Toronto Maple Leafs vs Boston Bruins – NHL Preview, Tips and Odds

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Toronto Maple Leafs

Final

5:2

Boston Bruins

Highlights and Stats

Boston Bruins visit Toronto to play the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena on Friday, with the match-up starting at 07:00 PM EDT. Both organizations clinched playoff spots before the regular season finale, with The Maple Leafs currently at number 2 in the Atlantic Division standings with 113 points, while the Bruins are occupying the 4th spot, after collecting 107 points in the course of the season so far.

Toronto Maple Leafs vs Boston Bruins Head to Head

*Last game between teams from 03-29-2022

Team	P1	P2	P3	Final
Toronto Maple Leafs	3	3	0	6
Boston Bruins	1	1	2	4

The last encounter of the two franchises was played on March 29th, 2022 and after the final horn the scoreboard was showing a 4-6 defeat for the Bruins. Auston Matthews was the star for the Maple Leafs, as he concluded the game with 1 goal and 1 assist for a 18:17 stay on the ice. For the Bruins David Pastrnak earned 2 points on the night. He stayed 21:13 skating and scored 1 goal and delivered 1 assist. E. Kallgren also had a leading role for the Maple Leafs, saving 23 of Boston’s total 26 attempts on his goal. His counterpart Jeremy Swayman was challenged with 25 attempts towards his goal and 6 of those made it through to the back of his net. There is no clear favorite when it comes to the latest five encounters, as Toronto Maple Leafs won 3 and the Boston Bruins triumphed 2 times in the process.
*Last 5 head-to-head games

Toronto Maple Leafs Form

*Last 10 Toronto Maple Leafs Games - 7:2:1

04-26-2022	04-24-2022	04-23-2022	04-21-2022	04-19-2022	04-17-2022	04-16-2022	04-14-2022	04-12-2022	04-09-2022
3:0vs Detroit Red Wings	3:4@ Washington Capitals	3:2@ Florida Panthers	8:1@ Tampa Bay Lightning	5:2vs Philadelphia Flyers	4:2vs New York Islanders	4:5@ Ottawa Senators	7:3vs Washington Capitals	2:5vs Buffalo Sabres	3:2vs Montreal Canadiens

On 04/26 Toronto Maple Leafs faced Detroit Red Wings and in the end the score was a comprehensive 3-0 in their favor. The Maple Leafs’ best player on the night was Auston Matthews, who spent 19:21 on the ice and chipped in with 2 points. He shot 7 times towards the enemy’s goal and scored 2 goals. The team’s netminder Jack Campbell’s exploits also need to be mentioned as he deflected all of the 20 shots sent towards his net and registered a shutout. Toronto are 7-2-1 across the last 10 outings and on a run of W2 at the moment. Toronto Maple Leafs are 30-8-2 when playing at their own arena throughout the campaign.

Toronto Maple Leafs Standout Performers

• Top Goalie

  Jack Campbell

  Games Played:49

  Saves Percentage:0.914

  Shutouts:6
• Top Skater

  Auston Matthews

  Games Played:73

  Goals:60

  Assists:46

Toronto Maple Leafs Missing Players

NONE

Boston Bruins Form

*Last 10 Boston Bruins Games - 6:4:0

04-28-2022	04-26-2022	04-24-2022	04-23-2022	04-21-2022	04-19-2022	04-16-2022	04-14-2022	04-12-2022	04-10-2022
5:0vs Buffalo Sabres	4:2vs Florida Panthers	3:5@ Montreal Canadiens	3:1vs New York Rangers	4:0@ Pittsburgh Penguins	2:3@ St. Louis Blues	2:1vs Pittsburgh Penguins	2:3vs Ottawa Senators	2:4vs St. Louis Blues	4:2@ Washington Capitals

Boston Bruins met the Buffalo Sabres on 04/28 at home and recorded a big 5-0 victory. The Bruins were led by Patrice Bergeron who finished with 4 points on the night. He was on the ice for 15:43 and sent 4 shots towards the opposition goal with 3 of them nestling in the net. He also delivered 1 assist. Boston’s netminder Linus Ullmark managed to neutralize 37 of the total 37 shots that he was bombarded with, ending the night with a shutout. The team triumphed in 6 of the previous 10 outings, while allowing 4 defeats during the 60 minutes. The Bruins are on a W4 run at the moment. The side owns a 25-12-3 road balance for this season.

Boston Bruins Standout Performers

• Top Goalie

  Linus Ullmark

  Games Played:41

  Saves Percentage:0.917

  Shutouts:3
• Top Skater

  Brad Marchand

  Games Played:70

  Goals:32

  Assists:48

Boston Bruins Missing Players

NONE

Game Details

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Final
Toronto Maple Leafs	3	0	2	5
Boston Bruins	1	0	1	2

