A glance at some of the numbers coming out of Game 1 between the Maple Leafs and Bruins, won 5-1 by Boston. Something had to give in scoring at five-on-five. The Leafs led the National Hockey League in five-on-five goals during the regular season with 200, four more than the second-place Colorado Avalanche; the Bruins […]
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The Bruins fell to the Maple Leafs in overtime Tuesday, extending the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Boston leads Toronto 3-2 in the series. The Leafs got on the board first with a goal from Jake McCabe in the first period. Trent Frederic responded with a goal of his own, and that was all the scoring through regulation .
BOSTON -- Auston Matthews was forced to watch with the Toronto Maple Leafs'
TORONTO -- William Nylander did not play for the Toronto Maple Leafs against the Boston Bruins in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference First Round at Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday because of an undisclosed injury. The forward, who also missed Games 1 and 2, participated in the morning skate and worked on a line with left wing Calle Jarnkrok and center Pontus Holmberg, though he remained out long after the skate had concluded with the projected scratches. Coach Sheldon Keefe said after the...
For all the history and tropes surrounding the Bruins, the Maple Leafs, and their first-round meetings, things were different headed into the matchup this
William Nylander no longer is the Maple Leafs’ current ironman.
BOSTON – The timing could not be any worse for to suffer a rare injury. After playing all 82 games during the regular season, the only player to do so, all signs point to Nylander missing Game 1 of a first-round series against the on Saturday night with an undisclosed issue. Advertisement The Leafs have not formally ruled him out, but teammates spoke like they weren’t expecting to see Nylander on the ice at TD Garden for the opener. “It’s tough for him,” said defenseman . “Hopefully he won’t...
Auston Matthews did not play in Game 5 for Toronto, which went with Joseph
BOSTON — is unlikely to be available to the on Tuesday night, according to a person briefed on the matter. Matthews has been battling an illness and was forced to sit out the third period of Saturday’s Game 4 against the . According to sources, he is also believed to be nursing an undisclosed injury, which made it more likely than not that he wouldn’t be able to play Tuesday with the Leafs trailing 3-1 in the best-of-seven series. Advertisement He appears to be doing everything he can to try...
TORONTO — With their season on the line, Sheldon Keefe and the have a decision to make. Down 3-1 in their first-round series against the , who will start in goal in a must-win Game 5: , who started all four games but was pulled in the second intermission of Game 4? Or , who replaced Samsonov? Advertisement It’s a decision that could help the Leafs claw back into the series. And it’s a decision Keefe might have already made. “Special teams and goaltending are two areas that we have to be better...