Jake DeBrusk had two goals and an assist as the Boston Bruins downed the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-1 in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series Saturday.
Game 2 of the best-of-seven series goes Monday back at TD Garden.in the second round. Boston had a record-breaking 2022-23 campaign, but fell victim to the Panthers to open its playoffs a dozen months ago.
Toronto and Boston are meeting in the first round for the fourth time in the last 12 years. The Bruins took the three previous series — in 2013, 2018 and 2019 — in seven games. After the visitors registered the first four shots, Boston took a 1-0 lead at 2:26 of the opening period when Beecher scored his first-career playoff goal on a 2-on-1 after, who finished the regular season with 69 goals, beat Swayman in a race for a loose puck shortly after that, but sent his effort off the post.DeBrusk snapped his first of the night through another screen with Matthews off for high-sticking at 15:02.
Domi then took a slashing penalty and DeBrusk added his second off a Marchand feed for a 4-0 advantage at 17:34. The winger almost completed his first playoff hat trick short-handed in the period's dying seconds, but hit another post.Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe wouldn't discuss Nylander's injury status with reporters, while Bruins counterpart Jim Montgomery didn't reveal his starting goaltender until Swayman led Boston onto ice for warmups."Great memories," said the Toronto blueliner."Went out there and took a second to take it all in again.
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