The Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins traded hits and chances, but they remain scoreless after the first period of Game 3 of their first-round series. The best-of-seven series is tied at 1-1.
BOSTON -- William Nylander did not play for the Toronto Maple Leafs in a [5-1 loss](https://www.nhl.com/news/toronto-maple-leafs-boston-bruins-game-1-recap-april-20) to the Boston Bruins in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference First Round at TD Garden on Saturday because of an undisclosed injury. Nylander played in all 82 regular-season games but missed practice on Friday and then the optional morning skate Saturday. He was second on Toronto and 10th in the NHL this season with a career-high 98...
BOSTON (AP) — Maple Leafs star and NHL goal-scoring leader Auston Matthews will not play in Toronto’s pivotal Game 5 matchup with the Boston Bruins. Matthews has been dealing with an unspecified illness and had just four shots combined in Games 3 and 4. It comes after he had the Game 2 winner for the Maples Leafs, who trail 3-1 in the first-round series and are trying to stave off elimination. Matthews scored 69 goals in the regular season. ___ AP NHL playoffs: https://apnews.com/hub/stanley-cup...
Maple Leafs star and NHL goal-scoring leader Auston Matthews will not play
The Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs will play Game 7 of the Eastern Conference First Round at TD Garden in Boston on Saturday (8 p.m.; ABC, ESPN+, SN, TVAS, CBC). Toronto pushed the series to the limit by winning Game 6 at home 2-1 on Thursday. “If someone told us at the start of the season that we’d be \[in\] Game 7 at home against Toronto, we’d take that all day,” Bruins captain Brad Marchand said. “So it doesn’t matter how you get there. We’re there. Gotta show up.” It is the fourth...
BOSTON -- Buckle up, Bruins fans. Boston will be hosting a Game 7. Again.With a second chance to wrap up their first-round series against the Maple Leafs, the Bruins came up short yet again on Thursday night, losing 2-1 in Game 6. That loss came after a dud-level performance by the Bruins in Boston in Game 5, which leaves the team facing a win-or-go-home Game 7 on Saturday night at TD Garden. The Bruins are now very much at risk of blowing a 3-1 lead in the opening round of the playoffs for a...
The Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins are tied 1-1 after the first period Tuesday night in Game 5. The Bruins lead the best-of-seven series 3-1 and would advance to the second round with a victory.
## (3A) Maple Leafs at (2A) Bruins ## Eastern Conference First Round, Game 5 7 p.m. ET; ESPN, NESN, SNP, SNO, SNE, TVAS, CBC Boston leads best-of-7 series 3-1 BOSTON -- The Toronto Maple Leafs could change their starting goalie when they look to keep their season alive in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference First Round against the Boston Bruins at TD Garden on Tuesday. Joseph Woll is likely to replace Ilya Samsonov, who started all four games in the series and has a 3.31...
The Oklahoma City Thunder (57-25) was able to grab the No. 1 seed in the
The Boston Bruins had the chance to clinch a spot in the second round in overtime Tuesday night against a Toronto Maple Leafs team missing Auston Matthews.
TORONTO \-\- William Nylander scored twice, and the Toronto Maple Leafs stayed alive with a 2-1 win against the Boston Bruins in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference First Round at Scotiabank Arena on Thursday.“It was nice to get on the board scoring two goals for sure, but it was our team effort tonight,” Nylander said. “We battled and competed the entire 60 and Joseph Woll was incredible for us as well.”Game 7 is at TD Garden in Boston on Saturday (8 p.m.; ABC, ESPN+, SN, TVAS, CBC). Woll...
For the second straight season, the Boston Bruins have blown a 3-1 first-round series lead. The Bruins missed their second straight chance to eliminate the