PITTSBURGH — Matt Murray stood tall for the Pittsburgh Penguins during a key second-period sequence in which the short-handed Toronto Maple Leafs tried to make a push.

Murray turned aside the threat and the Penguins took over from there, putting away a tired Maple Leafs team in the final 20 minutes.

Sidney Crosby and Bryan Rust scored in the third period to help Pittsburgh pull away for a 4-1 victory over Toronto on Saturday night.

“I think sometimes you give up opportunities and we kind of dodged one with some of the chances they got,” Crosby said. “Those were some big saves and we were able to get those go-ahead goals after that.”

Evgeni Malkin and Chris Kunitz also scored and Murray stopped a career-high 35 shots as Pittsburgh won for the seventh time in nine games.

Zach Hyman scored for the Maple Leafs and Frederik Andersen had 45 saves in his second start in two nights. Toronto has won just once in its last eight on the road.

“I thought our fatigue showed a bit in the third period,” Leafs’ coach Mike Babcock said. “Our goalie was good.”