The Boston Bruins will play the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Eastern Conference First Round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Boston (47-23-9) is in second place in the Atlantic Division, four points ahead of third-place Toronto (46-26-7) for home ice in the series. The Maple Leafs clinched a playoff berth and at least a third-place finish in the division with their 2-1 victory against the New York Islanders on Monday.
The Bruins went 3-1-0 against the Maple Leafs this season, outscoring them 16-10. David Pastrnak had nine points (six goals, three assists) and Brad Marchand had seven assists in the four games. Jaroslav Halak started three games, going 2-1-0 with a 2.36 goals-against average and .932 save percentage. Tuukka Rask made 30 saves in a 3-2 win at Scotiabank Arena on Jan. 12.
Mitchell Marner led the Maple Leafs with five points (one goal, four assist), and Andreas Johnsson (two goals, one assist) and Auston Matthews (one goal, two assists) had three each.
Frederik Andersen started two games and went 1-1-0 with a 4.52 GAA and .882 save percentage. Garret Sparks started one and relieved Andersen in a 6-3 loss at TD Garden on Dec. 8. Michael Hutchinson made 26 saves Jan. 12.
This will be the 16th time the two teams have faced each other in the playoffs since 1932-33. The Bruins scored four third-period goals in Game 7 of the 2018 first round to eliminate the Maple Leafs with a 7-4 win after losing Games 5 and 6. Five years earlier, Boston became the first NHL team to win Game 7 of a postseason series after trailing by three goals in the third when it rallied to defeat Toronto 5-4 in overtime in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals.
The Bruins are in the playoffs for the third consecutive season. They won the Stanley Cup with a seven-game victory against the Vancouver Canucks in 2011 and lost the 2013 Cup Final in six games to the Chicago Blackhawks.
The Maple Leafs are making their third straight postseason appearance but haven't won the Cup since 1967.
Boston is 1-3-0 in its past four games. Toronto is 2-1-2 in its past five games.
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