Boston Bruins vs Toronto Maple Leafs: Lindholm and McAvoy Strike, but Stolarz Slams the Door at TD Garden

The Boston Bruins came in at 39-24 with 2 points and the Toronto Maple Leafs came in at 30-29 with 4 points, and the game at TD Garden finished 4-2.

First period

The Boston Bruins opened the scoring with 1 goal in the first period while holding the Maple Leafs to 0 goals in the same period.

The Bruins put 20 shots on net in the game, and Jeremy Swayman logged 31 saves on 35 shots against in goal.

The Maple Leafs delivered 22 hits and generated 35 shots, while the Bruins recorded 16 hits and won 65 percent of faceoffs.

Second period

The Maple Leafs scored 2 goals in the second period while the Bruins scored 0 goals in the middle frame.

Toronto went 2 for 4 on the power play with 10 shots, and the Bruins finished 1 for 5 on the power play with 6 shots.

The Bruins were charged with 16 penalty minutes and the Maple Leafs were charged with 17 penalty minutes, and Toronto added 1 shorthanded goal.

Third period

The Bruins scored 1 goal in the third period, and the Maple Leafs scored 2 goals in the third period with 1 empty net goal.

Anthony Stolarz earned the win with 18 saves on 20 shots against, and Toronto finished with the winning goal in a game where the Bruins had 28 giveaways.

Elias Lindholm scored 1 goal on 2 shots, Charlie McAvoy scored 1 goal on 1 shot, and David Pastrnak had 1 assist on 3 shots for a Boston Bruins match rating snapshot that fits the 6 total Bruins points recorded.

The Boston Bruins vs Toronto Maple Leafs final score settled at 4-2, and the post game analysis starts with Toronto’s 11 percent shooting and Boston’s 10 percent shooting in this Boston Bruins vs Toronto Maple Leafs review.

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