pre-scout, a lot of thinking out there. That's a big part of my game, to try and see what's going to happen."

In five games against the Senators over the past two seasons, Lehner is 3-0-2 with a .961 save percentage and a 1.18 goals-against average.

The Sabres also got goals from Ryan O'Reilly, Sam Reinhart and Marcus Foligno. Jack Eichel had two assists.

"It's a big win, but the big piece is Lenny there," O'Reilly said.

Buffalo is 5-0-1 in its last six home games and has earned a point in seven straight games against Ottawa.

The Senators closed out a three-game road trip with their fourth loss in six games.

"They outplayed us for most of the game and we didn't deserve it," forward Zack Smith said. "We threw a lot of pucks at the net, but I don't think we were there enough."

Mike Condon allowed four goals on 25 shots before getting pulled in the third period. Condon was making his 18th straight start, and coach Guy Boucher said he took him out to get backup Andrew Hammond some playing time, not because he was displeased with Condon's performance.

Okposo gave the Sabres a 1-0 lead with 9:49 left in the first period. He received a pass from Justin Falk in the left corner, held off defenseman Marc Methot as he skated to the left slot and flipped a backhand into the far corner.

O'Reilly scored his 10th to make it 2-0 with 3:09 remaining in the second. Stationed in the right slot, O'Reilly redirected Rasmus Ristolainen's wrist shot from the point past Condon.

Lehner made 13 saves in the second period. His best stop came in the final minute when he skated out of the crease and reached back to glove a hard wrist shot by Mike Hoffman.

Reinhart knocked in the rebound of his own missed shot 5:53 into the third period for his 11th goal of the season. Foligno slid a wrist shot under Condon's pads with 9:09 remaining after Eichel intercepted Dion Phaneuf's clearing pass. Eichel also assisted on Reinhart's goal.

Lehner had 16 saves in the third period, including five on a Senators' power play.

"He played phenomenal tonight," O'Reilly said. "All year, he's been one of the most consistent players."

NOTES: The Senators were last shut out by Washington on Jan. 7 and had scored 42 goals in the 11 games since. ... Sabres D Josh Gorges returned after missing 12 games with a hip injury and had an assist on Okposo's goal. D Jake McCabe was also back in the lineup after being out five games due to a shoulder injury. ... D Zach Bogosian (ribs) and F William Carrier (knee) were scratched after getting hurt in Buffalo's 2-1 loss to the Rangers on Thursday. ... Buffalo recalled F Justin Bailey on Saturday and sent F Cal O'Reilly to the minors. O'Reilly cleared waivers on Friday. ... Buffalo is 8-0-0 this year when Eichel has two or more points.

Up Next:

Senators: Host St. Louis on Tuesday to start a four-game homestand.

Sabres: Begin a stretch of five games in seven days at New Jersey on Monday.

Nylander's 3 goals help Maple Leafs outlast Bruins 6-5

 William Nylander ended up with bragging rights over his good friend, David Pastrnak, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Boston Bruins in a wild game.

Nylander got his first career hat trick, James van Riemsdyk scored his second of the game to break a tie with 1:36 left and the Maple Leafs snapped a three-game losing streak with a 6-5 win over the Bruins on Saturday night.

"We've got to bring Pastrnak on the road with us all the time to every rink," Toronto coach Mike Babcock said. "(Nylander) always wants to be better than 88, so we've just got to get an 88 on every team and he'll be unbelievable."

Connor Brown also scored for Toronto, which moved one point behind Boston for third place in the Atlantic Division. The Maple Leafs have played five fewer games than the Bruins.

But it was Nylander's night.

"That's definitely a night he will remember, for sure," Maple Leafs rookie Auston Matthews said. "He was all over the puck. He obviously has an unbelievable shot, a really good release and he was able to utilize it on all three goals."

Pastrnak scored two goals for Boston, and Ryan Spooner, Patrice Bergeron and Torey Krug each added one. Bergeron and Krug had power-play goals.

The Bruins rallied from a 4-1 deficit and tied it at 5 late.

"You're always disappointed when you lose a game like that," Boston coach Claude Julien said.

Frederik Andersen stopped 36 shots for the Maple Leafs.

Goaltender Tuukka Rask, playing his 12th consecutive game, was pulled after the Maple Leafs' fourth goal. Zane McIntyre made 10 saves in relief.

The Maple Leafs led 4-1 after getting three goals less than two minutes apart in the second period, but the Bruins charged back to tie it on Spooner's goal with 9:54 left in the third.

"We kept battling back, which is great, but we kept putting ourselves in a situation to do that," Bruins defenseman Adam McQuaid said. "These late goals can't happen and we just have to find ways to stop that from happening."

Brown banged home a shot from the slot to put Toronto back ahead, but Bergeron tied it again with 2:54 to play.

Van Riemsdyk scored from the right point, beating a screened McIntyre. His younger brother, Trevor, also had a late game-winning goal Saturday, helping the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Dallas Stars.

One of the loudest cheers of the night came when highlights of each of the Patriots' four Super Bowl victories were played on the Jumbotron - the biggest roar came on the clip of Malcolm Butler intercepting a pass at the goal line in 2015.

Seconds later, Toronto moved ahead 2-1 when McQuaid's bad clearing pass caromed off the boards and ended up with van Riemsdyk alone in front. He tucked a shot under Rask's pads at 8:31.

