Burmistrov scores late to lift Jets past Maple Leafs

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TORONTO (AP) β€” Alexander Burmistrov scored the tiebreaking goal late in the third period to lift the Winnipeg Jets to a 4-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday night.

Dustin Byfuglien and Mark Scheifele also scored and Bryan Little added an empty-netter in the final minute for the Jets, who bounced back nicely after a 5-1 loss at Montreal on Sunday. Toby Enstrom, Mathieu Perrault and Blake Wheeler had two assists each, and Ondrej Pavelec finished with 24 saves.

P.A. Parenteau and Leo Komarov scored for Toronto, and James Reimer had 30 saves.