Maple Leafs 3, Bruins 2
Nazem Kadri scored his third goal in two contests and James Reimer turned aside 31 shots as host Toronto snapped an eight-game winless skid versus its Original Six rival.
Mikhail Grabovski tallied for the second time in as many outings and fourth-liner Frazer McLaren also scored as the Maple Leafs recorded their second victory in eight games (2-3-3).
Anton Khudobin yielded three goals on 11 shots before being relieved in the third period by Tuukka Rask, who made a pair of saves. Defensemen Dennis Seidenberg and Andrew Ference scored in the third for Boston, which fell to 25-6-5 in its last 36 contests against Toronto. The Bruins, who will host the Maple Leafs on Monday, completed a four-game road trip with a 1-3-0 mark.
Kadri opened the scoring 4:58 into the first period after accepting Clarke MacArthur's saucer pass in the left faceoff circle before firing a wrist shot just inside the near post. Kadri's goal was his ninth point in four contests (three goals, six assists).
Grabovski scored 2:52 into the second period and McLaren banked the puck off his own skate for a 3-0 edge 1:34 into the third. Seidenberg answered 56 seconds later after his snap shot from the top of the right faceoff circle trickled past Reimer. Ference's blast beat a screened Reimer with 1:16 remaining, but Boston failed to net the equalizer.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Toronto mustered a season-low 13 shots on goal. ... Kadri had the lone shootout goal in Maple Leafs' 4-3 victory over the Bruins on March 31, 2011. That was the last time that Toronto defeated Boston prior to Saturday's result. ... Maple Leafs C Leo Komarov (upper body) was placed on injured reserve. Komarov suffered the injury during Thursday's 5-4 shootout loss to Buffalo. LW Ryan Hamilton, who was recalled from the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League, entered the lineup in his place and registered an assist.