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DiPietro was coming off his first NHL victory on Friday, when he made 26 saves in a 4-2 win at the Anaheim Ducks. Charlie McAvoy had four assists, and Pavel Zacha added two assists for the Bruins (8-2-1), who extended their point streak to seven games (6-0-1) in their return home following a 3-0-1 trip.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Florida Panthers goalie Cooper Black skated onto the PPG Paints Arena ice alone during pregame warmups on Thursday night, a time-honored hockey tradition given to rookies everywhere. It took Black fewer strides to make the memorable lap than most. Call it one of the upsides of being 6-foot-9. Black made NHL history in his first career start when he became the tallest goaltender to ever appear in a regular-season game. Black is listed as two inches taller than Ben Bishop, Ivan Fedotov, Mads Sogaard and Mikko Koskinen, all 6-foot-7. The 25-year-old from Alpen, Michigan, who started playing when he was 8 and had a 5-inch growth spurt between his junior and senior years in high school when he shot up from 6-0 to 6-5 and kept right on going, was excellent in his first period. Black, called up from Florida's AHL affiliate in Charlotte recently after Jacob Markstrom went down with a shoulder injury, stopped Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang with his blocker pad on a wrist shot about two minutes in. He also turned aside a breakaway opportunity by Penguins forward Rickard Rakell before giving up a goal to Nick Robertson, who beat Black to the glove side.

Florida Panthers goaltender Cooper Black made history during the team's matchup with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday.

The Raptors have hopes of reaching great heights this season, but maintaining their dominance against the bottom third of the NBA will be just as important — and significantly more difficult.