Rruins Continue to Gain in Ice Hockey Boston, Feb. 23.
Following up their two successive victories over the Rangers, the Boston Bruins to-night further revealed their championship form in blanking the Maple Leafs, Canadian Division leaders, 2-0, in the National Ice Hockey League, With the Bruins winning and their nearest rivals, the Rangers, losing again, the Boston team increased their lead in the American league to nine points. Their fine performance against the Maple Leafs practically assured them of finishing in first place for the Stanley Cup play-off series.
The Rangers played a listless game against the Canadiens in New York's Madison Square Garden, falling victims to a 2-1 defeat. The two successive defeats at the hands of the Bruins apparently took all the heart out of them and they lost their second game on home ice after a ten-tilt winning streak, A free scoring game was staged at Montreal where the home Maroons went down before the Chicago Black Hawks, 6-5.
Gordon Drillon of the Maple Leafs, despite his team's failure, continued to lead the individual scoring race with 42 points, having tallied 19 goals off his own stick and benefitted from 23 assists, Sylvanus Apps, his teammate, with 37 markers, was next best. Cecil Dillon remained at the head of the American Division with 35 points to his credit.
Scores were: Bruins Maple Leafs 0; Canadiens 2; Rangers Black Hawks 6; Maroons
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