Bruins fire 4 unanswered goals to upend Pens, Tkachuk lifts Flames past Leafs
>> BOSTON: Patrice Bergeron and Brad Marchand scored the last half of four unanswered goals as the Boston Bruins beat the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 in a testy affair on Thursday.
Sean Kuraly and Par Lindholm also tallied, and Karson Kuhlman and David Pastrnak each had two assists as the Bruins won for the fourth time in their last six games. Jaroslav Halak stopped 29 shots in net.
Sidney Crosby scored 24 seconds in for the Penguins, who were blanked the rest of the way. Tristan Jarry made 26 saves as Pittsburgh had a four-game winning streak snapped.
The first of two games in four days between the clubs featured 13 penalties, including two matching sets of roughing calls. Torey Krug and Patric Hornqvist dropped the gloves late in the second period and were assessed fighting majors.
Matthew Tkachuk scored the only goal of the shoot-out and visiting Calgary defeated Toronto 2-1.
It was the sixth win in the past seven games for the Flames, who have defeated the Maple Leafs twice this season.
Derek Ryan scored in the second period for the Flames. William Nylander tied the game for the Maple Leafs with a power-play goal in the third period.
Rickard Rakell and Josh Manson each had a goal and an assist, and visiting Anaheim ended a seasonhigh, four-game point-free streak with a 4-2 win against Nashville.
Derek Grant scored shorthanded in his first game back from injury, Adam Henrique also scored, and Ryan Getzlaf and Cam Fowler each had two assists for the Ducks.
Mark Stone had a goal and an assist in his return to Ottawa and Marc-Andre Fleury had 33 saves while moving into a tie for fifth on the NHL’s all-time wins list as visiting Vegas won 4-2 in Peter DeBoer’s head coaching debut.
DeBoer, fired by the San Jose Sharks on Dec 11, replaced Gerard Gallant, who was fired on Wednesday morning. REUTERS