## (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...
BOSTON – The Bruins return home to TD Garden on Tuesday night for Game 5 of their first-round series against the Toronto Maple Leafs. And with a win, they can advance to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2021. “I want to see us start on time,” said coach Jim Montgomery. “I want to see us come out and what we know is going to be a hectic crowd. The TD Garden will be rocking. I want us rocking right from the start.” Boston is in the exact situation it was...
The Bruins and Maple Leafs should offer one of the more entertaining series of the opening round
BOSTON -- William Nylander did not play for the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference First Round against the Boston Bruins at TD Garden on Monday because of an undisclosed injury. The 27-year-old forward had participated in the morning skate after missing Game 1 of the best-of-7 series on Saturday, a 5-1 loss. Despite taking the ice with the full team Monday, he did not participate in line rushes and stayed on for extra skating with projected scratches. Nylander also did...
The Boston Bruins may have found just the solution to their playoff slump: A first-round matchup with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
BOSTON -- Auston Matthews will be a game-time decision for the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference First Round against the Boston Bruins at TD Garden on Tuesday (7 p.m. ET; ESPN, NESN, SNP, SNO, SNE, TVAS, CBC). After missing the third period of a 3-1 loss in Game 4 on Saturday and practice Monday because of an illness, Matthews participated in the first few minutes of an optional morning skate Tuesday but left before organized drills started. He did not take part in...
BOSTON -- Auston Matthews did not play for the Toronto Maple Leafs in a 2-1
The Toronto Maple Leafs have been without star forward William Nylander
Game 1 of the NHL playoffs series between Toronto and Boston gets underway
TORONTO (AP) — Brad Marchand broke the Boston playoff goals record with his 56th and the Bruins beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 in Game 4 on Saturday night to move within a victory of advancing to
The 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs on ESPN presented by GEICO continue this week, beginning Tuesday, April 30, with an ESPN doubleheader between the Boston Bruins and Brad Marchand, who lead the series 3-1, and the Toronto Maple Leafs led by Auston Matthews at 7 p.m. ET. Following at 9:30 p.m., the Colorado Avalanche – up 3-1 in the series – and leading postseason scorer Nathan MacKinnon face the Winnipeg Jets and Vezina Trophy finalist Connor Hellebuyck at Canada Life Arena.
A couple of teams have advanced to the conference semifinals so far.