Then the Leafs held on for dear life as the Bruins pressed and pressed through the second half of the game, building momentum through a second period in which the Leafs took six minor penalties, three more than Boston. The Leafs roared off to a 4-1 lead by the midway point of the game, built on goals by Connor Brown, Andreas Johnsson, Bozak and James van Riemsdyk and chased Tuukka Rask. Andersen stopped repeated chances from all angles to keep the Leafs’ playoffs hopes alive. At the end of the day, we had a gutsy win and it’s a real momentum builder.”The Leafs’ lines had an air of desperation to it when the game started. The second period ended with the Leafs up 4-2 but on their heels because of penalty trouble.

Source: thestar April 22, 2018 03:02 UTC