The Maple Leafs star centre had seen this scenario — one that often seemed to go against him — play out before. Matthews snapped a 0-0 tie midway through third period as the Leafs downed the Bruins 2-1 on Friday to take a 3-2 lead in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarterfinal. “I was just praying they were going to call it a goal,” said Matthews, whose team is now one victory away from its first series win since 2004. “It was the difference of one play.”The Leafs will look to wrap up the series at Scotiabank Arena on Sunday afternoon. The Bruins entered Friday a red-hot 5 for 11 with the man advantage in the series.

Source: National Post April 20, 2019 01:55 UTC