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Marchand gets 1st goal of season in OT to lift Bruins to 4-3 win over Maple Leafs

Brad Marchand nets the OT winner for Bruins

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.

Takeaways Maple Leafs: Their defensemen had a couple of breakdowns deep in their own end, which led to Boston’s two quick scores in the second period. For a team that’s struggling to score early in this season, they can’t give up easy chances.

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.

Key moment Matthews made a bad clearing pass, and Pastrnak and Marchand went hard to the net, with Marchand flipping a backhander in for the winner.

Key stat Marchand had not scored a goal in the first eight games of a season for the first time since his second season in the league, 2010-11, when he also scored in the ninth game. He also assisted on Pastrnak’s power-play goal in the second period.

Up next The Maple Leafs visit Winnipeg on Monday, and the Bruins host Philadelphia on Tuesday.

Regular Season Series

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

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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

TD Garden

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
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