No team in the long histories of the NHL, NBA and Major League Baseball has blown a 3-1 lead and lost a best-of-seven series in back-to-back post-seasons. The Boston Bruins have put themselves in that conversation. They will play a Game 7 on Saturday night (8 p.m. Eastern, ABC) against the rival Toronto Maple Leafs in the first round of the playoffs for the third time in seven years. The Bruins won the previous two showdowns, including a similar situation in 2013, and the Leafs falling short at
TORONTO (AP) — William Nylander scored twice, Joseph Woll made 22 saves and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Boston Bruins 2-1 on Thursday night to force a seventh game in the first-round Eastern Conference series. Toronto has overcame a 3-1 series deficit, also staving off elimination with a 2-1 victory in overtime in Boston on Tuesday night, to send the series back to Boston for a winner-take-all finale Saturday night. The series winner will face the Florida Panthers. Morgan Rielly assisted on
TORONTO — William Nylander scored twice and Joseph Woll made 22 saves as the Toronto Maple Leafs downed the Boston Bruins 2-1 on Thursday to force Game 7 in their first-round series. Toronto has now won two straight — including Tuesday's 2-1 overtime victory in Game 5 — after falling behind their Original Six rival 3-1 to force a winner-take-all finale Saturday in Boston. Morgan Rielly had two assists. Jeremy Swayman stopped 24 shots for the Bruins, who also blew a 3-1 lead against the Florida P
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26 | C | |
2 | D | |
59 | LW | |
78 | D | |
56 | D | |
43 | LW | |
24 | C | |
11 | C | |
20 | D | |
57 | C | |
55 | D | |
RW | ||
18 | C | |
41 | G | |
29 | RW | |
19 | C | |
31 | G | |
64 | C | |
3 | D | |
23 | LW | |
84 | D | |
48 | D | |
51 | D | |
37 | D | |
46 | D | |
16 | RW | |
34 | C | |
83 | D | |
22 | D | |
74 | C | |
30 | G | |
8 | D | |
47 | D | |
88 | RW | |
61 | LW | |
75 | RW | |
44 | D | |
83 | D | |
89 | LW | |
35 | G | |
46 | C | |
91 | C | |
25 | D | |
52 | D | |
60 | G |