Game 6: Boston Bruins @ Toronto Maple Leafs game recap video, on April 23, 2018.
On Monday night in game 6, the Leafs beat the Bruins 3-1 and have now tied the series 3-3.
Quick game summary
In the first period, no scoring happened.
In the second period, at 1:02, Bruins Jake DeBrusk scored his 3rd goal of the playoffs, giving the Bruins a 1-0 lead. At 1:37, Leafs William Nylander scored, tying the game 1-1. At 13:25, Mitchell Marner scored, giving the Leafs a 2-1 lead.
In the third period, at 18:45, Leafs Tomas Plekanec scored, giving the Leafs a 3-1 lead.
Game notes
Tuukka Rask played in net and made 27 saves on 29 shots. Rask is now 3-3 with a 2.74 GAA and a .909 save percentage in the playoffs this year.
The Bruins led the game with a 63% faceoff percentage and in shots 33-30. The Leafs led the game in blocked shots 23-6. Both teams had 23 hits. The Bruins went 0-for-2 on the power-play while the Leafs went 0-for-3.
Brad Marchand led the Bruins with 6 shots. Tommy Wingels, Jake DeBrusk, Charlie McAvoy and Kevan Miller all led the Bruins with 3 hits each.
Ryan Donato, Brian Gionta, Danton Heinen, Brandon Carlo and Nick Holden were scratched for the Bruins.
Three stars of the game
1) Leafs goalie Frederik Andersen
2) Leafs forward Mitchell Marner
3) Leafs forward William Nylander
Onto the next one
The series is now tied 3-3. Game 7 is in Boston, on Wednesday, at 7:30pm ET.
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