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Tyler Bozak scored the go-ahead power-play goal with less than two minutes left and the Toronto Maple Leafs earned a 4-2 victory over the Boston Bruins on Monday night.
The win pulled the Leafs (81 points) within one point of the Bruins (82 points) for third place in the Atlantic Division.
Toronto, holding the final wild-card position in the Eastern Conference, also has a game in hand.
Morgan Rielly, William Nylander and Nazem Kadri also scored for the Leafs, who swept the season series with Boston. Frederik Andersen made 32 saves, and James van Riemsdyk added two assists.
David Backes and Dominic Moore scored for the Bruins, Tuukka Rask allowed two goals on 27 shots.
Sabres 2, Red Wings 1: Jack Eichel and Matt Moulson each scored a power-play goal in the first two periods and Robin Lehner made 34 saves. Tomas Tatar scored in his third straight game for Detroit and Petr Mrazek stopped 28 shots.
Predators 3, Coyotes 1: Ryan Ellis scored twice and Pekka Rinne made 25 saves. Viktor Arvidsson also scored and Craig Smith added two assists for Nashville, which has won four of five. Oliver Ekman-Larsson had the lone goal and Mike Smith stopped 28 shots for Arizona, which has lost three straight.
Stars 1, Sharks 0: Kari Lehtonen made 30 saves for his 36th career shutout and second this season. Curtis McKenzie scored on a tip-in in the second period. Pacific Division leader San Jose lost a third straight game.
Oilers 2, Kings 0: Cam Talbot made 35 saves for his second consecutive shutout and seventh of the season. Patrick Maroon and Milan Lucic scored for Edmonton, which won its fourth in a row to move one point ahead of Calgary and into a tie for second place in the Pacific Division with Anaheim. Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid each had a pair of assists. McDavid leads the NHL with 82 points. Jonathan Quick stopped 29 shots for fading L.A.
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