TORONTO -- Alexander Burmistrov's second goal of the season broke a third-period tie and helped the Winnipeg Jets defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 at Air Canada Centre on Wednesday.
Burmistrov stepped out of the penalty box after serving a holding the stick penalty and found himself on a 2-on-1 with Blake Wheeler. They made two passes before Burmistrov finished the play by slipping the puck past Toronto goalie James Reimer.
The Jets (7-4-1) are 5-2-0 on the road; the Maple Leafs (2-8-2) are 1-4-1 at home.
Dustin Byfuglien gave the Jets a 1-0 lead at 3:41 of the first period when he took a pass from Mathieu Perreault, who was stationed behind the net, and snapped a perfectly placed shot between the post and Reimer. It was Byfuglien's third goal of the season.
The Maple Leafs tied it 1-1 at 8:22 when PA Parenteau scored his second of the season. Tyler Bozak took a shot that was deflected wide but right onto the stick of Parenteau, who swept it into the net past Jets goalie Ondrej Pavelec.
The Jets had a 2-1 lead 37 seconds later when Mark Scheifele took advantage of Reimer being down and out to snap a shot into the open net for his fifth of the season.
Toronto tied it 2-2 at 12:17 of the second period on a delayed penalty. Maple Leafs defenseman Roman Polak drove to the net with the puck and at the last second slipped a pass to Leo Komarov, who redirected it past Pavelec for his fifth of the season.
Toronto had a good chance to grab the lead at 14:14 when James van Riemsdyk broke in alone, but Pavelec made a save and then turned back the rebound.
Bryan Little scored a shorthanded, empty-net goal with 26 seconds remaining, his sixth of the season.
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