Maple Leafs win, sweep season series with Bruins

MAPLE LEAFS SWEEP SEASON SERIES WITH BRUINS

* The Maple Leafs swept a season series of at least four games against the Bruins for the second time, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. They went 6-0-0 against them in 1924-25.

MONDAY'S RESULTS

Home Team in Caps
TORONTO 4, Boston 2
Buffalo 2, DETROIT 1
NASHVILLE 3, Arizona 1
DALLAS 1, San Jose 0
EDMONTON 2, Los Angeles 0

TALBOT POSTS SECOND STRAIGHT SHUTOUT, OILERS CLIMB PACIFIC DIVISION

Cam Talbot made 35 saves for his second straight shutout (also March 18 vs. VAN) to backstop the Edmonton Oilers to their fourth consecutive win. At 39-24-9 (87 points), the Oilers moved ahead of the Anaheim Ducks (38-23-11, 87 points) for second place in the Pacific Division; the teams play at Anaheim on Wednesday.
* Talbot had his seventh shutout of the season and improved to 37-20-8 with a 2.32 goals-against average, .922 save percentage and seven shutouts. He became the first Oilers goaltender with seven shutouts in a season since Tommy Salo had eight in 2000-01 and climbed within three wins of matching the single-season Oilers record of 40 set by Grant Fuhr in 1987-88.
* Connor McDavid had two assists to move back into first place in the Art Ross Trophy race with 82 points (25 goals, 57 assists).

PREDATORS RECLAIM THIRD PLACE IN CENTRAL DIVISION

Ryan Ellis had his second multigoal game of the season to power the Nashville Predators to their fourth win in their past five games.
* Nashville (36-25-11, 83 points) moved two points ahead of the St. Louis Blues (38-28-5, 81 points) for third place in the Central Division. The Predators hold a 3-1-0 edge in their five-game season series with the Blues (STL: 1-3-0), which concludes at St. Louis on April 2.
* Pekka Rinne made 25 saves to improve to 6-1-2 with a 2.60 GAA and .911 save percentage in his past nine games, and 28-16-8 with a 2.51 GAA, .915 save percentage and two shutouts for the season.

LOOSE PUCKS

Jack Eichel scored to reach the 50-point milestone for the second time in as many seasons (21-29-50) and help the Buffalo Sabres earn win in their final visit to Joe Louis Arena. … Kari Lehtonen made 30 saves for his 36th NHL shutout as the Dallas Stars hosted

. … Brad Marchand (37-43-80) had an assist to become the first Bruins player to reach the 80-point mark in a season since Marc Savard had 88 points (25 goals, 63 assists) in 2008-09. … William Nylander (2-6-8 in 8 GP) and Viktor Arvidsson (4-2-6 in 5 GP) each extended point streaks. … Sabres defenseman Brady Austin made his NHL debut. … The Detroit Red Wings honored former forward Dallas Drake in a

at Joe Louis Arena. … Calgary Flames forward Matthew Tkachuk was
suspended for two games
by the NHL Department of Player Safety for elbowing Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty. … Bruins forward Brad Marchand, Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby and Flames goaltender Brian Elliott were named the
NHL Three Stars of the Week
for the week ending March 19. … Renowned Canadian artist Tony Harris unveiled portraits of Bernie Parent and Guy Lafleur as part of the
NHL Centennial Celebration
.

SNEAK PEEK AT TUESDAY'S ACTION

All Times Eastern
Ottawa @ Boston, 7 p.m., NESN, RDS2, TSN5, NHL.TV
Pittsburgh @ Buffalo, 7 p.m., MSG-B, ROOT, NHL.TV
NY Rangers @ New Jersey, 7 p.m., MSG+, MSG, NHL.TV
Calgary @ Washington, 7 p.m., CSN-DC, SNW, NHL.TV
Detroit @ Montreal, 7:30 p.m., SNE, RDS, FS-D, NHL.TV
Arizona @ Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m., TVA Sports, SUN, FS-A PLUS, NHL.TV
Carolina @ Florida, 7:30 p.m., FS-F, FS-CR, NHL.TV
Philadelphia @ Winnipeg, 8 p.m., TSN3, CSN-PH, NHL.TV
San Jose @ Minnesota, 8:30 p.m., NBCSN, NHL.TV
Vancouver @ Chicago, 8:30 p.m., CSN-CH, SNP, NHL.TV
St. Louis @ Colorado, 9 p.m., ALT, FS-MW, NHL.TV

ATLANTIC DIVISION CONTENDERS MEET AT TD GARDEN

The Ottawa Senators (39-24-8, 86 points) visit the Bruins (38-28-6, 82 points) in a game between two of the top three teams in the Atlantic Division. The Senators are four points behind the Montreal Canadiens (41-23-8, 90 points) and aim to reach the 40-win mark for the first time since they went 43-26-13 in 2014-15, while the Bruins look to extend their home winning streak to four. The Senators have won four consecutive games against the Bruins dating to Jan. 9, 2016 (BOS: 0-3-1), including a 2-0-0 record in their four-game season series.

ELLIOTT AIMS TO ESTABLISH FRANCHISE RECORD WITH 12TH STRAIGHT WIN

Flames goaltender Brian Elliott has won 11 consecutive games, during which he has a 1.70 GAA, .942 save percentage and two shutouts. He can establish the longest winning streak by a Flames goaltender with a victory against the Washington Capitals, eclipsing the mark set by Mike Vernon from Jan. 17 - Feb. 27, 1989 (11-0-0). The Flames (41-27-4, 86 points) are 13-1-1 in their past 15 games, while the Capitals (46-17-8, 100 points) recently clinched a berth in the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs for the 27th time, and ninth time in the past 10 seasons.