BOSTON (AP) – Mats Sundin and Alex Steen scored shootout goals and Toronto snapped a six-game road losing streak to lift the Maple Leafs to a 3-2 victory over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night.

The Maple Leafs, who won for the third time in 10 games, had been outscored 39-19 during that span. Toronto allowed fewer than three goals for the first time in 11 games.

Phil Kessel and Marc Savard failed on their shootout attempts for Boston, and Toronto’s Tomas Kaberle hit the post.

The Maple Leafs failed to capitalize near the end of regulation after Bruins defenseman Andrew Ference received a double minor for high sticking Darcy Tucker with 1:55 remaining. The advantage was shortened when Pavel Kubina was whistled for tripping Jeremy Reich on a 2-on-1 breakaway 30 seconds later.

Toronto squandered its remaining power play time in overtime.

Steen gave Toronto a 1-0 lead when his wrist shot beat goalie Alex Auld at 4:00 of the first period.

Boston responded with a pair of goals 1:32 apart, scored by Zdeno Chara and Marco Sturm. Chara beat goalie Vesa Toskala through a screen, and Sturm took a nifty pass from Marc Savard that hopped over the stick of Kaberle and backhanded it in for a 2-1 lead. Savard and Dennis Wideman assisted on both goals.

Matt Stajan got the Leafs even at 2 with 8.8 seconds remaining in the second period when he jammed in a rebound off Kubina’s shot.

Toskala made 29 saves in regulation and won back-to-back games for the first time since December.

Kaberle had two assists for Toronto, which beat Boston for the first time in five tries.

Chara has nine points in six games for the Bruins, who have gotten eight goals in seven games from defensemen.

Notes: Toronto’s last victory against Boston was 10-2 on Jan. 4, 2007. … Boston recalled Pascal Pelletier from Providence of the AHL. … Boston will mark the 50th anniversary of Willie O’Ree breaking the NHL color barrier by honoring him during Saturday’s game against the New York Rangers. … Steen’s goal was his 100th NHL point. … Wideman, a plus-8 against Toronto this season, left the game with a hand injury in overtime after getting hit in the arm by Kaberle’s slap shot.

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