TORONTO -- 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 was sharp with 32 saves, James van Riemsdyk added two assists.
David Backes and Dominic Moore scored for the Bruins, Tuukka Rask allowed two goals on 27 shots (see full recap).
Lehtonen notches 36 career shutout in Stars' win
DALLAS -- Kari Lehtonen made 30 saves for his 36th career shutout and second this season as the Dallas Stars edged the San Jose Sharks 1-0 on Monday night.
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Curtis McKenzie scored his fifth goal on a tip-in from the slot that beat Sharks goalie Aaron Dell in the second period.
Adam Cracknell took the shot from the left point. Jiri Hudler also assisted on the goal.
Pacific Division leader San Jose (42-23-7) lost a third straight game for only the second time this season. Dallas (29-33-10) is barely alive in the playoff race with 10 games remaining.
The Sharks outshot the Stars 30-20, including 12-6 in the third period.
Lehtonen's other shutout this season was a 3-0 win Dec. 3 at Colorado (see full recap).
Ellis lifts Predators over Coyotes
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Ryan Ellis scored twice, Pekka Rinne made 25 saves and the Nashville Predators beat the Arizona Coyotes 3-1 on Monday night.
Viktor Arvidsson also scored for the Predators, who have won four of five. Craig Smith added two assists.
Oliver Ekman-Larsson had the lone goal and Mike Smith stopped 28 shots for Arizona, which has lost three straight.
Rinne was lightly tested in the first period, making just five saves, but the action picked up after that as the Finn made 11 saves in the second and nine in the third. His best sequence came midway through the second, when he denied two attempts by Josh Jooris and one by Jamie McGinn in an 11-second span (see full recap).
