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Boston Bruins: 5 best moments versus Toronto this decade

By jc

BOSTON, MA - APRIL 23: Boston Bruins left defenseman Zdeno Chara (33) leads the Bruins in handshakes after Game 7 of the 2019 First Round Stanley Cup Playoffs between the Boston Bruins and the Toronto Maple Leafs on April 23, 2019, at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA - APRIL 23: Boston Bruins left defenseman Zdeno Chara (33) leads the Bruins in handshakes after Game 7 of the 2019 First Round Stanley Cup Playoffs between the Boston Bruins and the Toronto Maple Leafs on April 23, 2019, at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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2. Bruins win Game 7 in 2018

Boston’s Game 7 victory in 2019 is definitely memorable, but it doesn’t quite holdup compared to the previous year.

The Leafs pretty much had no chance in 2019’s Game 7. They had their chance to win the series in Game 6, but once the Leafs missed that, a Bruins victory was all but assured.

This wasn’t exactly the case in 2018. After the Bruins went up 3-1 in the series, Toronto won two straight games to tie it. This included a Game 5 win to avoid elimination in Boston. As such, most expected the Leafs to hang tough in Game 7.

The Leafs went back and forth with the Bruins in the seventh game, and they even took a one-goal lead into the third period. For a small period of time, the Leafs looked poised to knock off the Bruins and advance to the second round.

The Bruins, however, had other ideas, and they took control of the game and won the series with a dominant third period. Boston scored four unanswered goals in the third and won 7-4.

Krug got things started a little over a minute into the third period. Then, with the game tied, DeBrusk scored the biggest goal of his young career to give Boston a 5-4 lead.

He barreled down the right wing and powered a shot into the net. He famously grabbed the spoked-B on his jersey as he made his way back to the bench to celebrate.

Pastrnak extended the lead midway through the third, then Marchand put the icing on the cake with an empty-net goal. Boston send Toronto home for the seasons and moved on the next round.

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