Pastrnak heats up as Bruins hold off surge by Leafs to even series:
With the victory, the Bruins restored home-ice advantage in the series. Game 5 is set for Friday at Boston's TD Garden. Game 6 goes Sunday back at Scotiabank Arena.
The Bruins then got a power play when Matthews went off for roughing, and Marchand whipped a backhand pass to a wide-open Pastrnak, who snapped the puck shortside on Andersen for his second goal in 1:35, and Boston's second with the man advantage. Rask, who didn't look good on the Leafs' equalizer earlier in the period, made up for that gaffe with a great toe save onMatthews hit the post early in the third, but the Bruins put the game out of reach at 5:39 when Chara fired a shot through a terrificscreen to make it 5-2. At 42 years, 30 days, Boston's captain became the second-oldest player in NHL history to score a goal in the playoffs.
Marchand hit the post with just over two minutes to go on a shot that would have sealed it, but the Bruins managed to hold on late before Nordstrom scored into an empty net as Boston evened the series.
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