The Boston Bruins continued their red hot play of late, winning their seventh straight game by beating the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-3 Tuesday night at TD Garden. David Pastrnak had two goals and an assist, and Jeremy Swayman made 30 saves in net to lead the way. Pastrnak reached the 400 goal plateau, just the sixth player in franchise history to reach that mark. Boston (11-7) is now tied with Montreal for first place in the Atlantic Division, and will play at Ottawa on Thursday night.
The Boston Celtics dropped a close one in Philadelphia 102-100 to the 76ers Tuesday night. Jaylen Brown had 24 points, six rebounds, and five assists. Boston is now 5-7, and will host the Memphis Grizzlies at the Garden on Wednesday.