Toronto Maple LeafsBoston Bruins

• Score

  5

  2

• PP Opportunities

  3

  2

• PP Goals

  1

  1

• Faceoffs Won

  0

  0

• Giveaways

  0

  0

• Hits

  0

  0

• Penalty Minutes

  0

  0

• Shots

  0

  0

• Takeaways

  0

  0

Play-by-Play

Toronto Maple LeafsvsBoston Bruins

• 1`01:10
  0-1

  Trent FredericCraig Smith, Charlie Coyle
• 1`01:48
  -

  M. McLaughlin4 minutes for High Sticking Mark Giordano
• 1`03:51
  Ilya MikheyevTimothy Liljegren, Mark Giordano

  1-1
• 1`13:16
  William Nylander

  2-1
• 1`19:52
  N. AbruzzeseMorgan Rielly

  3-1
• 2`14:49
  -

  Nick Foligno2 minutes for Tripping Wayne Simmonds
• 2`19:30
  -

  Tomas Nosek2 minutes for Cross Checking Timothy Liljegren
• 2`19:30
  Morgan Rielly2 minutes for Roughing Tomas Nosek

  -
• 3`08:00
  William NylanderJustin Holl, Pierre Engvall

  4-1
• 3`11:55
  T.J. Brodie2 minutes for Holding Chris Wagner

  -
• 3`12:49
  4-2

  Jake DeBruskCraig Smith, Mike Reilly
• 3`19:50
  Pierre Engvall

  5-2

Players Stats

Toronto Maple Leafs

SKATER	POS	G	A	+/-	PIM	SOG	HITS	GVLS	GVA	TKA	FO%	TOI	PP TOI	SH TOI
William Nylander	C	2	0	2	0	4	0	1	0	3	50.00	19:22	02:28	00:00
Pierre Engvall	LW	1	1	2	0	1	3	0	1	1	0.00	17:52	02:03	00:00
N. Abruzzese	C	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1	0	0.00	14:30	01:54	00:00
Ilya Mikheyev	RW	1	0	0	0	2	2	0	2	1	0.00	14:57	02:08	00:00
Morgan Rielly	D	0	1	0	2	2	3	1	0	0	0.00	19:31	02:04	00:00
Justin Holl	D	0	1	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0.00	16:30	00:00	00:20
Mark Giordano	D	0	1	3	0	1	2	2	3	0	0.00	17:14	02:03	00:34
Timothy Liljegren	D	0	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	0.00	15:20	01:48	00:34
Jason Spezza	C	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	28.60	15:37	01:35	00:00
Wayne Simmonds	RW	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	1	0.00	14:41	00:00	00:00
Jake Muzzin	D	0	0	0	0	1	5	1	1	0	0.00	17:31	00:00	00:20
T.J. Brodie	D	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	16:04	00:27	00:00
Kyle Clifford	LW	0	0	0	0	4	6	0	0	1	0.00	14:44	00:00	00:00
Colin Blackwell	C	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	2	60.00	17:49	01:56	00:54
Alexander Kerfoot	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	75.00	17:19	01:45	00:20
Joey Anderson	RW	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	1	0.00	12:43	00:00	00:00
David Kampf	C	0	0	2	0	3	1	0	1	0	41.20	19:14	00:04	00:34
Ilya Lyubushkin	D	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	16:34	00:00	00:00

GOALIE	POS	SHA	SV	SV%	PIM	TOI
E. Kallgren	GK	26	24	0.923	0	59:34

Boston Bruins

SKATER	POS	G	A	+/-	PIM	SOG	HITS	GVLS	GVA	TKA	FO%	TOI	PP TOI	SH TOI
Trent Frederic	C	1	0	1	0	3	4	0	0	3	100.00	16:02	00:54	00:34
Jake DeBrusk	LW	1	0	-4	0	3	1	0	0	0	0.00	15:48	00:54	00:03
Craig Smith	C	0	2	1	0	2	2	0	1	0	0.00	15:39	00:54	00:00
Charlie Coyle	C	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	46.70	18:08	00:54	00:00
Mike Reilly	D	0	1	-2	0	2	0	1	3	0	0.00	20:42	00:54	01:31
Brandon Carlo	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0.00	21:00	00:00	00:00
Curtis Lazar	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	76.90	14:04	00:00	00:00
Oskar Steen	C	0	0	0	0	3	3	2	1	0	0.00	14:07	00:00	01:05
Connor Clifton	D	0	0	-2	0	1	5	1	0	0	0.00	21:05	00:00	02:32
Josh Brown	D	0	0	-1	0	0	5	1	0	0	0.00	16:25	00:00	01:31
Anton Blidh	LW	0	0	0	0	2	5	1	0	0	0.00	14:22	00:00	01:52
Tomas Nosek	LW	0	0	0	2	1	3	1	0	0	58.30	13:20	00:00	01:07
Jack Ahcan	D	0	0	-1	0	1	2	2	1	0	0.00	22:11	00:00	00:03
Jack Studnicka	C	0	0	-3	0	2	0	2	2	0	22.20	11:52	00:00	00:49
C. Wagner	RW	0	0	-1	0	2	11	0	0	0	0.00	15:57	00:00	02:07
Derek Forbort	D	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	1	0	0.00	16:40	00:00	02:29
Nick Foligno	LW	0	0	-1	2	1	1	1	0	2	100.00	15:11	00:00	00:29
M. McLaughlin	C	0	0	-3	4	1	3	1	1	0	0.00	12:07	00:00	00:00

GOALIE	POS	SHA	SV	SV%	PIM	TOI
Jeremy Swayman	GK	26	22	0.846	0	58:53