BOSTON — The Maple Leafs fired four shots on Jeremy Swayman inside the first 90 seconds Saturday. The club was fishing the puck out of its net moments later after the Bruins capitalized on a mistake.
The club was fishing the puck out of its net moments later after the Bruins capitalized on a mistake.
"They're a very patient team," said Matthews, who led the NHL with an outrageous 69 goals in the regular season."Executed on the mistakes that we made.John Beecher, Brandon Carlo and Trent Frederic, into an empty net, also scored for Boston. Brad Marchand and Charlie McAvoy had two assists each as the Bruins continued their dominance over the Leafs following a perfect 4-0-0 regular season.
"We can take a lot from this game and try to course correct," said Matthews, whose team lost its playoff opener at home to the Tampa Bay Lightning some 12 months ago before winning four of the next five to advance for the first time since 2004."We've just got to come out and elevate our game." Samsonov heard a symphony of iron behind him as the opening period progressed. Coyle hit the post before both McAvoy and Pavel Zacha chimed shots off the crossbar.
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