(Toronto) Morgan Rielly opened the scoring in the second period and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Boston Bruins 4-0 on Tuesday.
Posted at 10:43 p.m.
Rielly, who totaled three points, scored his 84e career goal, ranking fifth in Maple Leafs history among defensemen ahead of Tomas Kaberle and Bryan McCabe (83).
Anthony Stolarz signed his ninth career shutout and his first since April 9, with the Florida Panthers.
Just like Rielly, William Nylander and Matthew Knies threaded the needle on the power play to give the Maple Leafs a 3-0 lead, who avoided a third loss in a row. Steven Lorentz finished the score in an empty net in the third period.
The Bruins had won the previous eight games against their Ontario rivals. Jeremy Swayman didn’t help extend that streak, giving up three times on 26 shots.
Penguins 3 – Islanders 4 (TB)
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Bo Horvat (14)
Bo Horvat made the difference in the shootout and the New York Islanders defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 in Elmont.
The home favorites erased a two-goal deficit in the third period to force an extra period. Simon Holmstrom and Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored to tie the game.
Kyle Palmieri was the Islanders’ other scorer and Ilya Sorokin blocked 32 pucks.
Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Michael Bunting provided the Penguins’ response. Alex Nedeljkovic said no 23 times.
Flyers 4 – Hurricanes 6
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Martin Necas (88)
At the heart of a productive sequence, Martin Necas scored the winning goal for the Carolina Hurricanes, who defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 6-4 in Raleigh.
Necas had a point in his seventh straight game. During this time, he totaled six goals and 17 points.
Jackson Blake, Eric Robinson, Jordan Martinook, Jack Roslovic and Seth Jarvis also scored in this third consecutive victory for the Hurricanes. Pyotr Kochetkov made 12 saves to win. Brent Burns had two assists.
Travis Konecny, twice, Owen Tippett and Morgan Frost responded for the Flyers, who lost their second straight game.
In his third career start in the National Hockey League (NHL), Aleksei Kolosov stopped 29 shots. He is still looking for a first victory on the Bettman circuit.
