MONTREAL (AP) — Phil Kessel had two power-play goals and two assists, and Tyler Bozak had two goals and an assist to lead the surging Toronto Maple Leafs to a 5-4 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night.
Kessel assisted on both of Bozak’s goals on Carey Price as Toronto recovered after blowing an early 3-1 lead, which chased Montreal backup goalie Alex Auld.
James Reimer made 31 saves and Brett Lebda scored his first goal of the season for Toronto, which is on an 8-2-2 run.
The Maple Leafs improved to 27-27-7, reaching the .500 mark for the first time since Nov. 6. Toronto moved up to 10th place in the Eastern Conference with 61 points, one behind Buffalo and four points behind Carolina for the eighth and final playoff spot.
James Wisniewski and Michael Cammalleri scored power-play goals 20 seconds apart early in the second to draw Montreal even at 3.
