Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins

Saturday, April 20, 2024, 8:00 PM ET TD Garden, Boston Playoffs Final

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5–1 on Saturday, April 20, 2024 at home.

Final score, Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins
Team	Goals	2023-2024 record
Toronto Maple Leafs	1	46-26-10
at Boston Bruins	5	47-20-15

News about this game

Bruins Triumph Over Maple Leafs in Game 1 Absence of Injured Nylander

Sat, Apr 20, 2024

William Nylander of the Toronto Maple Leafs missed Game 1 vs. Boston Bruins on Saturday due to an undisclosed injury.
Bruins Triumph Over Maple Leafs With 5-1 Win in Game 1: Swayman's Impressive Performance and DeBrusk's Key Contribution

Sat, Apr 20, 2024

Bruins conquer Maple Leafs 5-1 in Game 1. Swayman stops 35 shots; DeBrusk nets 2 PP goals. Nylander out for Toronto with injury. Game 2 in Boston Monday.
NHL Playoffs: Bruins Aim for Series Advantage in Game 2 Against Maple Leafs

Sun, Apr 21, 2024

Bruins face Maple Leafs in NHL Playoffs Game 2, leading 1-0. Boston eyes another win; Toronto aims to tie. Pastrnak (47 goals) vs. Matthews (69 goals) battle.
Goalie Dilemma for Bruins in Game 2: Swayman's Impressive Play Sparks Selection Uncertainty

Sun, Apr 21, 2024

Undecided on Game 2's goalie, the Bruins may pivot from Swayman's Game 1 win (35 saves, 5-1) to Ullmark, says Coach Montgomery.

Goals by period

Goals by period, Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Toronto Maple Leafs	0	0	1	1
Boston Bruins	1	3	1	5

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Toronto Maple Leafs	11	13	12	36
Boston Bruins	13	9	3	25

Three stars

J. Swayman, Boston Bruins (goaltender)
J. DeBrusk, Boston Bruins (2 goals, 1 assist)
C. McAvoy, Boston Bruins (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:26	Boston Bruins	John Beecher (1)	Jesper Boqvist (1), Patrick Maroon (1)	Even strength	TOR 0, BOS 1
2nd	05:47	Boston Bruins	Brandon Carlo (1)	Jake DeBrusk (1), Hampus Lindholm (1)	Even strength	TOR 0, BOS 2
2nd	15:02	Boston Bruins	Jake DeBrusk (1)	Charlie McAvoy (1), Brad Marchand (1)	Power play	TOR 0, BOS 3
2nd	17:34	Boston Bruins	Jake DeBrusk (2)	Brad Marchand (2), Charlie McAvoy (2)	Power play	TOR 0, BOS 4
3rd	01:39	Toronto Maple Leafs	David Kampf (1)	Connor Dewar (1), Ryan Reaves (1)	Even strength	TOR 1, BOS 4
3rd	17:52	Boston Bruins	Trent Frederic (1)	David Pastrnak (1)	Even strength, Empty net	TOR 1, BOS 5

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins
Stat	Toronto Maple Leafs	Boston Bruins
Shots on goal	36	25
Power play	0 of 3	2 of 5
Penalty minutes	12	8
Hits	52	51
Blocked shots	14	13
Giveaways	12	9
Takeaways	6	9
Faceoffs won	23/54 (42.6%)	31/54 (57.4%)

Box score

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 M. Domi	C	0	0	0	-1	4	3	2	0		14:50
Number 16 M. Marner	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		20:06
Number 19 C. Jarnkrok	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	2		17:23
Number 23 M. Knies	L	0	0	0	-2	0	2	3	1	100%	10:31
Number 24 C. Dewar	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	1		12:27
Number 29 P. Holmberg	R	0	0	0	-2	0	3	1	0	75%	14:51
Number 34 A. Matthews	C	0	0	0	0	2	5	3	0	27.8%	20:53
Number 59 T. Bertuzzi	L	0	0	0	-1	2	2	5	0		15:27
Number 64 D. Kampf	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	40%	14:09
Number 75 R. Reaves	R	0	1	1	0	0	2	3	0		07:31
Number 89 N. Robertson	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	1		10:38
Number 91 J. Tavares	C	0	0	0	0	0	6	3	0	66.7%	15:39
Number 2 S. Benoit	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	8	1		19:59
Number 20 J. Edmundson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2		17:32
Number 22 J. McCabe	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	6	6		20:33
Number 37 T. Liljegren	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0		18:18
Number 44 M. Rielly	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	3	0		24:17
Number 46 I. Lyubushkin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0		14:48

Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 I. Samsonov	24	20	4	.833	58:48	Loss

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 T. Frederic	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	5	2	0		13:11
Number 13 C. Coyle	C	0	0	0	+1	2	0	2	0	0	50%	18:06
Number 18 P. Zacha	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	0	0	76.9%	18:13
Number 19 J. Beecher	C	1	0	1	+1	0	4	2	1	0	60%	12:00
Number 39 M. Geekie	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	33.3%	16:09
Number 43 D. Heinen	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		16:15
Number 61 P. Maroon	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	6	0	0		11:28
Number 63 B. Marchand	L	0	2	2	+1	0	1	2	0	0		19:50
Number 70 J. Boqvist	C	0	1	1	+2	0	1	3	0	0	66.7%	09:16
Number 74 J. DeBrusk	L	2	1	3	+1	0	3	5	0	2		17:46
Number 88 D. Pastrnak	R	0	1	1	0	0	3	4	0	0	100%	16:37
Number 94 J. Lauko	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	1	0		11:31
Number 12 K. Shattenkirk	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		14:03
Number 25 B. Carlo	D	1	0	1	+2	2	3	0	2	0		17:47
Number 27 H. Lindholm	D	0	1	1	+3	2	1	2	0	0		20:09
Number 48 M. Grzelcyk	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0		17:04
Number 52 A. Peeke	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	3	0		17:14
Number 73 C. McAvoy	D	0	2	2	+1	2	0	4	1	0		25:40

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Swayman	36	35	1	.972	59:41	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:22	Toronto Maple Leafs	Simon Benoit	Hooking	2
1st	15:28	Toronto Maple Leafs	Tyler Bertuzzi	High sticking	2
1st	19:49	Boston Bruins	Charlie McAvoy	Roughing	2
1st	19:49	Toronto Maple Leafs	Max Domi	Roughing	2
1st	20:00	Boston Bruins	Hampus Lindholm	Cross checking	2
2nd	13:38	Toronto Maple Leafs	Auston Matthews	High sticking	2
2nd	15:38	Toronto Maple Leafs	Max Domi	Slashing	2
2nd	18:06	Boston Bruins	Charlie Coyle	Tripping	2
3rd	06:56	Toronto Maple Leafs	Jake McCabe	Interference	2
3rd	15:12	Boston Bruins	Brandon Carlo	Delaying game puck over glass	2

Game information

Toronto Maple Leafs head coach: Sheldon Keefe
Boston Bruins head coach: Jim Montgomery
Referees: Gord Dwyer, Thomas John Luxmore
Linesmen: James Tobias, Matt MacPherson
Toronto Maple Leafs scratches: Mark Giordano, TJ Brodie, Martin Jones, William Nylander, Noah Gregor, Conor Timmins, Cade Webber, Bobby McMann
Boston Bruins scratches: James van Riemsdyk, Parker Wotherspoon, Justin Brazeau

2023-2024 season series

Every Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins game in the 2023-2024 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Boston Bruins 3	Final/SO	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins, Thu, Nov 2, 2023
Boston Bruins 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final/OT	Game page: Boston Bruins at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Dec 2, 2023
Boston Bruins 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Toronto Maple Leafs, Mon, Mar 4, 2024
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Boston Bruins 4	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins, Thu, Mar 7, 2024
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Boston Bruins 5	Final Playoffs	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins, Sat, Apr 20, 2024
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Boston Bruins 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins, Mon, Apr 22, 2024
Boston Bruins 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Boston Bruins at Toronto Maple Leafs, Wed, Apr 24, 2024
Boston Bruins 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1	Final Playoffs	Game page: Boston Bruins at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Apr 27, 2024
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Boston Bruins 1	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins, Tue, Apr 30, 2024
Boston Bruins 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Boston Bruins at Toronto Maple Leafs, Thu, May 2, 2024
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Boston Bruins 2	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins, Sat, May 4, 2024

Other NHL games on Apr 20

Other NHL games on Saturday, April 20, 2024
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Islanders 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: New York Islanders at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Apr 20, 2024