The Bruins said goaltender Tuukka Rask was granted a leave of absence from the team for a personal matter.

The team didn’t offer an explanation, but general manager Don Sweeney said shortly after the announcement Friday it wasn’t health related. He also asked for privacy on behalf of Rask.

Rask has started only seven of the Bruins’ 15 games and acknowledged being recently outplayed by Jaroslav Halak.

John Tavares scored, Patrick Marleau recorded his 600th career assist and the Leafs beat the Devils 6-1 in the Hall of Fame Game on Friday in Toronto. It was the third straight win for the Leafs. ... Chad Johnson made 32 saves for his first shutout of the season, helping the Blues beat the Sharks 4-0 in St. Louis. Alex Pietrangelo, Ryan O’Reilly, Jaden Schwartz, and Alexander Steen scored. ... Dylan Larkin scored with 5.1 seconds left in OT to lift the Red Wings to a 3-2 win over the Rangers in Detroit. Justin Abdelkader and Andreas Athanasiou scored early and late in the third period for the Red Wings. AP