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Raptors superstar Chris Bosh (4) shoots over Brooks Lopez in a 108-99 victory over the visiting Nets on Wednesday night. (Ron Turenne/Getty Images)

Chris Bosh scored 20 points, Sonny Weems set career highs with 14 points and 11 rebounds and the small-handed Toronto Raptors beat the New Jersey Nets 108-99 on Wednesday night in Toronto, their fifth win in six games.

A night after scoring a career-high 34 points in a loss at Indiana, Andrea Bargnani had 20 points for Toronto.

Antoine Wright had a season-high 18 points and Jarrett Jack finished with 17 points and nine assists, despite flu-like symptoms, as Toronto topped 100 points for the 15th consecutive game.

Toronto is 10-5 in that span.

The Raptors were without guard Jose Calderon (right ankle), guard DeMar DeRozan (right ankle) and forward Hedo Turkoglu (facial break).

Calderon had an MRI on Wednesday night, while Turkoglu is being fitted for a protective mask after fracturing the orbital bone beneath his right eye in Sunday’s win over Indiana. Turkoglu and DeRozan are expected to return Sunday against Sacramento.

Yi Jianlian and Devin Harris each scored 15 points for the Nets, who lost their fourth straight to drop to 4-44.

Former Raptors forward Kris Humphries had 13 points and 11 rebounds. Courtney Lee added 14 points, Brook Lopez had 12 and Jarvis Hayes had 11 for New Jersey.

The Raptors used an 11-1 run late in the third quarter and early in the fourth to make it 89-79 with 9:39 remaining, forcing the Nets to call timeout. Lee hit a three-point basket and Hayes made a jumpshot as New Jersey cut it to 97-90 with 5:45 left, but Jack answered with a three-pointer for Toronto, pushing the lead back to double digits.

Toronto led 15-4 early and was up 28-22 after one but went cold to start the second, missing nine straight field-goal attempts as the Nets jumped in front with a 20-3 run, taking a 42-31 lead.

Jack finished the drought with a layup at 5:55 of the second, sparking a 15-4 Toronto run as the Raptors tied it at 46-46 with 3:28 left in the quarter. Toronto led 57-56 at the half.

Bargnani scored nine points in the third, but Yi had 10 to keep the Nets close. Toronto led 83-78 heading into the fourth.

New Jersey fell to 1-24 on the road.

Ottawa forward Jason Spezza fires a shot over Buffalo goalie Ryan Miller’s shoulder late in the second period on Wednesday. (David Duprey/Associated Press)

It was only fitting that captain Daniel Alfredsson would notch the winner late in the third period as the Ottawa Senators earned the first 10-game winning streak in franchise history with a 4-2 road victory in Buffalo on Wednesday night.

The longest-serving Senator scored with 59.7 seconds left, the beneficiary at the side of the net of a fake slapshot from rookie Erik Karlsson.

Alfredsson had the simple putaway and then notched his 16th of the season into an empty net to seal the result.

Jason Spezza and Brian Elliott appeared set to fuel the Senators yet again to victory well into the third, but the Sabres had scored goals just 27 seconds apart later in the period to rally from a 2-0 deficit.

Spezza scored twice and added an help, and now has scored in each of his last seven games. He bettered a mark he held with Dany Heatley.

Ryan Shannon helped on both Spezza goals.

Ottawa set a new franchise record with a ninth win on Saturday against Montreal and they came out a bit flat after the three-day layoff. Elliott was there to shut the door as the Senators were outshot 13-5 in the frame.

The Senators are now just three points behind Buffalo for the Northeast Division lead and third place in the Eastern Conference. The margin was 11 points just over two weeks ago.

Ottawa can reduce the gap even further on Thursday as they have a home date at Scotiabank Place against the Vancouver Canucks. The Sens will have played three more games than Buffalo by the end of Thursday.

The result kept two other streaks alive. Ottawa has beaten Buffalo eight consecutive times, including all four matchups this season.

