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Eastern Conference Quarterfinals - Best of 7 - Game 6 - TOR Leads 3-2 | |
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79 | BOSTON | +105 | 80 | TORONTO | -125 |
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All Games | 51-36-0 | -0.6 | 51-36 | -0.6 | 36-47 | 3.1 | 32.8 | 2.6 | 29.7 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 21-22-0 | -3.7 | 21-22 | -3.7 | 18-23 | 2.9 | 32.1 | 2.8 | 31.0 | Last 5 Games | 2-3-0 | -1.9 | 2-3 | -1.9 | 1-4 | 2.8 | 35.0 | 2.8 | 33.4 | Playoff Games | 2-3-0 | -1.9 | 2-3 | -1.9 | 1-4 | 2.8 | 35.0 | 2.8 | 33.4 | vs. Division | 18-15-0 | -4.1 | 18-15 | -4.1 | 12-20 | 3.2 | 34.7 | 2.8 | 29.8 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 87 | 273 | 71 | 98 | 93 | 11 | 16 | 2855 | 9.6% | 265 | 70 | 26.4% | 461 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 43 | 126 | 34 | 52 | 36 | 4 | 8 | 1381 | 9.1% | 124 | 26 | 21.0% | 204 | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 175 | 8.0% | 14 | 5 | 35.7% | 21 | Team Stats (Playoffs) | 5 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 175 | 8.0% | 14 | 5 | 35.7% | 21 | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 33 | 105 | 26 | 39 | 38 | 2 | 4 | 1145 | 9.2% | 97 | 25 | 25.8% | 176 | Stats Against (All Games) | | 229 | 58 | 77 | 85 | 9 | 17 | 2583 | 8.9% | 255 | 52 | 20.4% | 376 | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 121 | 33 | 42 | 40 | 6 | 8 | 1332 | 9.1% | 135 | 31 | 23.0% | 202 | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 167 | 8.4% | 11 | 3 | 27.3% | 24 | Stats Against (Playoffs) | | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 167 | 8.4% | 11 | 3 | 27.3% | 24 | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 91 | 15 | 33 | 41 | 2 | 8 | 982 | 9.3% | 88 | 18 | 20.5% | 155 |
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JAROSLAV HALAK (All Games) | 40 | 37 | 1158 | 1068 | 92.2% | 3 | 22-15 | +0.6 | 22-15-0 | 0 | 15-20 | JAROSLAV HALAK (Road Games) | 21 | 19 | 613 | 563 | 91.8% | 2 | 8-11 | -5.5 | 8-11-0 | -7 | 7-12 | JAROSLAV HALAK (vs. Division) | 8 | 8 | 262 | 242 | 92.4% | 1 | 5-3 | +1.3 | 5-3-0 | +1 | 4-3 | JAROSLAV HALAK (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 110 | 99 | 90.0% | 0 | 3-1 | +0.8 | 3-1-0 | +1 | 3-1 | JAROSLAV HALAK (Playoff Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | TUUKKA RASK (All Games) | 51 | 50 | 1411 | 1289 | 91.4% | 3 | 29-21 | -1.2 | 29-21-0 | -1 | 21-27 | TUUKKA RASK (Road Games) | 24 | 24 | 713 | 650 | 91.2% | 1 | 13-11 | +1.7 | 13-11-0 | +2 | 11-11 | TUUKKA RASK (vs. Division) | 25 | 25 | 712 | 649 | 91.2% | 0 | 13-12 | -5.4 | 13-12-0 | -5 | 8-17 | TUUKKA RASK (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 134 | 124 | 92.5% | 0 | 2-2 | -0.4 | 2-2-0 | 0 | 1-3 | TUUKKA RASK (Playoff Games) | 5 | 5 | 166 | 153 | 92.2% | 0 | 2-3 | -1.9 | 2-3-0 | -1 | 1-4 |
