Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins
· National Hockey LeagueMarchand gets 1st goal of season in OT to lift Bruins to 4-3 win over Maple Leafs
David Pastrnak had a power-play goal, and Justin Brazeau and Mark Kastelic scored 36 seconds apart later in the second period for Boston. It was the Bruins’ eighth consecutive regular season against Toronto.
Auston Matthews tipped in Mitch Marner’s shot from the point, tying it with 1:17 left in regulation for the Maple Leafs. Matthew Knies and Morgan Rielly also scored for Toronto, which has lost three straight.
It was the teams’ first meeting since Boston knocked out Toronto in Game 7 of the opening round of the playoffs last spring.
Bruins: For the first time in his coaching career with Boston, Jim Montgomery entered the game with a losing record during a season. In 2022-23, his first as their coach, the Bruins opened 17-2-0 and last year they started 9-0-1.
BOS leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
Goal | 2nd Period 0:35 | Matthew Knies Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Auston Matthews (3), Mitch Marner (7) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 2:57 | David Pastrnak Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Brad Marchand (5), Pavel Zacha (2) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 7:44 | Morgan Rielly Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Mitch Marner (8), Chris Tanev (1) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 12:38 | Justin Brazeau Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Trent Frederic (2), Matthew Poitras (3) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 13:14 | Mark Kastelic Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: John Beecher (4), Cole Koepke (4) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 18:43 | Auston Matthews Goal (4) Tip-In, assists: Mitch Marner (9), John Tavares (4) | |
Goal | 4th Period 2:26 | Brad Marchand Goal (1) Backhand, assists: David Pastrnak (2) |
Statistics
TOR | BOS | |
---|---|---|
18 | Blocked Shots | 19 |
27 | Hits | 20 |
7 | Takeaways | 6 |
23 | Shots | 34 |
0 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
3 | Power Play Opportunities | 5 |
0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 20.0 |
0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
35 | Faceoffs Won | 23 |
60.3 | Faceoff Win Percent | 39.7 |
12 | Giveaways | 11 |
5 | Total Penalties | 4 |
12 | Penalty Minutes | 8 |
Game Information
Location: Boston, MA
Attendance: 17,850 | Capacity:
Location: Boston, MA
Attendance: 17,850 | Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
---|---|---|---|---|
Toronto | 12 | 6 | 26 | 2 |
Florida | 12 | 6 | 25 | 1 |
Tampa Bay | 10 | 6 | 21 | 1 |
Buffalo | 9 | 9 | 19 | 1 |
Boston | 8 | 9 | 19 | 3 |
Ottawa | 8 | 9 | 17 | 1 |
Detroit | 7 | 9 | 16 | 2 |
Montreal | 7 | 10 | 16 | 2 |