BOSTON -- PA Parenteau scored a power-play goal 3:06 into overtime, and the Toronto Maple Leafs overcame a two-goal deficit in the third period to defeat the Boston Bruins 4-3 at TD Garden on Tuesday.
Parenteau picked up the rebound of defenseman Jake Gardiner's shot and backhanded the puck past Tuukka Rask for his 12th goal of the season. It came with Boston's David Krejci in the penalty box for holding.
Toronto (18-22-9) won for the second time in 11 games (2-7-2) and scored four goals for the first time in 11 games.
Leo Komarov and Nazem Kadri scored third-period goals to bring the Maple Leafs back from a 3-1 deficit.
Komarov's tip-in at 9:02 trimmed the Bruins' lead to one goal. Defenseman Morgan Rielly kept the puck in at the left point, and his wrist shot went off Komarov's stick out at the left hash mark before eluding Rask.
The Maple Leafs kept pressuring Boston and tied the score at 11:31 when defenseman Matt Hunwick kept the puck in at the left point, turned and fired. Kadri, stationed between the circles, deflected the puck past Rask.
Komarov and Kadri each had a goal and an assist, and defenseman Roman Polak had two assists. Goaltender James Reimer made 39 saves in his 200th NHL game.
The Bruins (26-18-6) lost their second in a row despite two goals from Brad Marchand, who has seven goals in his past seven games. Krejci had a goal and an assist, David Pastrnak had two assists and Rask finished with 31 saves.
Marchand cashed the rebound of a Jimmy Hayes shot at 9:37 of the first period to give the Bruins a 1-0 lead. Marchand gained the zone and drew three defenders to him before dishing the puck to Matt Beleskey, who made a touch pass to Hayes for a shot from the right dot. Marchand was waiting just below the left hash mark for the rebound.
Toronto coach Mike Babcock challenged the goal, claiming goaltender interference on Beleskey, but it stood after a review.
Maple Leafs forward Daniel Winnik tied the score at 9:56 of the second period with his first goal in 19 games. Marchand blocked Polak's shot from the right point, but Polak got it back and fired a wrist shot that Winnik tipped past Rask from the right side of the slot.
The Bruins scored twice in a 26-second span early in the third period to take a 3-1 lead.
Marchand's second goal put the Bruins ahead with 55 seconds elapsed in the period. Krejci played the puck off the right half-wall and fed a cross-ice pass to Marchand, who beat Reimer before the goaltender could get across.
Krejci extended the lead to 3-1 at 1:21 after Torey Krug hit the crossbar with a shot on the rush. Krejci gloved down the rebound and jabbed at the puck until it slid it under Reimer.
The Bruins start a home-and-home series on the road against the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday. The Maple Leafs host the New Jersey Devils on Thursday.
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