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All Games | 49-38-0 | -12.6 | 49-38 | -12.6 | 41-42 | 3.4 | 33.4 | 3.0 | 33.2 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 24-19-0 | -12 | 24-19 | -12 | 22-19 | 3.6 | 32.6 | 3.0 | 33.0 | Last 5 Games | 3-2-0 | +1.3 | 3-2 | +1.3 | 1-4 | 2.8 | 33.4 | 2.8 | 35.0 | Playoff Games | 3-2-0 | +1.3 | 3-2 | +1.3 | 1-4 | 2.8 | 33.4 | 2.8 | 35.0 | vs. Division | 17-16-0 | -7.8 | 17-16 | -7.8 | 19-13 | 3.4 | 33.3 | 3.5 | 33.8 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 87 | 300 | 78 | 106 | 110 | 6 | 15 | 2903 | 10.3% | 222 | 49 | 22.1% | 500 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 43 | 153 | 35 | 59 | 57 | 2 | 8 | 1402 | 10.9% | 101 | 27 | 26.7% | 267 | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 167 | 8.4% | 11 | 3 | 27.3% | 24 | Team Stats (Playoffs) | 5 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 167 | 8.4% | 11 | 3 | 27.3% | 24 | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 33 | 113 | 23 | 44 | 42 | 4 | 8 | 1100 | 10.3% | 83 | 18 | 21.7% | 196 | Stats Against (All Games) | | 265 | 75 | 92 | 90 | 8 | 19 | 2892 | 9.2% | 218 | 46 | 21.1% | 450 | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 131 | 38 | 50 | 41 | 2 | 11 | 1420 | 9.2% | 97 | 22 | 22.7% | 216 | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 175 | 8.0% | 14 | 5 | 35.7% | 21 | Stats Against (Playoffs) | | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 175 | 8.0% | 14 | 5 | 35.7% | 21 | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 116 | 36 | 40 | 36 | 4 | 6 | 1116 | 10.4% | 96 | 24 | 25.0% | 203 |
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FREDERIK ANDERSEN (All Games) | 65 | 65 | 2132 | 1957 | 91.8% | 2 | 39-26 | -2.3 | 39-26-0 | -4 | 35-27 | FREDERIK ANDERSEN (Home Games) | 32 | 32 | 1015 | 928 | 91.4% | 0 | 19-13 | -6.4 | 19-13-0 | -7 | 19-11 | FREDERIK ANDERSEN (vs. Division) | 25 | 25 | 842 | 764 | 90.7% | 0 | 15-10 | +1.7 | 15-10-0 | +1 | 16-9 | FREDERIK ANDERSEN (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 136 | 124 | 91.2% | 0 | 2-2 | +0.1 | 2-2-0 | 0 | 1-3 | FREDERIK ANDERSEN (Playoff Games) | 5 | 5 | 174 | 161 | 92.5% | 0 | 3-2 | +1.3 | 3-2-0 | +1 | 1-4 | MICHAEL HUTCHINSON (All Games) | 9 | 8 | 239 | 212 | 88.7% | 1 | 2-6 | -6.8 | 2-6-0 | -6 | 4-4 | MICHAEL HUTCHINSON (Home Games) | 5 | 5 | 154 | 139 | 90.3% | 1 | 1-4 | -5.3 | 1-4-0 | -5 | 2-3 | MICHAEL HUTCHINSON (vs. Division) | 2 | 2 | 60 | 53 | 88.3% | 0 | 0-2 | -3.4 | 0-2-0 | -3 | 1-1 | MICHAEL HUTCHINSON (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 118 | 109 | 92.4% | 1 | 2-2 | -0.6 | 2-2-0 | 0 | 0-4 | MICHAEL HUTCHINSON (Playoff Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | GARRET SPARKS (All Games) | 20 | 17 | 592 | 534 | 90.2% | 1 | 8-9 | -8 | 8-9-0 | -8 | 5-11 | GARRET SPARKS (Home Games) | 9 | 7 | 272 | 250 | 91.9% | 1 | 4-3 | -2.3 | 4-3-0 | -2 | 2-5 | GARRET SPARKS (vs. Division) | 9 | 7 | 240 | 211 | 87.9% | 0 | 2-5 | -8.2 | 2-5-0 | -7 | 3-3 | GARRET SPARKS (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 125 | 111 | 88.8% | 0 | 1-3 | -4.8 | 1-3-0 | -4 | 1-3 | GARRET SPARKS (Playoff Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 |
