BOSTON (AP) — Matthew Knies scored less than three minutes into overtime off a feed from John Tavares and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Boston Bruins 2-1 on Tuesday night to stave off elimination in their first-round NHL playoffs matchup. Jack McCabe added a goal and Joseph Woll finished with 28 saves to help Toronto cut Boston’s lead in the series to 3-2. Game 6 is set for Thursday in Toronto. Ilya Lyubushkin, Max Domi, Mitch Marner had assists for the Maple Leafs, who outshot the Bruins 33-
BOSTON — Matthew Knies lived with John Tavares when he first arrived in the NHL. The rookie forward forged a close bond with the Toronto captain's family as he adjusted to life as a pro. The pair reconnected Tuesday to keep their team breathing in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Knies scored at 2:26 of overtime after Tavares took the puck hard to the net as the Maple Leafs topped the Boston Bruins 2-1 to avoid elimination in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series. "You black out a little bit," sai
The Hurricanes closed out the Islanders in their Game 5 but the Bruins couldn't do the same vs. the Maple Leafs, falling in overtime.
No | Player | Pos |
---|---|---|
2 | D | |
59 | LW | |
78 | D | |
56 | D | |
24 | C | |
11 | C | |
20 | D | |
55 | D | |
RW | ||
18 | C | |
29 | RW | |
19 | C | |
31 | G | |
64 | C | |
3 | D | |
23 | LW | |
51 | D | |
37 | D | |
46 | D | |
16 | RW | |
34 | C | |
83 | D | |
22 | D | |
74 | C | |
30 | G | |
8 | D | |
88 | RW | |
61 | LW | |
75 | RW | |
44 | D | |
89 | LW | |
35 | G | |
91 | C | |
25 | D | |
52 | D | |
60 | G |