The Maple Leafs end their struggles against the Bruins with a 4-0 shutout

Morgan Rielly had a goal and two assists, Anthony Stolarz recorded his first shutout of the season and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Boston Bruins 4-0 on Tuesday night.

Stolarz recorded the ninth shutout of his career with 29 saves.

William Nylander and Matthew Knies each contributed a goal and an assist for the Maple Leafs, who had lost their last two games. Steven Lorentz also scored a goal, while Mitch Marner contributed two assists.

The teams have split two meetings this season, as Boston earned a 4-3 overtime win on Oct. 26.

Goaltender Jeremy Swayman stopped 23 shots for the Bruins, who ended a two-game winning streak. Boston had outscored its opponents 5-0 in that short span of time.

Toronto played without forward Auston Matthews (upper-body injury) but still managed to end an eight-game losing streak to Boston in the regular season that stretched back to January 2023.

Neither team scored in a competitive first period.

Boston defenseman Andrew Peeke (upper-body injury) left the first game after crashing into the end boards and did not return to the contest.

Toronto took the lead on two straight power play goals in the second period. Rielly scored his fourth goal of the season with a shot through traffic from the point at 8:44. Nikita Zadorov served an interference penalty.

Nylander scored his 10th goal of the season at 9:58 when his shot from a tight angle deflected into the net off Boston defenseman Brandon Carlo. David Pastrnak was sent off because of a high stick.

Stolarz was strong in the third period and got some help when Boston's Hampus Lindholm hit the crossbar with a shot at 9:08.

Knies controlled Nylander's shot for his seventh goal of the season at 14:13 of the third period during a power play.

Lorentz scored his third goal of the season into an empty net at 15:58.

–Field level media