Maple Leafs top Bruins in OT, stay alive with Game 5 win

Sport 6 of the best-of-7 sequence might be at Toronto on Thursday (8 p.m. ET; CBC, TVAS, SN, NESN, TBS, MAX).

Jake McCabe scored, and Joseph Woll made 27 saves in his first begin of the sequence for Toronto, the No. 3 seed from the Atlantic Division.

“You need to construct constructive momentum your individual means,” Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe mentioned. “And yeah, you need to make them be uncomfortable. You need to make them should pack up and head out to Toronto.”

Trent Frederic scored, and Swayman made 31 saves for Boston, the No. 2 seed from the Atlantic.

“We weren’t adequate,” Bruins coach Jim Montgomery mentioned. “Simply easy as that. Toronto got here out able to play. They took it to us. We weren’t able to match their desperation.”

The Maple Leafs have been with out heart Auston Matthews, the NHL objectives chief within the common season with 69, who missed the third interval of Toronto’s 3-1 loss in Sport 4 due to an sickness. There was no replace on him after the sport.

The Maple Leafs outshot the Bruins 11-2 within the first interval, however the recreation was tied 1-1 coming into the second.

McCabe gave the Maple Leafs a 1-0 lead at 5:33 of the primary, taking pictures by means of visitors from the purpose.

“They get a purpose decently early off the face-off after I misplaced it,” Frederic mentioned. “That offers them momentum. Anytime you get the primary purpose, it helps.”