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Bruins Down Toronto 4-3 - Match Report

The Maple Leafs came up short Saturday against the Bruins, falling 4-3.

Boston was an underdog by +103 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.0.

Boston got goals from David Pastrnak, Brad Marchand, Justin Brazeau, and Mark Kastelic in the victory. Pastrnak opened the scoring at 2:57 of the second period.

Jeremy Swayman turned in a 20-save effort for the Bruins.

Toronto got goals from Matthew Knies, Auston Matthews, and Morgan Rielly in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Anthony Stolarz stopped 30 of 34 shots for the Maple Leafs, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, Boston went 1-for-5, while the Maple Leafs were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.

Toronto lost the shots on goal battle to Boston by a margin of 34-23.

Boston heads into a battle against the Flyers. Toronto, meanwhile, will have their next action against Winnipeg.