Toronto Maple Leafs left wing James van Riemsdyk (21) carries the puck past Phoenix Coyotes center Antoine Vermette (50) in the first period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
January 20, 2014 - 7:53 PM
GLENDALE, Ariz. - Jonathan Bernier stopped 39 shots and the Toronto Maple Leafs had another big scoring night to beat the Phoenix Coyotes 4-2 Monday for their first five-game winning streak in seven years.
Phil Kessel had a goal and an assist to extend his points streak to six games for Toronto, which last won five straight from Jan. 27-Feb., 2007. Jake Gardiner and Nazem Kadri each had a goal and an assist, and Carl Gunnarsson scored his first goal in nearly a year.
The Maple Leafs have 20 goals during their winning streak.
The Coyotes sent a flurry of shots at Bernier after falling behind 3-0 and matched a team record by scoring a power-play goal in eight straight games when Mike Ribeiro scored early in the third period.
Antoine Vermette also scored a short-handed goal for Phoenix, which had numerous near-misses.
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