TORONTO - Marc Savard scored the tiebreaking goal and Tuukka Rask stopped 36 shots to lead the Boston Bruins to a 2-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday night.
Nathan Horton also scored for Boston in the finale of 3-0-2 road trip.
Mikhail Grabovski had the Maple Leafs goal and James Reimer - making his second straight start for Toronto - had 31 saves.
Rask turned away several good chances by former Bruins star Phil Kessel, who has just one assist in nine games against Boston since being traded to Toronto prior to last season.
Rask's best save against his former teammate came during the third period after Kessel beat a defenseman and got off a shot from in close.
Grabovski gave the Maple Leafs a 1-0 lead with his 14th goal of the season at 14:08 of the first period.
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• Canucks 4, Sharks 3: In San Jose, Calif., Alexandre Burrows scored midway through the third period, and Vancouver improved to 8-0-1 in its past nine road games and 15-1-2 in the past 18 overall. Cory Schneider stopped 32 of 35 shots for the Canucks.
• Blackhawks 4, Kings 3: In Los Angeles, Jonathan Toews scored the winning goal off his own skate at 14:33 of the third period as Chicago ended a three-game losing streak.
The defending Stanley Cup champions swept the Kings in four games for the first time since 1981-82, when they went 3-0-0 against them.
• Islanders 5, Flames 2: In Calgary, Alberta, John Tavares had two goals and an assist and Matt Moulson also scored twice, and the Islanders improved to 7-1-1 in their last nine games.
• Panthers 4, Hurricanes 3, OT: In Raleigh, N.C., Bryan Allen scored 1:16 into overtime to lift Florida over Carolina.
Allen took a quick slap shot from the boards that surprised Carolina goalie Cam Ward on the glove side.
Winter Classic a hit
NEW YORK - The Winter Classic's television ratings were up from last year even though it was postponed because of rain. The Washington Capitals' 3-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins outdoors at the Steelers' Heinz Field earned a 2.3 rating and 4 share on NBC. That's a 10 percent increase from a 2.1/4 for last year's overtime game between the Flyers and Bruins at Fenway Park.
