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Newark, N.J. • Gregory Campbell scored twice in a three-goal first period and the Boston Bruins regained first place in the Northeast Division with a 5-4 victory over the reeling New Jersey Devils on Wednesday night.
In winning for the fifth time in six games, the Bruins scored three times against Martin Brodeur in the opening 8:12, took a four-goal lead and then held on. Daniel Paille and Campbell capped the outburst with short-handed goals in a 3:21 span.
Zdeno Chara and Tyler Seguin also scored and backup goaltender Anton Khudobin made 24 saves as the Bruins (56 points) moved a point ahead of the Montreal Canadiens with nine games to play in the lockout-shortened season.
Rangers 3, Maple Leafs 2 (SO) • In New York, Mats Zuccarello scored the lone goal in the shootout, and the Rangers overcame another two-goal performance by Toronto's Phil Kessel.
New York moves back into seventh place in the Eastern Conference.
Zuccarello, called out before the game by Rangers coach John Tortorella to score more, connected in the second round of the tiebreaker against James Reimer. Henrik Lundqvist turned aside all three Toronto shooters, and the Rangers (20-16-4) moved into a flat-footed tie with the New York Islanders, who had claimed seventh Tuesday.
The area rivals will meet Saturday on Long Island.
The Ottawa Senators also are even with the Rangers and Islanders with 44 points at the bottom of the East race. Toronto has 49 points. EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
y-Pittsbrgh 40 30 10 0 60 132 98
Islanders 40 20 16 4 44 117 120
Rangers 40 20 16 4 44 99 96
New Jersey 40 15 15 10 40 96 111
Philly 39 17 19 3 37 107 122
Northeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Boston 39 26 9 4 56 113 85
Montreal 39 25 9 5 55 122 94
Toronto 40 22 13 5 49 123 112
Ottawa 39 19 14 6 44 96 88
Buffalo 40 16 18 6 38 106 122
Southeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Wash. 40 21 17 2 44 120 112
Winnipeg 41 20 19 2 42 102 121
Tampa Bay 39 17 20 2 36 124 116
Carolina 39 16 21 2 34 102 126
Florida 39 13 20 6 32 96 132
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
x-Chicago 39 30 5 4 64 129 83
St. Louis 38 22 14 2 46 107 98
Detroit 39 19 15 5 43 99 101
Columbus 40 17 16 7 41 95 104
Nashville 41 15 18 8 38 96 110
Northwest Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Vancouver 40 23 11 6 52 109 96
Minnesota 39 22 15 2 46 103 98
Edmonton 40 16 17 7 39 102 111
Calgary 39 14 21 4 32 103 138
Colorado 40 13 22 5 31 94 125
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Anaheim 41 27 9 5 59 124 103
L.A. 40 22 14 4 48 115 101
San Jose 39 20 12 7 47 98 98
Phoenix 40 18 16 6 42 108 107
Dallas 39 19 17 3 41 109 118
x-clinched playoff berth
Wednesday's games
N.Y. Rangers 3, Toronto 2, SO
Boston 5, New Jersey 4
Vancouver 4, Calgary 1
Phoenix 3, Edmonton 1
Colorado 4, Anaheim 1
Thursday's Games
N.Y. Islanders at Boston, 5 p.m.
Montreal at Buffalo, 5 p.m.
Ottawa at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.
Carolina at Washington, 5 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay, 5:30 p.m.
San Jose at Detroit, 5:30 p.m.
Florida at Winnipeg, 6 p.m.
St. Louis at Minnesota, 6 p.m.
Colorado at Los Angeles, 8:30 p.m.