Toronto carved out a 3-1 edge in the regular season series against its bitter rivals, but it had no answer for the Bruins’ potent offense in Thursday’s 5-1 loss as a +142 road underdog in Game 1 of this opening round series. Frederik Anderson faced 40 shots on goal from a relentless Boston attack as compared to the Maple Leaf’s 27 shots at the net. Zach Hyman scored the team’s lone goal to tie the game at 1-1 at the end of the first period.
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The Bruins may have stumbled into the playoffs with just one victory in their last five regular-season games, but they quickly returned to form on Thursday night. All of Boston’s top scorers had an impact in that dominant win starting with Brad Marchand’s power-play goal early in the first period to give his team the 1-0 lead. David Pastrnak’s late second-period goal gave Boston a 3-1 lead heading into the third. Look for the Bruins to keep the pressure on to grab the early 2-0 lead in this series.
Toronto at Boston Betting Trends
- Toronto is 0-4 in their last 4 Conference Quarterfinals games.
- The game total has gone over 7-1 in the Leafs last 8 games after scoring 2 or less points in a previous game.
- Boston is 0-4 in their last 4 games after scoring 5 or more goals in their previous game.
- The game total has gone under 1-0-3 in the Bruins last 4 Conference Quarterfinals games.
- Toronto is 7-2 straight up in their last 9 games against Boston.
Injury Report
Toronto Nazem Kadri C Ques Sat – Poss. Suspension Joffrey Lupul LW I-R – Conditioning
Boston
Tommy Wingels RW Upper Body
Riley Nash C Ear
Brandon Carlo D out for season – Ankle
Anders Bjork LW out for season – Shoulder
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