BOSTON (AP) — David Pastrnak scored twice to move past 400 career goals and added an assist as the Boston Bruins won their seventh consecutive game, 5-3, over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night.
Pavel Zacha, Hampus Lindholm, and Alex Steeves also scored for the Bruins, while Jeremy Swayman made 30 saves. Charlie McAvoy contributed a pair of assists.
For the Maple Leafs, Steven Lorentz scored a short-handed goal. Bobby McMann and Oliver Ekman-Larsson also found the back of the net. Toronto has now lost three games in a row.
Pastrnak’s milestone goal came just 49 seconds into the second period, marking the 400th of his career and giving the Bruins a 4-1 lead. He added a power-play goal at 9:48 of the third period. Pastrnak is now the sixth player to score 400 or more goals wearing a Bruins jersey and sits just one goal shy of fifth-place Rick Middleton on the franchise’s all-time goal-scoring list.
Alex Steeves’ goal was his first as a Bruin after spending four years in the Toronto organization.
High-scoring Toronto forward Auston Matthews did not return for the third period due to a lower-body injury.
In goal for Toronto, Anthony Stolarz started but gave up three first-period goals on 11 shots and was replaced by Dennis Hildeby in the second period, who made 19 saves. The team later announced Stolarz has sustained an upper-body injury.
Morgan Rielly recorded an assist on McMann’s power-play goal with 1:02 remaining in the second period, passing Tomas Kaberle for sixth place on Toronto’s career assist list with 438 assists—second among defensemen.
Up next for the teams:
– Maple Leafs: Return home to face the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night.
– Bruins: Visit the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night.
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