ECQF: Game 1 7:11 PM - Toronto Maple Leafs @ Boston Bruins | NBCSN, NESN, CBC, SN (4K), TVAS

[Fenway]

GDT DESIGNED BY @Alicat - HF Bruins

Game 1
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals

Boston Bruins vs. Toronto Maple Leafs

National TV (US): NBCSN
Boston TV/Radio: NESN HD, 98.5 The Sports Hub FM
Toronto TV/Radio: CBC, TVAS, SN, TSN/Sportsnet

TD Garden, Boston, MA

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Toronto Maple Leafs Twitter



*All from Official Boston Bruins Website

Need to Know: Round 1 | Bruins-Maple Leafs

Getting His Chance

Bruins Unveil Playoff Initiatives

Tuukka Rask
46 GP | 27 - 13 - 0 - 5 | .912 SV% | 2.48 GAA | 4 SO | 2 A | 2Pts. | 4 PIM

Frederik Andersen
60 GP | 36 - 16 - 0 - 7 | .917 SV% | 2.77 GAA | 1 SO | 1 A | 1 Pt. | 2 PIM

Tonight's Officials

Referees Jean Hebert (15), Steve Kozari (40)
Standby - Garrett Rank (7)*
Linesmen Kiel Murchison (79), Greg Devorski (54)

Anthems Todd Angilly

ROUND ONE SERIES vs TORONTO - The Bruins and Maple Leafs play game 1 of their Round One series tonight in Boston … They will play game 2 in Boston on 4/13 (8 pm) & games 3 & 4 in Toronto on 4/15 & 4/17 (7 pm each) … If necessary, game 5 will be in Boston on 4/19, game 6 will be in Toronto on 4/21 & game 7 in Boston on 4/23 (times TBD). - The Bruins enter tonight’s game with a 51-48 all-time record in game 1s of best-of-7 series. - 15 Bruins have previously played vs. Toronto in the playoffs … David Krejci (7-14=21 in 14 gp); Zdeno Chara (3-11=14 in 26 gp); David Pastrnak (5-8=13 in 7 gp); Patrice Bergeron (4-8=12 in 13 gp); Brad Marchand (3-9=12 in 14 gp); Jake DeBrusk (5-2=7 in 7 gp); Marcus Johansson (2-3=5 in 6 gp); Sean Kuraly (2-2=4 in 7 gp); Kevan Miller (1-3=4 in 7 gp); David Backes (2-1=3 in 7 gp); Noel Acciari (1-1=2 in 7 gp); Danton Heinen (1-0=1 in 6 gp); Matt Grzelcyk (0-1=1 in 6 gp) & Charlie McAvoy (0-1=1 in 7 gp).

BOSTON vs TORONTO, LIFETIME SERIES - The Bruins and Maple Leafs are meeting for the 16th time in the playoffs … The only team that Boston has played more series against is Montreal (34). - The Bruins are 7-8 all-time in series vs. Toronto with their last meeting a 7–game Boston win in the 2018 Round One series. - They have played 76 games vs. the other with the Bruins holding a 38-37-1 edge … The Bruins have s 203-188 scoring advantage in those games. - Fun Facts: The Bruins became the 1st team in NHL history to win a game 7 when they had trailed by 3 goals in the 3rd period when they defeated Toronto on 5/13/13, coming back from a 4-1 deficit to tie the game in regulation with Patrice Bergeron scoring in OT for the 5-4 win … The Bruins also trailed the Maple Leafs by a goal entering the 3rd period of their game 7 on 4/25/18, scoring 4 unanswered goals in the 3rd to take a 7-4 win … Boston’s 10-0 win vs. Toronto on 4/2/69 stands as their largest margin of victory in a playoff game & included a club-record 6 power play goals … Phil Esposito set a club mark for points in a playoff game with the only 4- goal playoff game in team history in a 4-2=6 night in that game … David Pastrnak tied that club mark for points in a game with a 3-3=6 night on 4/14/2018, becoming the youngest player in NHL history to score 6 points in a playoff game … Game 2 of the SF on 3/31/51 ended in a 1-1 tie so that Maple Leaf Gardens could be cleared by midnight due to a Toronto law in effect at that time that placed an 11:45 curfew on sporting events … The Bruins won the 2nd Stanley Cup in their history over Toronto in 1939 … Boston & Toronto played the 2nd-longest game in NHL history on 4/3/33 when Ken Doraty scored at 104:48 of OT to give the Maple Leafs a 1-0 win. 2018-19

