The Bruins pushed the Maple Leafs to the brink of elimination with a 3-1 win in Sport 4 on Saturday evening at Scotiabank Enviornment.
Boston now holds a 3-1 lead within the opening-round Stanley Cup playoff sequence.
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ONE BIG TAKEAWAY
The Bruins broke the goalie rotation that lasted 28 straight video games as Jeremy Swayman began in Boston’s web in back-to-back video games.
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Swayman was sensible in web for Boston, stopping 24 Maple Leafs pictures, together with two, whereas the Bruins had been shorthanded.
Boston’s penalty killers got here up massive once more within the pivotal Sport 4. The Bruins went 3-for-3 shorthanded, retaining the Leafs from capitalizing on their alternatives.
Throughout the ice, Ilya Samsonov made his fourth consecutive begin in web for the Leafs and gave up three objectives on 17 Bruins pictures earlier than Toronto head coach Sheldon Keefe pulled him in favor of Joseph Woll to start the ultimate body of the sport. Woll held the Bruins off the scoresheet by stopping all 5 pictures he confronted, together with three whereas Boston had the person benefit.
STARS OF THE GAME
— Brad Marchand had a purpose and an help for his third multipoint recreation of the postseason. His third purpose of the sequence got here on the ability play. The Bruins captain has eight factors in 4 video games.
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— David Pastrnak scored his second purpose of the postseason with 41.6 seconds left within the second interval to present Boston the 3-0 lead.
— Swayman’s third begin of the sequence certainly didn’t disappoint with a standout efficiency in web for the Bruins.
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UP NEXT
The Bruins look to shut out the sequence and advance to the Jap Convention semifinals with a win over the Leafs in Sport 5 on Tuesday. Puck drop from TD Backyard is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET, and you may watch the sport, plus an hour of pregame protection, on NESN.