On the ensuing shift, Bruins defenseman Kevan Miller fell down at center ice and Nylander broke in alone on a 2-on-1 rush before firing a wrist shot over Rask's left shoulder. Julien called timeout after the goal.

With McQuaid in the penalty box for holding, Nylander completed his hat trick and made it 4-1 by slipping a wrist shot into the net at 10:17.

But the Bruins rallied back.

Pastrnak's second goal came midway into the second. Krug's score sliced it to 4-3 at 15:53.

Boston had jumped in front 1-0 on Pastrnak's goal 2:17 into the game, but Toronto tied it when Nylander collected Nazem Kadri's pass, skated in alone and tucked the puck behind Rask.

NOTES: Spooner's score snapped a 16-game goal-less stretch. ... McQuaid bloodied Matt Martin's face with a couple of right-handed punches during a long fight late in the second. ... Boston scored a power-play goal for the season-high fifth straight game. ... Toronto won the previous two games against Boston this season - both by 4-1 scores. ... The clubs' final regular season meeting will be March 20 in Toronto.

UP NEXT

Maple Leafs: Close a six-game trip at the New York Islanders on Monday.

Bruins: Host the San Jose Sharks on Thursday in the second of four straight at TD Garden.

Iginla powers Avalanche past Jets 5-2

Jarome Iginla had a goal and an assist, and the reeling Colorado Avalanche beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-2 on Saturday.

Matt Nieto scored twice and Matt Duchene added three assists, helping Colorado stop a nine-game losing streak. Nathan MacKinnon and Carl Soderberg also scored, and Calvin Pickard had 23 saves.

Colorado improved to 5-24-2 in its last 31 games. It also snapped a five-game skid at Pepsi Center, where it is 6-18-1 overall.

Adam Lowry scored each of Winnipeg's goals, stopping a 21-game drought. The Jets had won three in a row.

Nieto broke a 2-2 tie midway through the second period, and Soderberg made it 4-2 2:04 into the third with his fifth of the season.

The game got heated midway through the third when Colorado defenseman Nikita Zadorov delivered an open-ice check on Mark Scheifele. It was the second hard check Zadorov had on the Winnipeg center, and Jets defenseman Jacob Trouba went after Zadorov. Both received fighting majors and Trouba a game misconduct.

The Jets pulled Ondrej Pavelec for an extra skater with 2:20 left and Nieto scored into the empty net in the final minute.

Pavelec finished with 23 saves.

Iginla, who has talked openly about wanting to finish the season with a contender, assisted on Soderberg's goal and scored on the power play 5:27 into the game. He has seven goals and seven assists in 49 games this season.

NOTES: Jets C Bryan Little was helped off the ice off midway through the third period after taking a shot off his left skate. ... D Mark Barberio made his Avalanche debut. He was picked up off waivers from Montreal on Thursday. ... Jets RW Drew Stafford missed his sixth straight game with a lower-body injury. He practiced Friday and could return when the Jets start a four-game homestand on Tuesday.

UP NEXT

Jets: Host Minnesota on Tuesday night.

Avalanche: Host Montreal on Tuesday night.

Braden Holtby lifts Capitals past Canadiens

Braden Holtby made 20 saves to extend his winning streak to 10 games when the Washington Capitals defeated the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 at Bell Centre on Saturday.

Holtby has not lost since a 2-1 shootout loss against the New Jersey Devils on Dec. 29.

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Nicklas Backstrom's power-play goal at 5:16 of the third period turned out to be the game-winner for Washington (35-11-6), which got goals from Jay Beagle in the first and Andre Burakovsky in the second.

The Capitals, who lead the NHL with 76 points, have won four straight games in Montreal, and 11 of 12 since 2010-11.

Alexander Radulov and Max Pacioretty each had a goal and an assist for the Canadiens (30-16-7).

Carey Price made 27 saves for Montreal, which has lost two straight, including a 3-1 at the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday.

Backstrom scored his 15th goal on a wrist shot from the top of the right faceoff circle to give Washington a 3-1 lead. Pacioretty's 25th goal at 7:49 of the third made it 3-2.

Beagle put the Capitals up 1-0 with his 11th goal on a wrist shot into the top right corner from the slot at 3:02 of the first period.

Radulov tied it at 1-1 with his 13th goal at 7:32.

Burakovsky gave Washington its second one-goal lead at 2-1 with his 11th goal at 9:26.

The Canadiens appeared to tie the game at 2-2 1:30 later, but Radulov's second goal was waved off for goaltender interference at 10:56 because Pacioretty crashed into Holtby.

The game was delayed for 11 minutes at 5:16 of the first to replace a broken piece of the boards behind Washington's goal.

Budaj, Carter lead Kings over Flyers in OT, 5th win in row

 Peter Budaj posted his NHL-leading seventh shutout, Jeff Carter scored midway through overtime and the Los Angeles Kings won their fifth in a row, 1-0 over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday.

Budaj, who wasn't even on the Kings' roster on opening night, extended his shutout streak to 143 minutes, 55 seconds. He made 17 saves.

Anze Kopitar set up the winning goal at 2:35 with a backhand pass across the crease to Carter, who whizzed a wrist shot past Michal Neuvirth. It was the 27th tally of the season for Carter, who entered trailing Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby by two goals for the NHL lead.

Neuvirth made 27 saves for Philadelphia, including a sensational glove stop in the second period.