For his part, Elliott tied his own team record of eight consecutive victories, set last year. It’s a pretty mean feat considering Elliott has just 66 NHL games to his credit.

Elliott made 34 saves and lowered his goals-against average during the winning streak to a glistening 1.24.

Buffalo had not lost in regulation at HSBC Arena in its previous 12 outings. Andrej Sekera and Tim Connolly scored to rally the Sabres, with Ryan Miller stopping 34 shots.

The Sabres had a bout of sustained pressure midway through the first. Jochen Hecht fired a backhander to test Elliott, while a follow-up attempt by Buffalo finished up bouncing on Ottawa’s goal line until Chris Phillips cleared it to safety.

Buffalo’s momentum was halted by an undisciplined penalty, but Ottawa couldn’t score on the power play. Karlsson’s slapshot from the point was muzzled by Miller.

It was a brief turn in momentum in the period. Connolly forced Elliott to make a pad save, and the Senator netminder later stopped Clarke MacArthur on the doorstep.

In the final minute of the period on a Buffalo power play, Derek Roy’s quick backhander couldn’t get past the Ottawa goalie.

Buffalo kept the pressure on early in the second, but the Senators started to find their legs.

Milan Michalek hit the post, with Miller stretching to make a glove save on Alex Kovalev.

Sabres defenceman Toni Lydman got caught in the Ottawa end, and the puck was turned up ice for the first goal of the game.

Spezza skated down the right side and fired a bullet under the crossbar at 13:38 of the second.

Ottawa had a couple of chances early in the third to add insurance. Kovalev broke through the line of defence but was halted by Miller, while Michalek missed the net on a 2-on-1.

Spezza would get the job done again. After showing what kind of shot he possesses on the first goal, this time it was his stickhandling that was on show.

He manoeuvred through the right circle and outwaited Miller, pulling wide and finding room between the goalie and the post for a 2-0 lead at 5:59 of the third.

It appeared Elliott would never be beat after he stoned Thomas Vanek with a glove save, but seconds later defenceman Sekera took the puck from the point after a clean face off win, skating in from the right side and beating Elliott at 7:17.

Sekera had spent the past several games in the press box, and was inserted in the lineup over veteran Steve Montador.

The Sabres struck again quickly. Buffalo (32-16-7) pounced in a neutral zone battle to establish position. Connolly gained the Ottawa blue line and fired a shot over Elliott’s glove.

Ottawa appeared in deep distress after Spezza took a penalty on the next shift, but it was Ottawa with two fantastic small-handed chances. Alfredsson and Chris Kelly could not beat Miller, but.

The teams traded chances the rest of the way. Spezza had a shot at a hat trick, while rookie defenceman Tyler Myers was foiled in the slot.

Ottawa (32-21-4) appeared headed to their second straight overtime after winning the first eight of their streak in regulation, but Swedes Karlsson and Alfredsson combined to get the job done.

Mike Komisarek will schedule season-endng shoulder surgery. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Mike Komisarek’s first season with the Toronto Maple Leafs has finished much earlier than expected.

Komisarek, sidelined since Jan. 2, learned Wednesday that he requires season-ending shoulder surgery.

Although the rugged rearguard resumed skating within a week of suffering the injury, he wasn’t able to receive medical clearance for full-contact drills.

“Our team doctors have recommended this after a determined effort to rehab the injury without surgery,” he said in a statement. “Having this done immediately is the right thing to do for the Leafs.”

Komisarek, 28, also confirmed that he will not play for the United States at the Vancouver Olympics.

“I am truly sorry that I will not be able to represent my country,” he said.

Komisarek managed just four assists and 40 penalty minutes in 34 games with Toronto, which signed him to a five-year, $22.5-million US contract last July 1.

Komisarek has posted 12 goals and 62 points with 536 penalty minutes in 395 NHL games since he was drafted seventh overall by the Montreal Canadiens in 2001.

He plans to meet informally with the media on Thursday morning (11 a.m. ET).

With files from The Canadian Press