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NHL: Boston 4, Toronto 1

BOSTON, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Alexei Zhamnov scored his first goal of the season and Brian Leetch had three assists Thursday night as Boston beat Toronto, 4-1.

Brian Leetch had three assists and goalie Hannu Toivonen stopped 26 of the 27 shots he faced for the Bruins (12-16-6), who have won two of three following a three-game skid.

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Mariusz Czerkawski scored the lone goal, Mats Sundin had an assist and Mikael Tellqvist made 21 saves for Toronto (17-14-3), which has lost five of its last seven games.

The Maple Leafs outshot Boston, 27-25. Toronto was 0-for-9 on the power play while Boston was 1-for-8.

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