Boston was once again too much for Toronto in the NHL playoffs. Bruins’ Czech star David Pastrnak broke the deadlock in overtime.
The Boston Bruins beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1 in the overtime in a thrilling play. Boston won the match series 4–3 and thus advanced to the second round of the hockey NHL playoffs.
The hero of the overtime was the Czech striker David Pastrnak, who scored Boston’s 2–1 winning goal in 61:54. Pastrnak was the Bruins’ most effective player in the regular season, but in the playoffs, the results have been tighter. Now Pastrnak stepped forward at the most important possible moment.
– He (Pastrnak) was dynamic today, held the puck the most and created shots, piloting Boston Jim Montgomery praised the match decider.
In actual game time William Nylander gave Toronto a 1–0 lead in the third period. Nylander shot the puck back into the lineup by Auston Matthews from input to network.
Hemp Lindholm struck just a minute later to tie Boston at 1–1. No more goals were scored in the last ten minutes, so the decision of the electronic series of matches was extended to extra rounds.
Toronto’s Boston curse lasted 65 years
Toronto’s dark history in playoff series against Boston has spanned an incredible 65 years. Toronto hasn’t been able to knock Boston out of the playoffs once since 1959.
This curse continued again. The Bruins have now won seven consecutive playoff series against the Maple Leafs.
– We didn’t make it to the next round and we didn’t get the result we wanted. Tough place, but I’m proud of our team, Toronto captain John Tavares said.
The Bruins will meet in the second round of the playoffs Alexander Barkov captained by the Florida Panthers. In the opening round, Florida beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4–1.