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BOSTON – Sheldon Keefe told his players hockey history would remember them one way or another. Down 3-1 in their first-round playoff series a week ago, this iteration of the Maple Leafs — left for dead by fans and media alike — could roll over and book their tee times. …
Read More »Maple Leafs down Bruins 2-1 to force Game 7
TORONTO – William Nylander could barely watch the Maple Leafs’ first three playoff games as he worked his way back from injury — the nerves were almost too much. Joseph Woll didn’t enter the fray from the end of the bench until Toronto was facing elimination. Better late than never, …
Read More »Leafs, Bruins ready for another Game 7
TORONTO – Sheldon Keefe’s team had a decision to make. The Maple Leafs head coach watched his players put in a terrible Game 4 performance on home ice against the Boston Bruins — one that left them sitting in a 3-1 series hole against an opponent seemingly on cruise control …
Read More »Matthews nets winner, Leafs tie series with Bruins
BOSTON – Auston Matthews desperately wanted to reach 70 goals in the regular season. After posts, crossbars and plenty of terrific looks, the Maple Leafs star finished one shy. His first of the playoffs, however, was the biggest he’s scored in quite some time. Matthews beat Linus Ullmark on a …
Read More »Samsonov’s solid play helps Leafs tie Bruins 1-1
BOSTON – Ilya Samsonov had just made a small mistake that quickly turned into a massive problem. The Maple Leafs goaltender fumbled a puck late in the first period of Game 2 against the Bruins. The sequence quickly mushroomed into a jarring shot off the side of his mask, a …
Read More »Leafs look regroup, solve Bruins’ riddle in Game 2
BOSTON – Sheldon Keefe’s team was in a similar position 12 months ago. The Maple Leafs dropped their playoff opener to the Tampa Bay Lightning before roaring back to capture the Original Six franchise’s first series in nearly two decades. A weight was finally lifted. The fan base rejoiced, if …
Read More »Marchand scores winner, Bruins beat Leafs in OT
TORONTO – Brad Marchand was the centre of attention heading into Saturday. The Bruins captain had a relatively quiet night by his standards — until the game landed on his stick. Marchand scored the winner at 4:52 of overtime to snap an eight-game goal drought as Boston downed the Toronto …
Read More »Jets fail to light lamp in 3-0 home loss to juggernaut Bruins – Winnipeg
Throughout the course of their remarkable regular season to this point, the Boston Bruins had not lost three straight games in regulation. That wasn’t about to change in Winnipeg Thursday night. The juggernaut Bruins led for almost the entire 60 minutes as they won their 51st game of the year, …
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