In 2013, it happened in overtime (4:5), when in the last 11 minutes of regular time, the Bostonians came back from 1:4, in 2018, the “Bruins” proved to be superior in the decisive battle with 7:4, but a year later, Boston won the seventh game with 5:1 .
In this spring’s series, Toronto recovered from 1-3 and in the first 15 minutes of the seventh battle withstood the pressure of the Bostonians, with Ilya Samsonov confidently protecting the “Maple Leafs” fortress. The 27-year-old was on the bench in the previous two fights, with Joseph Wall making the most of his opportunity and saving a total of 96.43% of his shots.
In the continuation of the duel, the visitors also created a danger at the opponent’s goal, in the second third, Conor Devar broke away from the goalkeeper in a minority, which was stopped by Jeremy Swayman. The American goalkeeper saved 95% of the shots in the six battles in the series.
Less than 11 minutes before the end of regular time, the Toronto unit made a breakthrough – Tyler Bertuzzi, who spent a long shift, took the puck away from the opponent in the attack zone, and a moment later, Auston Matthews played to William Nylander’s shot in the half-empty corner of the goal.
True, the lead of the “Maple Leafs” survived for less than a minute and a half, as the Bostonians created a very long attack, at the end of which Hampus Lindholm scored an accurate wrist shot.
114 seconds were played in overtime, when David Pastrniak beat Samsonov in the breakthrough.
Maple leaves The last time they beat the Boston teams in the series was in the semi-finals of the 1959 Cup. After that, the Bruins won seven series in a row.
The Bostonians will face the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup for the second year in a row. last year panthers provided the Bruins with one of the most painful retirements in the club’s rich history, coming back from 1-3 in the first round series and tying the seventh game in the last minute of regular time. Florida’s then-regular-season winning team turned off in overtime of the seventh battle. The Boston team set the major league scoring record last season.
First round of the NHL playoffs
| East | 1. sp. | 2nd sp. | 3rd sp. | 4th sp. | 5th sp. | 6th sp. | 7th sp. | Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panthers – Lightning | 3:2 | 3:2 p. | 5:3 | 3:6 | 6:1 | 4-1 | ||
| Bruins – Maple Leafs | 5:1 | 2:3 | 4:2 | 3:1 | 1:2 p. | 1:2 | 2:1 p. | 4-3 |
| Rangers – Capitals | 4:1 | 4:3 | 3:1 | 4:2 | 4-0 | |||
| Hurricanes – Islanders | 3:1 | 5:3 | 3:2 | 2:3 v. 2 | 6:3 | 4-1 | ||
| West | 1. sp. | 2nd sp. | 3rd sp. | 4th sp. | 5th sp. | 6th sp. | 7th sp. | Series |
| Rays – Golden Knights | 3:4 | 1:3 | 3:2 p. | 4:2 | 3:2 | 0:2 | 06.05. | 3-3 |
| Jets – Avalanche | 7:6 | 2:5 | 2:6 | 1:5 | 3:6 | 1-4 | ||
| Canucks – Predators | 4:2 | 1:4 | 2:1 | 4:3 p.m. | 1:2 | 1:0 | 4-2 | |
| Oilers – King | 7:4 | 4:5 p.m. | 6:1 | 1:0 | 4:3 | 4-1 |
Used sources:
https://www.nhl.com/scores
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