The Toronto Maple Leafs will face a familiar foe in the Stanley Cup playoffs.
The Leafs are set to meet the Boston Bruins in the opening round after Tuesday’s 5-2 loss to the Panthers settled the Atlantic Division standings.
“It’ll be a real challenge, but obviously real special to play in that,” Leafs captain John Tavares said of the Original Six matchup. “A lot of history to it. Great opportunity for us. We know it’ll be a real test and we have to be prepared.”Toronto, which blew an early 2-0 lead Tuesday and could have secured a Panthers rematch with a victory over Florida, lost to the Bruins in seven games in the first round in both 2018 and 2019.
The Leafs have lost three straight games for the first time since January. Matthews, meanwhile, has one more crack at becoming just the ninth player in NHL history to score 70 goals Wednesday.Darko Rajakovic carries Raptors through adversity Toronto and its tortured fan base were coming off its first series victory since 2004 last spring before running into a South Florida buzz saw that had upset the record-setting Bruins in the opening round after trailing that series 3-1.
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