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Bruins reclaim top spot at Leafs expenseskip to main content (press enter) CBCca News news drop down menu Sports sports drop down menu Radio radio drop down menu TV tv drop down menu My Region my region drop down menu More more drop down menu Watch watch drop down menu Listen listen drop down menu Search CBCca Submit Search Sign Up Log In Hockey Headlines Scoreboard Standings Stats NHL Schedule Teams Players Hockey Night in Canada Highlights Fantasy Pool NHL Playoffs FIFA World Cup Football Headlines CFL Scoreboard CFL Standings CFL Stats CFL Teams NFL Scoreboard NFL Standings NFL Stats NFL Teams NFL Players Video Alpine Skiing Curling Figure Skating Basketball NBA Scoreboard Standings Stats Teams Players Basketball News Feed Baseball MLB Scoreboard Standings Stats Teams Players Baseball News Feed Soccer MLS Scoreboard MLS Standings International Stats Soccer News Feed Amateur Sports Golf Tennis REPUBLISH EMAIL PRINT Text Size S M L XL REPORT TYPO SEND YOUR FEEDBACK Bruins reclaim top spot at Leafs expenseLast Updated Thursday December 10 2009 1100 PM ET Comments54Recommend14By Jesse Campigotto CBC Sports The Boston Bruins reclaimed first place in the NHLs Northeast Division by holding off a pesky Toronto Maple Leafs team 52 on Thursday nightBostons second home win over the Leafs in five days wasnt nearly as impressive as Saturdays 72 whipping but it may have carried more meaning as it put the resurgent Bruins (1695) back atop a division they were expected to run away with for a second straight seasonBoston has rebounded nicely from a sluggish 672 start going 1023 since Thursdays win the Bruins fourth in five games leapfrogged them over the idle Buffalo Sabres for top spot in the NortheastContrary to what the score might suggest it didnt come easily Boston took its foot off the gas after 40 minutes and the Leafs nearly made them pay cutting a 30 deficit to 32 early in the third period But the Bruins pulled away with a pair of goals by veteran Mark Recchi the second into an empty net with 12 seconds leftThreegoal leads are the worst said Recchi the type who may have sweated the 70 advantage the Bruins held at one point on Saturday We were OK for two periods In the third they came out and we werent ready for it Its nice that we responded after they did come backTuukka Rask made 32 saves to beat Toronto for the second straight game and improve to 601 in his last seven startsVesa Toskala stopped 29 shots for the Leafs (10147) who had rebounded from last Saturdays shellacking with consecutive home wins over Atlanta and the New York Islanders before losing to the Bruins for the seventh straight timeWeve only got one win in our division which is awful Leafs defenceman Ian White said We got spanked by these guys not even a week ago We were expecting to come in here and have a different showing Its unfortunate It could be a numbe...