Bruins beat Maple Leafs in Game 3 to take series lead


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WCVB— Bruins captain Brad Marchand broke a tie midway through the third period and scored an empty-netter that tied him with Cam Neely for the most playoff goals in franchise history.

Bleacher Report—Brad Marchand, Bruins Hyped By NHL Fans for Taking 3-1 Series Lead Over Maple Leafs. The Boston Bruins have once again put the Maple Leafs on the brink of first-round elimination. After ousting Toronto from the playoffs in the first round in

NHL.com—Marchand breaks tie in 3rd, Bruins top Maple Leafs in Game 3 to retake series lead. TORONTO – Brad Marchand had two goals and an assist, including the go-ahead goal at 11:53 of the third period, and the Boston Bruins defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 in Game 3 to retake the series lead in the Eastern Conference First Round at Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday.Marchand took a pass from Danton Heinen, who won the puck behind the net, and shot over Ilya Samsonov’s glove from the right face-off dot to give the Bruins a 3-2 lead. “We stuck with it all game," Marchand said. "It...

CP24—Toronto Maple Leafs fall to Boston Bruins in Game 3, trail series 2-1. TORONTO - Brad Marchand scored twice, including the winner in the third period, and added an assist as the Boston Bruins downed the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 to take a 2-1 lead in their first-round playoff series Wednesday. Jake DeBrusk and Trent Frederic had the other goals for Boston. The Bruins got 28 stops from Jeremy Swayman, who made 35 saves in his team's 5-1 victory in Game 1 before giving way to crease counterpart Linus Ullmark in the Leafs' 3-2 triumph two nights later. Tyler...