Goal-scoring ace comes through in third period as Toronto survives in another playoff game without star William Nylander
Toronto Maple Leafs centre Auston Matthews searches for the puck below Boston Bruins goalie Linus Ullmark as defencemen Charlie McAvoy and Andrew Peeke give chase on April 22 in Boston.Toronto dropkicked the Murphys 3-2 to knot it at one game apiece and now heads home for Games 3 and 4 – but the lead-up to it was entertaining to say the least, like hockey’s version of Stratego.played ‘Where’s Waldo?’ with William Nylander for several days.
“It is great to see him with the group,” Sheldon Keefe, the Maple Leafs head coach, said afterward. “He looks good out there. We’ll see how he feels for the rest of the day and decide whether he will play.” In the end, Nylander did not suit up for the Maple Leafs and Ullmark, who won the Vezina Trophy in 2023, was in the home team’s crease.
Toronto was penalized six times in the series opener and did a face-plant at TD Garden. It promised to play more smartly and be more disciplined this time out. The first period was another slugfest with 37 hits exchanged. At various points Brad Marchand rocked Simon Benoit, Pastrnak knocked down John Tavares as the Maple Leafs captain was trying to check him and Trent Frederic sent Benoit flying.
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