Maple Leafs centre Auston Matthews returned to the lineup for Game 7 against the Boston Bruins on Saturday night.
Toronto was also minus a big piece that helped the club climb out of a 3-1 hole to force the do-or-die tilt - goaltender Joseph Woll was nowhere to be found when the teams headed out for warmups at TD Garden.
The 26-year-old was on the ice for the morning skate and appeared to be moving well, but head coach Sheldon Keefe seemed to suggest the Leafs were once again preparing to be without their main attraction. The workhorse forward skated Wednesday at the team's practice facility in Toronto and again Thursday for about 30 minutes before Game 6.
Toronto came back from 3-1 deficits in both 2013 and 2018 against Boston before losing Game 7 on the road. The Bruins also downed the Leafs in a series that went the distance in 2019 at TD Garden. The Leafs entered Saturday with a 1-16 all-time record when trailing a series 3-1, but Boston blew the same lead last season in the first round against Florida.
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