By The Associated Press

TORONTO — Kris Versteeg scored the tying goal with just over 40 seconds left in regulation and Phil Kessel netted the winner in a shootout in the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 victory over the Boston Bruins on Saturday night.

Carl Gunnarsson also scored for the Maple Leafs, who snapped a two-game losing streak.

Nathan Horton and Gregory Campbell had goals for the Bruins, which lost for the fourth time in 10 games.

Versteeg made it 2-2 with 42 seconds remaining with a power-play goal. A shot caromed off the end boards and bounced right to Versteeg, who shoveled the puck into the wide-open net.

Rookie Nazem Kadri, on his first career attempt, also scored in the shootout for Toronto.

Tyler Seguin scored Boston’s shootout goal. Seguin was drafted second overall by Boston with a pick the Bruins acquired from the Maple Leafs in the deal that sent Kessel to Toronto in September 2009.

Kessel had just one assist in seven games against his former team before scoring the decisive shootout goal on Saturday.

Toronto started strong, skating hard and pressuring goalie Tim Thomas. But Tim Brent’s giveaway in the Maple Leafs’ zone led to Horton’s ninth goal of the season at 4:48 of the first period. Horton snapped a shot high past goalie Jean-Sebastien Giguere.

After some uncharacteristic turnovers by the Bruins, the Leafs were rewarded with Gunnarsson’s first goal of the season with 4:07 left in the first period.

Gunnarsson finished off a pretty pass through the crease from Tyler Bozak. Kadri got the second assist on the goal.

Kadri began the game centering the fourth line between tough guys Colton Orr and Jay Rosehill, who was called up from Toronto of the AHL on Friday.

Campbell beat Giguere from the high slot with a wrist shot through traffic at 6:08 of the third period to give Boston a 2-1 lead.

Giguere made 25 saves, playing well in his second game back from a groin injury.

Thomas made 38 stops, including a number of big saves in the waning minutes before Versteeg’s tying goal.

Thomas also kept the Bruins in the game with a brilliant glove save on Francois Beauchemin in overtime.

Penguins 7, Jackets 2

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Sidney Crosby had two goals to extend his point streak to 15 games, and the Pittsburgh Penguins won their ninth straight by routing the Columbus Blue Jackets 7-2 on Saturday night.

Even without top forward Evgeni Malkin, who was sidelined by a knee injury, the Penguins didn’t miss a beat. Crosby has five goals in two games.

Paul Martin set the tone with two first-period goals, and Michael Rupp, Tyler Kennedy and Deryk Engelland also scored for the Penguins, who have points in 12 consecutive games (11-0-1). Pittsburgh won on the road for the sixth straight time.

Flyers 5, Devils 3

PHILADELPHIA — Mike Richards scored a tiebreaking goal early in the third period to lead Philadelphia over New Jersey.

James Van Riemsdyk, Claude Giroux, Danny Briere, and Jeff Carter also scored for the Flyers, who were 0-1-2 in their previous three games. Carter and Matt Carle each added two assists.

Thrashers 3, Capitals 1

WASHINGTON — Ondrej Pavelec stopped 45 shots, Andrew Ladd and Rich Peverley each had a goal and an assist, and Atlanta snapped a nine-game losing streak in Washington.

It was the seventh win in eight games for the Thrashers, a run that began with Pavelec blanking Washington in Atlanta on Nov. 19. The Thrashers are 3-1-1 against the Capitals after going 0-6 in last season’s series.

Lightning 6, Avalanche 5

TAMPA, Fla. — Martin St. Louis and Simon Gagne each had a goal and two assists, leading Tampa Bay over Colorado.

St. Louis, Mattias Ritola and Gagne scored in the second period to give Tampa Bay a 4-2 advantage. The first two goals came 52 seconds apart, less than three minutes in.

Stars 4, Wild 3

DALLAS — Stephane Robidas scored a power-play goal at 3:37 of overtime and Dallas stretched its winning streak to six games by beating Minnesota.

Adam Burish put Dallas ahead early in the third period, Karlis Skrastins notched his first goal of the season, and Steve Ott scored during a power play for the Stars, 8-0-1 in their last nine at home.

Sabres 1, Senators 0

OTTAWA — Thomas Vanek scored the winning goal in the shootout as Buffalo

edged Ottawa.

Vanek fired a slap shot past Brian Elliott from the slot to lift the visiting Sabres. Ryan Miller was perfect at the other end, stopping 32 shots for his second straight shutout.

Elliott was nearly as good with 31 saves, but the Senators are still searching for their offense.

Ottawa has been shut out in two consecutive games and hasn’t scored in 177 minutes, 30 seconds.

The Senators have won just three of their last 12 and have been outscored 38-17.

Panthers 2, Coyotes 1

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Michael Frolik scored in regulation and in the fifth round of a shootout, and backup Scott Clemmensen stopped 40 shots in Florida’s win against Phoenix.

Frolik scored in the second period, then squeezed a shot between Ilya Bryzgalov’s pads in the shootout after Clemmensen stopped Lauri Korpikoski at the other end.

Canadiens 3, Sharks 1

MONTREAL — Mathieu Darche, Tomas Plekanec and Michael Cammalleri scored and Montreal won consecutive games for the first time in more than two weeks by beating San Jose.

Carey Price stopped 26 shots for Montreal, 3-0-1 in its last four games. The Canadiens, who won 5-1 in New Jersey on Thursday, had alternated wins and losses since Nov. 16.

Benn Ferreiro scored his third goal in four games for San Jose, which has alternated wins and losses since a 4-0-3 run from Nov. 6-18.

Antti Niemi made 16 saves after posting his — and the Sharks’ — first shutout of the season in a 4-0 win Thursday night in Dany Heatley’s return to Ottawa.

Montreal drew two minors, the only penalties called in the game.

Predators 5, Hurricanes 2

 NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Patric Hornqvist, Shea Weber and Marcel Goc scored in the first period, leading Nashville past Carolina.

 Cal O’Reilly and Steve Sullivan had the other goals for the Predators, who have won three straight.

Joe Corvo and Jiri Tlusty scored for Carolina, which has dropped three of four.

Cam Ward made 34 saves for Carolina in his fifth consecutive start and second in two nights.

Nashville’s Anders Lindback (4-1-1) had 28 stops in his first start since Nov. 7.