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Toronto • Tyler Bozak scored the go-ahead power-play goal with less than two minutes left and the Toronto Maple Leafs earned a 4-2 victory over the Boston Bruins on Monday night.

The win pulled the Leafs (81 points) within one point of the Bruins (82 points) for third place in the Atlantic division.

Toronto, holding the final wild-card position in the Eastern Conference, also has a game in hand.

Morgan Rielly, William Nylander and Nazem Kadri also scored for the Leafs, who swept the season series with Boston. Frederik Andersen was sharp with 32 saves.

David Backes and Dominic Moore scored for the Bruins, Tuukka Rask allowed two goals on 27 shots.

Sabres 2, Red Wings 1 • In Detroit, Jack Eichel and Matt Moulson each scored a power-play goal in the first two periods, and Buffalo held off the Red Wings for a victory.

Predators 3, Coyotes 1 • In Nashville, Tenn., Ryan Ellis scored twice and Pekka Rinne made 25 saves for Nashville, which has won four of five.

Oilers 2, Kings 0 • In Edmonton, Alberta, Cam Talbot made 35 saves for his second consecutive shutout and seventh of the season as the Oilers ended an eight-game homestand with a victory over Los Angeles.

Stars 1, Sharks 0 • In Dallas, Kari Lehtonen made 30 saves for his 36th career shutout and second this season as Dallas edged San Jose. —

NHL standings

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Montreal 72 41 23 8 90 199 180

Ottawa 71 39 24 8 86 188 185

Boston 72 38 28 6 82 207 192

Toronto 71 33 23 15 81 216 210

Tampa Bay 71 34 28 9 77 194 197

Florida 71 31 29 11 73 180 204

Buffalo 73 30 31 12 72 182 211

Detroit 71 28 32 11 67 178 212

Metropolitan GP W L OT Pts GF GA

x-Columbus 71 47 18 6 100 228 164

x-Washington 71 46 17 8 100 228 159

Pittsburgh 71 45 17 9 99 249 198

N.Y. Rangers 72 45 24 3 93 231 189

N.Y. Islanders 71 33 26 12 78 210 218

Philadelphia 71 33 30 8 74 186 213

Carolina 70 30 27 13 73 182 203

New Jersey 71 26 33 12 64 164 209

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central GP W L OT Pts GF GA

x-Chicago 72 47 20 5 99 218 178

Minnesota 71 43 22 6 92 232 178

Nashville 72 36 25 11 83 212 202

St. Louis 71 38 28 5 81 197 193

Winnipeg 72 32 33 7 71 217 230

Dallas 72 29 33 10 68 196 233

Colorado 71 20 48 3 43 138 234

Pacific GP W L OT Pts GF GA

San Jose 72 42 23 7 91 196 166

Edmonton 72 39 24 9 87 209 186

Anaheim 72 38 23 11 87 186 178

Calgary 72 41 27 4 86 201 193

Los Angeles 72 34 31 7 75 175 181

Vancouver 71 28 34 9 65 161 207

Arizona 72 26 37 9 61 173 230 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

x-clinched playoff spot

Monday's games

Toronto 4, Boston 2

Buffalo 2, Detroit 1

Nashville 3, Arizona 1

Dallas 1, San Jose 0

Edmonton 2, Los Angeles 0

Tuesday's Games

Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 5 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at New Jersey, 5 p.m.

Calgary at Washington, 5 p.m.

Ottawa at Boston, 5 p.m.

Detroit at Montreal, 5:30 p.m.

Arizona at Tampa Bay, 5:30 p.m.

Carolina at Florida, 5:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Winnipeg, 6 p.m.

Vancouver at Chicago, 6:30 p.m.

San Jose at Minnesota, 6:30 p.m.

St. Louis at Colorado, 7 p.m.