SEASON SERIES vs. TORONTO - The Bruins were 3-1-0 vs. Toronto this season with a 5-1 win in Boston on 11/10, 4-2 loss in Toronto on 11/26, 6-3 victory in Boston on 12/8 & 3-2 win in Toronto on 1/12 … The Bruins outscored the Maple Leafs by a 16-10 margin. - David Pastrnak (6-3=9 totals) led the Bruins in scoring in the season series while Mitch Marner (1-4=5 totals) led the Maple Leafs … Jaroslav Halak played 3 games in goal for Boston (2-1-0, 2.36 GAA, .932 Sv%), while Tuukka Rask went 1-0-0 with a 2.00 GAA & .938 Sv% in 1 game … Frederik Andersen (1-1-0, 4.52 GAA, .882 Sv% in 2 gp), Garret Sparks (0-1-0, 4.07 GAA, .868 Sv% in 2 gp) & Michael Hutchinson (0-1-0, 3.11 GAA, .897 Sv% in 1 gp) all played in net for the Maple Leafs​

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[leaffaninvancouver]

Really nice GDT.

Should be one hell of a game.

Sparks is the backup tonight, Hutchinson's wife just had a baby.

 

[Tkachuky]

Get it done Bruins.

 

[ClevelandJacketFan]

I cannot wait to watch.

 

[DCDM]

This one's gonna be a gem.

 

[Throw More Waffles]

6-2 leafs. Then everyone will be thinking about this series differently...

 

[Golden Puppers]

go leafs go

 

[SwissLeaf]

GO LEAFS GO!

I'm confident that we see another team than the last couple of months. They gome out strong! 5-2 Leafs!

 

[ThewThew]

Let the games begin!

 

[93gilmour93]

 

[SenzZen]

I hope everyone is civil, and that refs aren't blamed for the outcome.

 

[The Winter Soldier]

I think this will be a 6 or 7 game series. The Leafs will play better than they have of late where they have sputtered in. So I give them a chance. But I think the Bruins have less holes, and they can win in more ways than the Leafs can, that will allow them to prevail. Bruins likely in 7. Maybe in 6.

 

[Prince Pasta]

I'm confused and aroused all at the same time

 

[Fenway]

The last time Toronto beat Boston in a playoff series - 60 years ago



CBC began coverage at the start of the 2nd Period - Game had a long extra intermission for a goalie injury​

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

6-2 leafs. Then everyone will be thinking about this series differently...

And that is when you woke up from your dream.

4-2 Bruins.

 

[Blue Nate]

Nice GDT did you copyright it?

 

[Lansdown]

Expecting a great game at the Toronto Dominion Garden tonight.

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

Expecting a great game at the Toronto Dominion Garden tonight.

even Toronto based corporations know the Bruins are the better bet

 

[CanadasTeam]

 

[X66]

I think this will be a 6 or 7 game series. The Leafs will play better than they have of late where they have sputtered in. So I give them a chance. But I think the Bruins have less holes, and they can win in more ways than the Leafs can, that will allow them to prevail. Bruins likely in 7. Maybe in 6.

Where is the TWS and what have you done with him?

 

[Loosie]

Nice GDT.

good luck tonight! Go Leafs!!



Marner's peach fuzz is coming in!

 

[Sergei Shirokov]

Matthews is the key to this series for the leafs. He cant be MIA again like year. Boston has the big line but they dont have an answer for Matthews on a second line. (Leafs 3rd line is prob better too)

If they could get Nylander to really make an impact that'd be great too, but im not counting on it.

 

[member 298589]

Leafs fan giving the overall series a 60-40 odds in favour of Boston. Set to be another 7 game series I would expect.

 

[Rob Brown]

even Toronto based corporations know the Bruins are the better bet

Or they just couldn't pay enough to outbid Air Canada/Scotiabank.

 

[Lansdown]

Or they just couldn't pay enough to outbid Air Canada/Scotiabank.

Well, Scotia is headquartered in Toronto.