Leafs Postgame: Beatdown
By Shawn Reis
9 years ago
Coming into tonight’s game all the talk was about the last time the Boston Bruins visited Toronto. It was October 25th, and the Bruins dominated the Leafs en route to a 4-1 victory. Well, the Leafs were looking for some payback and they certainly got it tonight, throttling their long-time rivals for a big 6-1 win.
THE RUNDOWN
All you need to know about tonight’s game is that the Leafs were better than the Bruins from start to finish. Some games call for a more detailed breakdown, but tonight isn’t one of them. Below you’ll find all six Leaf goals so you can relive tonight’s win one more time:
1st Period – Phil Kessel assisted by Dion Phaneuf and Cody Franson (6:46)
2nd Period – Phil Kessel assisted by Tyler Bozak and James van Riemsdyk (0:18)
Morgan Rielly assisted by Peter Holland (1:34)
Tyler Bozak (powerplay) assisted by James van Riemsdyk and Cody Franson (3:32)
James van Riemsdyk (powerplay) assisted by Tyler Bozak and Jake Gardiner (9:51)
3rd Period – Peter Holland (powerplay) assisted by Leo Komarov and Mike Santorelli (7:21)
BLUE WARRIOR
Moving into a tie for 3rd in league scoring with two more goals tonight, Phil Kessel is your Blue Warrior.
NOTES
- Phil Kessel versus the Bruins with Zdeno Chara: 3 goals and 10 assists in 25 games played. Phil Kessel versus the Bruins without Zdeno Chara: 2 goals and 1 assist in 3 games played.
- Tonight’s Toronto Corsi King is Richard Panik with a 60.87 CF%. Team Corsi totals: Boston 55.77 CF%, Toronto 44.23 CF% (though some of that is score effects).
- It may get lost in the shuffle, but Jonathan Bernier was excellent tonight, stopping 25 of 26 shots for a .962 save percentage.
- It’s worth noting also that the Leafs were 3-4 on the powerplay tonight.
- The Komarovaissance continues: with another assist tonight, Leo Komarov now sits 4th in team scoring with 11 points in 16 games.
- Peter Holland has 7 points in his last 7 games.
- The Leafs are 6-1-1 in their last 8 games.
SEE YOU FRIDAY
The Leafs play host to the Pittsburgh Penguins Friday at 7:30PM Eastern on TSN4.
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