Parenteau, Holland lift Maple Leafs over Pens in SO, 3-2
PITTSBURGH (AP) — P.A. Parenteau and Peter Holland scored in the shootout to help the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Wednesday night.
Parenteau won it by beating Matt Murray to the glove side with a wrist shot.
David Perron scored for Pittsburgh in the shootout, but Jonathan Bernier stopped Sidney Crosby and Kris Letang. Bernier finished with 39 saves while playing for the second consecutive night.
Toronto Maple Leafs' Michael Grabner (40) screens Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Matt Murray (30) with Penguins' Ben Lovejoy (12) defending as a goal by Dion Phaneuf bounces out of the net during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Dion Phaneuf and Jake Gardiner both scored, and the Maple Leafs rebounded from a 6-3 home loss to the New York Islanders on Tuesday night. Toronto was 0-6-2 in the second game of back-to-backs prior to this win.
Crosby scored his eighth and Chris Kunitz his fifth, and Murray made 34 saves for Pittsburgh.
The Penguins fell to 2-5-1 since hiring Mike Sullivan to replace Mike Johnston as head coach.
Toronto Maple Leafs' Dion Phaneuf (3) celebrates his goal with teammates during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Pittsburgh Penguins' Chris Kunitz (14) gets a shot behind Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Jonathan Bernier (45) for a goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Pittsburgh Penguins' Chris Kunitz (14) celebrates his goal with Sidney Crosby (87) as Toronto Maple Leafs' Shawn Matthias (23) skates back to his bench during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
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