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By: Garrett Haydon | Follow me on twitter @thesportsguy97
Home: Boston Bruins, 3-3 in the postseason
Away: Toronto Maple Leafs, 3-3 in the postseason
Boston’s Lineup
Forwards
Marchand-Bergeron-Pastrnak
DeBrusk-Krejci-Rick Nash
Heinen-Riley Nash-Backes
Schaller-Kuraly-Acciari
Defense
Chara-McAvoy
Krug-Miller
Grzelcyk-McQuaid
Goalies
Rask
Khudobin
Toronto’s Lineup
Forwards
Hyman-Matthews-Brown
Marleau-Kadri-Marner
Van Riemsdyk-Bozak-Kapanen
Johnsson-Plekanec-Nylander
Defense
Rielly-Hainsey
Gardiner-Zaitsev
Dermott-Polak
Goalies
Andersen
McElhinney
First Period
30 seconds into the game Sean Kuraly took a tripping penalty in the offensive zone as the Leafs went on the powerplay. Patrick Marleau tipped a shot by Jake Gardiner past Tuukka Rask just 2:05 into the game. It was Marleau’s 71st career postseason goal.
We've got the #Game7 scoring happening early.
Patrick Marleau gets the @MapleLeafs on the board. #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/qlBDqEzqXp
— NHL (@NHL) April 25, 2018
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The Bruins went to the powerplay shortly after as Morgan Rielly sent the puck over the glass. Jake DeBrusk answered on the powerplay for the B’s as he deflected a wrist shot from David Pastrnak into the net just 4:47 into the game.
🚨JAKE DEBRUSK🚨 We are tied up 1-1 on the power play goal! #NHLBruins pic.twitter.com/4MMV29A3mV
— Binge Sports (@BingeSports) April 26, 2018
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Marleau answered again as he buried a wrist shot off a nice feed from Mitch Marner just 1:26 after DeBrusk’s tying goal.
Patrick Marleau. 38 years young and making things HAPPEN.
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Inserted into the lineup for Game Seven, Danton Heinen fired a shot from the high slot past Frederick Andersen to tie the game just 2:58 after Marleau’s second goal.
Former Denver Pioneer Danton Heinen ties it at 2-2. 11 shots on goal, 4 goals… pic.twitter.com/3RU2MwAIuO
— Bucci Mane (@Buccigross) April 26, 2018
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With 8:30 to go in the period, Rick Nash took a high sticking penalty as the Bruins went shorthanded again. The Bruins killed it off after a couple of nice shot blocks.
After a Kevan Miller shot went intentionally wide, Patrice Bergeron buried the loose puck with just 37 seconds left in the period for his first goal of the postseason.
Kevan Miller fires one off the boards and Patrice Bergeron tucks it in for the lead pic.twitter.com/3vBiKGiKkq
— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) April 26, 2018
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Score: 3-2 Boston
Second Period
2:07 into the period, Travis Dermott fired in a long range wrister past Rask after Pastrnak failed to get the puck out of the zone.
First #StanleyCup Playoff point and goal for @Travis_Dermott.#Game7 is the perfect time. pic.twitter.com/cACBAp4Mdq
— NHL (@NHL) April 26, 2018
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The Bruins returned to the powerplay after Tomas Plekanec interfered with Brad Marchand. Kasperi Kapanen gave the Leafs the lead again scoring a shorthanded goal after an impressive individual effort with 13:55 to go in the middle period.
Hustle. Heart. Dangle.
WHAT a goal by Kasperi Kapanen.
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The Bruins and the Leafs spent about 10 minutes trading chances and going end to end but neither team was able to find the back of the net as the period drew to a close.
Score: 4-3 Toronto
Third Period
Both Zach Hyman and David Krejci went to the box for matching roughing minors just 1:06 into the period, resulting in a four on four. Just six seconds into the four on four, Torey Krug ripped a rocket by Andersen to tie the game.
What a laser by Torey Krug to tie it pic.twitter.com/I1LpSJ1urg
— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) April 26, 2018
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Matching penalties once again to Nash and Tyler Bozak resulted in another four on four situation with about 16 minutes to go. A tremendous one man rush by DeBrusk gave the Bruins the lead for the first time since the first period with 14:35 to go.
Jake DeBrusk goes end to end to give the #NHLBruins the lead pic.twitter.com/S3aGIEbo7l
— Marina Molnar (@mkmolnar) April 26, 2018
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After a good play by Marchand behind the goal, Bergeron set up Pastrnak in front for his fifth goal of the series to give the Bruins a two goal lead with 8:21 remaining.
David Pastrnak extends the #NHLBruins lead to 6-4 in the 3rd pic.twitter.com/Yc4YcMT5K1
— Marina Molnar (@mkmolnar) April 26, 2018
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Marchand iced it with an empty netter with just 50 seconds to go to make it 7-4.
NOSE FACE KILLAH! BRAD MARCHAND OPEN NETTER! BRUINS WIN! BRING ME TAMPA! pic.twitter.com/EXxs6WSBtH
— Casey Baker (@CaseyBake16) April 26, 2018
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Final Score: 7-4
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