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    Monday, April 29, 2024

    NHL roundup

    Maple Leafs 4, Bruins 3

    At Boston, Mikhail Grabovski scored the tiebreaking goal with 1:01 remaining and Toronto rallied past Boston on Tuesday night.

    Grabovski and former Bruin Phil Kessel both finished with two goals for Toronto, which fell behind 3-2 on Patrice Bergeron's 20th goal of the season with 10:52 to play.

    Kessel's second goal of the game tied it with 6:33 left. Grabovski's game-winner extended Boston's losing streak to three straight.

    Joffrey Lupol had two assists, his first points with Toronto, and James Reimer finished with 32 saves.

    Tim Thomas stopped 24 shots for the Bruins, who have allowed 20 goals in their last four games. Gregory Campbell and Daniel Paille also scored for the Bruins.

    Boston continued to struggle in its final home appearance before a six-game road trip. The Bruins have lost four of five. They were sloppy through the first two periods, then again in the final 10 minutes as Toronto came from behind and left the Bruins stunned.

    Kessel, still unpopular in Boston for holding out until he was traded in 2009, was booed throughout the night. He jumped on a turnover by Zdeno Chara at the blue line, got around Andrew Ference for a mini-breakaway and faked out Thomas with a forehand shot to tie the game with 6:33 remaining.

    Sabres 3, Canadiens 2 (SO)

    At Montreal, Jochen Hecht scored on Buffalo's 10th shootout attempt to give the Sabres a win over the Canadiens.

    Rookie goalie Jhonas Enroth stopped seven of Montreal's final eight shooters in the tiebreaker. He made 32 saves during the game, his first with the Sabres since Nov. 24, when he had 28 saves in a 1-0 loss to Pittsburgh.

    Ryan Miller's streak of 31 straight starts in goal for Buffalo ended. He was rested and did not dress.

    Islanders 4, Senators 3 (SO)

    At Ottawa, Frans Nielsen scored in a shootout and the Islanders beat the Senators.

    Michael Grabner scored a short-handed goal for New York and set up Josh Bailey's third-period score.

    Robbie Schremp had the other New York goal in the shootout, while goaltender Nathan Lawson, who picked up his first NHL victory with 28 saves, stopped Jason Spezza and Bobby Butler after Alex Kovalev scored.

    Flyers 4, Lightning 3 (SO)

    At Tampa, Fla., Kimmo Timonen scored in the seventh round of the shootout and Philadelphia beat Tampa Bay in a matchup of the top two teams in the Eastern Conference.

    Philadelphia, which won the shootout 2-1, got goals in regulation from James Van Riemsdyk, Scott Hartnell and Darroll Powe. The conference-leading Flyers are 18-6-3 on the road.

    Dominic Moore, Vincent Lecavalier and Teddy Purcell scored for the Lightning, who took three of four in the season series with Philadelphia. Tampa Bay, which trails the Flyers by five points, is 5-3 during a 12-game homestand.

    Sharks 2, Predators 1 (OT)

    At Nashville, Tenn., Patrick Marleau beat Nashville goaltender Pekka Rinne on a one-on-one breakaway 3:43 into overtime to give San Jose the win.

    Cody Franson scored in regulation for Nashville and Devin Setoguchi tied it midway through the second period.

    The Predators took seven shots in the third period and the Sharks had 17, but neither team could find an opening.

    Canucks 4, Wild 1

    At St. Paul, Minn., Manny Malhotra had a goal and an assist, Cory Schneider stopped 27 shots and Vancouver beat Minnesota.

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