Boston Bruins at Toronto Maple Leafs
· National Hockey LeagueStolarz, Maple Leafs blank Bruins 4-0 without captain Auston Matthews
Morgan Rielly had a goal and two assists as Toronto connected three times on the power play. William Nylander and Matthew Knies added a goal and an assist each. Mitch Marner had two assists of his own. Steven Lorentz rounded out the scoring into the empty net.
The Leafs played without captain Auston Matthews, who is listed as day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
Jeremy Swayman made 23 stops for Boston, which was coming off consecutive weekend shutouts of the Philadelphia Flyers and Seattle Kraken.
Toronto’s porous 31st-ranked power play scored for the second time in as many games at 8:44 of the second period when Rielly fired through a screen. Nylander banked in his team-leading 10th goal of the season on another man advantage 1:14 later for a 2-0 lead.
The Bruins entered the game 8-0-0 in the regular season against their Atlantic Division rival dating back to Jan. 14, 2023.
Maple Leafs: The NHL’s second-worst power play entered 4 for 40 in 2024-25, but connected three times without its best player.
Series tied 1-1
Scoring Summary
Goal | 2nd Period 8:44 | Morgan Rielly Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Mitch Marner (13), Matthew Knies (2) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 9:58 | William Nylander Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Mitch Marner (14), Morgan Rielly (4) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 14:13 | Matthew Knies Goal (7) Tip-In, assists: William Nylander (5), Morgan Rielly (5) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 15:58 | Steven Lorentz Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Chris Tanev (3) |
Statistics
BOS | TOR | |
---|---|---|
10 | Blocked Shots | 12 |
32 | Hits | 19 |
5 | Takeaways | 4 |
29 | Shots | 27 |
0 | Power Play Goals | 3 |
6 | Power Play Opportunities | 7 |
0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 42.9 |
0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
28 | Faceoffs Won | 34 |
45.2 | Faceoff Win Percent | 54.8 |
14 | Giveaways | 9 |
8 | Total Penalties | 7 |
16 | Penalty Minutes | 14 |
Game Information
Location: Toronto, ON
Attendance: 18,730 | Capacity:
Location: Toronto, ON
Attendance: 18,730 | Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
---|---|---|---|---|
Florida | 11 | 4 | 23 | 1 |
Toronto | 10 | 6 | 22 | 2 |
Boston | 8 | 7 | 18 | 2 |
Ottawa | 8 | 7 | 16 | 0 |
Tampa Bay | 7 | 6 | 15 | 1 |
Detroit | 7 | 7 | 15 | 1 |
Buffalo | 7 | 8 | 15 | 1 |
Montreal | 5 | 9 | 12 | 2 |