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| Average power rating of opponents played: BOSTON 3.11, TORONTO 3.17 |
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3/25/2019 | at TAMPA BAY | 4-5 | L | 0, +140 | L | 6 ov | O | 3/27/2019 | NY RANGERS | 6-3 | W | 0, -375 | W | 6 un | O | 3/30/2019 | FLORIDA | 1-4 | L | 0, -260 | L | 6.5 ov | U | 3/31/2019 | at DETROIT | 3-6 | L | 0, -220 | L | 5.5 ov | O | 4/2/2019 | at COLUMBUS | 6-2 | W | 0, +120 | W | 5.5 ov | O | 4/4/2019 | at MINNESOTA | 3-0 | W | 0, +105 | W | 5.5 un | U | 4/6/2019 | TAMPA BAY | 3-6 | L | 0, -120 | L | 6.5 un | O | 4/11/2019 | TORONTO | 1-4 | L | 0, -145 | L | 6 ov | U | 4/13/2019 | TORONTO | 4-1 | W | 0, -150 | W | 6 ev | U | 4/15/2019 | at TORONTO | 2-3 | L | 0, +100 | L | 6 un | U | 4/17/2019 | at TORONTO | 6-4 | W | 0, +100 | W | 6 un | O | 4/19/2019 | TORONTO | 1-2 | L | 0, -145 | L | 6 un | U | 4/21/2019 | at TORONTO | |
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3/25/2019 | FLORIDA | 7-5 | W | 0, -230 | W | 6.5 ov | O | 3/27/2019 | at PHILADELPHIA | 4-5 | L | 0, -150 | L | 7 un | O | 3/30/2019 | at OTTAWA | 2-4 | L | 0, -230 | L | 7 un | U | 4/1/2019 | at NY ISLANDERS | 2-1 | W | 0, -110 | W | 6 un | U | 4/2/2019 | CAROLINA | 1-4 | L | 0, +100 | L | 6.5 un | U | 4/4/2019 | TAMPA BAY | 1-3 | L | 0, -105 | L | 7 un | U | 4/6/2019 | at MONTREAL | 5-6 | L | 0, +100 | L | 6.5 ev | O | 4/11/2019 | at BOSTON | 4-1 | W | 0, +125 | W | 6 ov | U | 4/13/2019 | at BOSTON | 1-4 | L | 0, +130 | L | 6 ev | U | 4/15/2019 | BOSTON | 3-2 | W | 0, -120 | W | 6 un | U | 4/17/2019 | BOSTON | 4-6 | L | 0, -120 | L | 6 un | O | 4/19/2019 | at BOSTON | 2-1 | W | 0, +125 | W | 6 un | U | 4/21/2019 | BOSTON | |
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| | | BOSTON: LAST SEASON: 50-20-12, 112 points. Second in Atlantic Division. LOST to Tampa Bay Lightning in Eastern Conference semifinals.
COACH: Bruce Cassidy (second full season, third full NHL season).
ADDED: D John Moore, D Steven Kampfer, G Jaroslav Halak, F Joakim Nordstrom, F Chris Wagner
LOST: F Tommy Wingels, F Rick Nash, F Riley Nash, D Adam McQuaid, F Tim Schaller
PLAYER TO WATCH: Patrice Bergeron. The Bruins No. 1 center had 63 points in 64 games last season but, at 32, he had offseason groin surgery and back spasms have kept him off the ice for part of training camp. Boston's top line of Bergeron, David Pastrnak and Brad Marchand scored a total of 208 points in the regular season and 53 more in 12 playoff games.
OUTLOOK: The Bruins are poised for another strong regular-season run behind the core of Zdeno Chara, