2018 Round 1 Boston
The Boston Bruins finished second in the Atlantic Division earning 112 points. The Toronto Maple Leafs earned 105 points to finish third in the Atlantic Division. Toronto won three of the four games in this year’s regular season series.
The Bruins defeated the Maple Leafs in seven games.
Tuukka Rask made 26 saves for the Bruins in game one, winning the game 5–1.[ During the game, Maple Leafs forward Nazem Kadri was given a five-minute major for a charging penalty for his hit on Tommy Wingels; he would later be suspended for three games. This is eerily similar to Kadri’s performance in the following year. He is a good player but completely out of control.
In game 2, David Pastrnak had a hat trick and three assists in a 7–3 victory for the Bruins in game two, becoming the first player since Claude Giroux in 2012 to score a hat trick and three assists.[16]
In game three, Patrick Marleau scored twice for the Maple Leafs in a 4–2 victory.
Game 4 went to the Bruins, 3-1, giving them also a series lead of 3-1.
In game five, Toronto prevented a come-back by Boston, fending off the Bruins 4–3 as Frederik Andersen made 42 saves for the Maple Leafs.[19] Nikita Zaitsev assisted twice in a 3–1 Maple Leafs victory, forcing a seventh game in the series.
Where have we seen this before? Game 7 in Boston, In game seven, Bruins forward Patrice Bergeron scored a goal and recorded two assists in a 7–4 victory to advance his team to the second round.[21]