Boston wins in Toronto to take the series lead, captain Marchand scores, Pastrnak scores again

Boston bet on Swayman in goal this time and it paid off again. Brad Marchand contributed to the Bruins’ victory with three points and David Pastrňák was again a pointless player.

A Swayman surety

The third game of the opening round series between Toronto and Boston went better for the Boston team. The latter managed to decide the game in the third period and won 2:4 to take the lead in the closely watched 1-2 series.

The Maple Leafs goalie Ilya Samsonov played the whole game again. Jeremy Swayman defended the Bruins cage as he did in the first game of the series and once again gave a great performance. He contributed to the Bruins’ victory with 28 successful hits and together with the first game he caught 63 shots of the opponent.

The Bruins were criticized for the goalie rotation, when they put Ullmark in the second game and the Bruins fell after a promising game. The first period saw a lot of nervousness on both sides. Shots on goal were relatively sparing and neither goalie capitulated.

Matthew Knies opened the scoring in the 34th minute of the game to give the home team the lead. The Bruins’ response didn’t wait long. Frederic equalized before the end of the second act. At the start of the third act, Boston took the lead through Jake DeBrusk, who struck again on the power play.

And he scored his 3rd goal of the series in this game. Just confirming that power plays are a big weapon for Boston in this series and Brusk is in great form in the playoffs.

Brad Marchand officiated

Tyler Bertuzzi tied the game again at 11:25 of the third period. But then it was Bruins captain Brad Marchand’s turn. Just 28 seconds later, he scored his first goal of this year’s playoffs, and before the end of the game, he sealed the victory with his second power play goal and third point of the game, giving Boston the series lead.

David Pastrňák contributed an assist on Boston’s last goal, scoring in every game of the series. However, the star of the game was Marchand, who confirmed his position as the second most productive man in Boston’s playoff history.

For the second time in this series the offensive combo of Tavares, Marner and Matthews was silent. In addition, William Nylander has not yet started for Toronto with an unspecified injury. Brad Marchand made his mark in the Bruins’ annals twice in this game. He now has 55 goals in the playoffs, tying Cam Neely for the club’s chronicle, and there is no better man with 12 game-winning shots.

Source: NHL