Bozak, Maple Leafs sink skidding Canucks
TORONTO -- Tyler Bozak scored two goals and had an assist as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Vancouver Canucks 6-3 on Saturday night for their third consecutive win.
The Canucks have lost eight in a row and seven straight in regulation.
The game included several third-period fights, with both goaltenders -- Vancouver's Ryan Miller and Toronto's Frederik Andersen -- joining the finale melee.
Nazem Kadri, Mitch Marner, Nikita Soshnikov and Jake Gardiner also scored for Maple Leafs (5-4-3), who are 4-1-0 at home.
Derek Dorsett, Henrik Sedin and Daniel Sedin scored for Vancouver (4-7-1).
The Canucks were shut out in their two previous games before Saturday and in four of their previous five games.
Miller made 36 stops for Vancouver. Andersen had 23 saves in the Toronto goal.
Both goaltenders were out the game with 5:08 to play when they received misconducts for their participation in the fight.
Jhonas Enroth took over in Toronto's goal and Jacob Markstrom replaced Miller.
Bozak also set up Marner's fourth goal of the season at 4:19 of the third as the Maple Leafs took a 4-2 lead.
Soshnikov scored his first goal of the season at 6:13 of the third to give Toronto a three-goal lead.
Daniel Sedin scored his third goal of the season at 6:42 of the third. After the goal was scored, Kadri received a five-minute charging penalty for a hit on Sedin, a five-minute major and a game misconduct. Vancouver's Jannik Hansen received a two-minute instigating penalty, a five-minute fighting major and a misconduct.
Toronto regained its three-goal lead at 8:21 of the third on the second goal of the season by Gardiner.
Each team was assessed a roughing penalty -- Brendan Gaunce of Vancouver and Matt Martin of Toronto -- at 12:09 of the first period.
The Maple Leafs scored 11 seconds later with Kadri notching his sixth goal of the season on a shot from the right faceoff circle. Nikita Zaitsev circled behind the net before making a cross-ice pass to Kadri.
The goal was the 13th shot on net by Toronto against three from Vancouver.
The Maple Leafs made it 2-0 on the first goal of the game by Bozak, who put in a wrist shot from close range on a pass from James van Riemsdyk at 16:18 of the first.
The Canucks ended their two-game run of being shut out 26 seconds later when Dorsett scored his first of the season after Hansen had worked the puck in front of the net. It was Vancouver's first goal in 159 minutes.
Toronto had a 17-7 edge in shots on goal in the period.
Bozak scored his second goal of the game and fifth of the season on a power play at 15:00 of the second period to give Toronto a 3-1 lead. He scored from the slot while falling on a pass from rookie Marner.
Hansen was serving a high-sticking penalty for Vancouver when the goal was scored.
Henrik Sedin came back for Vancouver with his fourth goal of the season on a nifty, unimpeded move in front of the net at 16:20 of the second. The play was set up by a pass from the point by Philip Larsen and cut Toronto's lead to 3-2.
NOTES: The Canucks were without D Christopher Tanev (foot), who missed his second straight game. ... Vancouver recalled D Troy Stecher from Utica of the American Hockey League with D Alex Edler (upper body) out with an injury. ... Free agent G Karri Ramo worked out with the Maple Leafs on Friday. Although not under contract, Ramo has been rehabilitating his surgically repaired knee with Toronto's training staff. ... Toronto coach Mike Babcock told reporters he does not know when D Matt Hunwick (lower body) will be ready to return. Hunwick has not played since Oct. 25. ... The Canucks visit the New York Islanders Monday to play their fourth contest of a six-game road trip. ... The Maple Leafs are home to face the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday.