BOSTON—William Nylander recorded his first career hat trick, James van Riemsdyk scored his second of the game to break a tie with 1:36 left and the Toronto Maple Leafs snapped a three-game losing streak with a 6-5 win over the Bruins on Saturday night.
Connor Brown also scored for Toronto, which moved to within a point of Boston for third place in the Atlantic Division. The Maple Leafs have played five fewer games.
David Pastrnak scored two goals for Boston, and Ryan Spooner, Patrice Bergeron and Torey Krug added one apiece.
Frederik Andersen stopped 36 shots for the Leafs, while Boston’s Tuukka Rask, playing his 12th consecutive game, was pulled after the Leafs’ fourth goal. Zane McIntyre made 10 saves in relief.
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