Bruins double bag Leafs

In Toronto, the Boston Bruins ended a four-game skid with a 4-2 win over the Maple Leafs.

Brad Marchand struck for two goals in the third period.

“It’s a good win to come in here to beat that team, definitely a good game for us,” Marchand said. “I think it’s a game we get up for, there’s a lot of history with this team especially the last few years. We know that when we come in here, we’re going to have to skate and compete because that’s what those guys do. They can all fly, and they’re all talented.”

The Leafs dropped to 9-8-4 with the loss.

“It’s obviously frustrating a little bit, but you have to take the positives away,” Morgan Rielly said after the loss. “There were periods of the game we played really well, but obviously at the end of the day, you want results.”

Tuukka Rask made 28 saves to bet the win.

Auston Matthews and Kasperi Kapanen were the Leafs strikers.

“You’re way looser when it goes great, that’s the way life is,” Toronto head coach Mike Babcock said, “but life isn’t always like that, so pull together, dig in and do things right. I have no question in the group that we believe in one another and we’ll get it looked after.”

Charlie Coyle and Zdeno Chara also scored for Boston.

“I thought that we played much better,” Chara said. “We took a lot of pride in our details and made some strong plays, and in the third I thought we played right from the first shift and pretty much controlled that period. You have to rely on some of your best players, and [Marchand] showed why he’s our best player, not just for our team but in the League.”

The Leafs are 0-3-1 in their last four and are looking less than mediocre in the efforts.

“First I have to win my face-off on that draw (to start the period),” John Tavares said. “That’s not good enough to lose it the way I did. From that point, we have to know our assignments and be ready, especially for that line (Marchand, Patrice Bergeron, David Pastrnak), because they try to be very creative off face-offs.”

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Frederik Andersen made 30 saves in the loss.

“They came out pretty well in the third, I thought we’d played a pretty good game until then,” Andersen said. “I don’t know if frustration is the right word, but we definitely know we want to be better. I don’t think we can be frustrated, we just have to keep at it, take ownership of it and try to do better.”