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Boston • Jarome Iginla scored two goals, Tuukka Rask stopped 33 shots, and the Eastern Conference-leading Boston Bruins extended their winning streak to nine games with a 4-1 win over the Minnesota Wild on Monday night.
The Bruins increased their conference lead to five points over idle second-place Pittsburgh by posting their longest since a 10-game run in November 2011. Boston is 12-1-2 in its last 15 games.
Loui Eriksson and Reilly Smith also scored for Boston, which beat the Wild at home for the first time after losing the first six meetings. The Bruins are 3-10 overall against the Wild, who began play in the 2000-01 season.
Jason Pominville had the only goal for Minnesota, which lost for the fifth time in six games, but three of those defeats came in shootouts. Darcy Kuemper made 25 saves, but let in a weak goal on Iginla's first of the game. EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Boston 68 46 17 5 97 219 147
Tampa Bay 68 37 24 7 81 198 178
Montreal 69 37 25 7 81 174 174
Toronto 69 36 25 8 80 203 211
Detroit 67 30 24 13 73 175 188
Ottawa 67 28 26 13 69 190 221
Florida 68 25 35 8 58 169 221
Buffalo 68 19 41 8 46 132 202
Metropolitan Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Pittsburgh 67 44 19 4 92 209 167
Philadelphia 67 35 25 7 77 192 193
Columbus 67 35 26 6 76 195 184
N.Y. Rangers 69 36 29 4 76 177 170
Washington 69 32 27 10 74 201 207
New Jersey 68 29 26 13 71 166 176
Carolina 68 29 30 9 67 169 194
N.Y. Islanders 69 26 34 9 61 195 233
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
St. Louis 68 47 14 7 101 226 152
Colorado 68 44 19 5 93 209 181
Chicago 68 39 15 14 92 231 179
Minnesota 68 35 23 10 80 165 168
Dallas 67 32 24 11 75 193 192
Winnipeg 70 31 30 9 71 194 204
Nashville 68 29 29 10 68 164 201
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Anaheim 68 45 16 7 97 218 172
San Jose 69 45 17 7 97 214 165
Los Angeles 68 38 24 6 82 165 144
Phoenix 68 32 25 11 75 188 193
Vancouver 71 31 30 10 72 170 194
Calgary 68 27 34 7 61 165 202
Edmonton 69 24 36 9 57 171 224
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Monday's Games
Boston 4, Minnesota 1
Tampa Bay 4, Vancouver 3
St. Louis 3, Winnipeg 1
Phoenix at Los Angeles, late
Tuesday's Games
Boston at New Jersey, 5 p.m.
Minnesota at N.Y. Islanders, 5 p.m.
Dallas at Pittsburgh, 5 p.m.
Carolina at Columbus, 5 p.m.
Colorado at Montreal, 5:30 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Ottawa, 5:30 p.m.
Toronto at Detroit, 5:30 p.m.
Chicago at Philadelphia, 5:30 p.m.
Buffalo at Calgary, 7 p.m.
Nashville at Edmonton, 7:30 p.m.
Washington at Anaheim, 8 p.m.
Florida at San Jose, 8:30 p.m.