Boston 4, Toronto 2
When: 3:00 PM ET, Sunday, April 21, 2019
Where: Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario
Referees:
Francis Charron, Gord Dwyer
Linesmen:
Devin Berg, Scott Cherrey
Attendance:
19683
By Field Level Media
Power-play goals by Brad Marchand and Torey Krug in the first period sparked the Boston Bruins to a 4-2 road win against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday to force a Game 7 in their opening-round Stanley Cup playoff series.
Tuukka Rask made 22 saves for Boston.
Needing a win to force a deciding game at home Tuesday in Boston, the Bruins regrouped after falling behind early, took a lead and then held on to tie the best-of-seven series at 3-3.
The Bruins have won their last two series with Toronto in seven games, including a first-round set last spring. The Maple Leafs last beat Boston in a playoff series in 1959.
With their chance to win a playoff round for the first time since 2004, the Maple Leafs had the start they wanted when Morgan Rielly opened the scoring by blasting home a point shot at 9:42 of the first period.
However, the Bruins have used their potent power play to great results all series, and it earned them the lead.
Marchand tied the game at 11:23 of the first period when he grabbed the puck off the face-off and banked a shot off the leg of Toronto defenseman Ron Hainsey. Then, Krug made it 2-1 with three minutes left in the opening period by one-timing a loose puck during a scramble.
Jake DuBrusk scored his first goal of the playoffs when he and David Krejci used a couple of give-and-go passes and criss-crossed during a two-on-two rush 7:57 into the second period to extend Boston's lead to 3-1.
Toronto gained new life when Auston Matthews rifled a shot at 4:15 of the third period to make it a one-goal game, but Marchand capped a three-point game with an empty net goal at 18:06.
David Pastrnak collected two assists for the Bruins.
Toronto goalie Frederik Andersen stopped 37 shots in the loss.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Boston |
|
Toronto |
Brad Marchand 3 |
Points |
Auston Matthews 1 |
Brad Marchand 2 |
Goals |
Auston Matthews 1 |
David Pastrnak 2 |
Assists |
Travis Dermott 1 |
Brad Marchand 1 |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Tuukka Rask .917 |
Save Percentage |
Frederik Andersen .925 |
Tuukka Rask 22 |
Saves |
Frederik Andersen 37 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Boston
|
41 |
4 |
2-2 |
3-3 |
6 |
30 |
Toronto
|
24 |
2 |
0-3 |
0-2 |
4 |
28 |
Upcoming Games
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Toronto will play their next game on the road against Boston. The Maple Leafs have a W/L % of .543 after a win and .583 after a loss.
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Boston will play their next game at home against Toronto. The Bruins have a W/L % of .612 after a win and .576 after a loss.