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Auston Matthews scored his league-leading 64th of the season in a four-goal second period for the Maple Leafs, and Toronto defeated the archrival Montreal Canadiens 4-2 on Saturday night at the Bell Centre.
The Canadiens tried to come back from four goals down, but the deficit was simply too much.
Toronto's eight straight playoff appearances is the longest stretch for the Leafs in 43 years.
Leafs centre Auston Matthews is seven goals away from 70 with seven games left in the regular season. Matthews is aiming to become the NHL's first 70-goal scorer since Teemu Selanne and Alexander Mogilny each scored 76 during the 1992-93 season. Mark Masters has more on his chase for the milestone.
Bourque could make NHL debut for Stars; Murphy back at practice with Blackhawks