“We’ve been down in the third period a couple of times lately, but there’s no quitting in this team,” Bruins forward Elias Lindholm said. “We just stay with it and keep playing the same way, and we seem to find ways to win.”
Jeremy Swayman made 22 of 42 saves in the third period, capping a strong effort.
“That was the best I’ve seen [Swayman] play since I’ve been around,” Boston coach Marco Sturm said. “He was unbelievable and kept us in the game, won us the game.”
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Swayman is 6-1-1 with a .934 save percentage in eight March outings.
The Islanders and Red Wings remain within two points in the standings, setting up a frantic race to the finish line.
Can the Bruins secure another two points? Here’s the preview.
When: Tuesday, 7 p.m.
Where: TD Garden, Boston
TV, radio: NESN, WBZ-FM 98.5
Line: Boston -190. O/U: 6.5.
MAPLE LEAFS
Season record: 29-29-13. vs. spread: 29-42. Over/under: 39-26, 6 pushes
Last 10 games: 2-5-3. vs. spread: 5-5. Over/under: 6-4
BRUINS
Season record: 39-23-8. vs. spread: 45-25. Over/under: 38-31, 1 push
Last 10 games: 5-2-3. vs. spread: 7-3. Over/under: 5-5
TEAM STATISTICS
Goals scored: Toronto 220, Boston 231
Goals allowed: Toronto 246, Boston 214
Power play: Toronto 18.8%, Boston 23.8%
Penalty minutes: Toronto 595, Boston 881
Penalty kill: Toronto 82.7%, Boston 77.6%
Faceoffs won: Toronto 55.4%, Boston 52.2%
Stat of the day: David Pastrnak is looking to extend his point streak to 10 games (six goals, eight assists) after notching a goal and an assist against Detroit.
Notes: Unlike recent seasons of late, the Maple Leafs (29-29-13, 71 points) are looking far up at the Bruins in the standings as they have lost three straight games (0-2-1) and won just twice since the Olympic break (2-8-4). Only the New York Rangers sit below them in the conference standings … Toronto, which lost both of its previous games vs. Boston this season, is coming off a 5-2 loss to the Senators in which they were outshot for the eighth consecutive game — this time, by a whopping 44-14 margin … Joseph Woll, who suited up for Boston College from 2016-19, played both games of the team’s back-to-back in goal, making 39 saves against Ottawa after scheduled starter Anthony Stolarz took teammate William Nylander’s warmup shot to the throat and was taken to the hospital for testing … Stolarz has since been deemed “good to go” after practicing Monday, though Maple Leafs coach Craig Berube did not name the starter for Tuesday’s game.
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