Pastrnak scores twice, hits 400-goal milestone as Bruins beat Maple Leafs

"David Pastrnak scored twice to move past 400 goals for his career, and added an assist, as the Boston Bruins won their seventh consecutive game, 5-3 over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night. Pavel Zacha, Hampus Lindholm and Alex Steeves also scored for the Bruins while Jeremy Swayman made 30 saves. Charlie McAvoy had a pair of assists. Steven Lorentz had a short-handed goal for the Maple Leafs, who have lost three in a row. Bobby McMann and Oliver Ekman-Larsson also scored for Toronto."

"Pastrnak's goal 49 seconds into the second period was the 400th of his career and gave the Bruins a 4-1 lead. He added a power-play goal at 9:48 of the third. He is the sixth player to score 400 or more goals in a Bruins jersey, and is now one goal behind fifth-place Rick Middleton. Steeves' goal was his first as a Bruin after four years in the Toronto organization."

"High-scoring Toronto forward Auston Matthews did not return for the third period with a lower-body injury. Anthony Stolarz started in goal for Toronto and gave up three first-period goals on 11 shots and was replaced for the second period by Dennis Hildeby, who had 19 stops. The team said Stolarz has an upper-body injury. With an assist on McMann's power-play goal with 1:02 to play in the second period, Morgan Rielly passed Tomas Kaberle for sixth on Toronto's career assist list with 438, second among defenseman."

David Pastrnak scored two goals, reached 400 career goals, and added an assist as the Boston Bruins defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-3, giving Boston a seventh straight victory. Pavel Zacha, Hampus Lindholm and Alex Steeves also scored for Boston, with Jeremy Swayman stopping 30 shots and Charlie McAvoy logging two assists. Toronto's goals came from Steven Lorentz, Bobby McMann and Oliver Ekman-Larsson. Anthony Stolarz began in goal for Toronto but was replaced by Dennis Hildeby after allowing three first-period goals; Stolarz was later listed with an upper-body injury. Auston Matthews did not return due to a lower-body issue. Morgan Rielly moved to sixth on Toronto's career assist list with 438.

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