They staved off elimination on the road in Game 5, coming away with the 2-1 overtime win, and last night, they returned home and entered Scotiabank Arena, having to replicate the same effort and desperation in Game 6 if they wanted to head back to Boston for Game 7.
Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe appeared to be extremely impressed with his team after authoring a 2-1 win over the Boston Bruins in Game 6, staving off elimination for the second consecutive game.
For Toronto Maple Leafs fans, Game 6 was tense. For one more time, they put on a solid defensive effort to tie their first-round series against the Boston Bruins three games to three.
Sheldon Keefe addressed the media after the Maple Leafs’ 2-1 win over the Boston Bruins in Game 6 of the ECQF playoff series. On the turnaround in the last couple of wins: I just think the guys have competed and worked incredibly hard.
We’re going to Game 7. William Nylander scored twice, Joseph Woll was nearly flawless and the Toronto Maple Leafs have staved off elimination for the second consecutive game.
William Nylander scored in the second and third periods as the Toronto Maple Leafs earned a 2-1 win over the visiting Boston Bruins on Thursday to even their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series at three victories apiece.
The Boston Bruins have done what seemed to be the impossible. They have taken almost all of the pressure off of the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Stanley Cup playoffs and placed it entirely on themselves.
The Toronto Maple Leafs evened their series against the Boston Bruins with a 2-1 victory on Thursday night (May 2), as William Nylander led the way by scoring two goals.
The pressure will be equal for each team in Saturday night's Game 7.
From start to finish the Leafs were the better team tonight and it showed up the scoresheet and it certainly showed in the Leafs net as Woll’s near shutout performance was the game-breaking play the Leafs needed.
Every spring, it seems like Leafs Nation goes into full meltdown when the Maple Leafs are eliminated. This year is different though — they’ve gone nuclear before Toronto was even eliminated.
The significance behind Matthew Knies’ Game 5 overtime winner wasn’t lost on anyone on Tuesday night. For one game, at least, it saved the Toronto Maple Leafs’ season, helping them outlast the Boston Bruins and survive an elimination game on the road.
The Toronto Maple Leafs Auston Matthews’ is unavailable for Game 6, making it now two elimination games the team’s best player will have missed. According to reports, Matthews is not expected to play again due to illness (some believe it’s more than that).
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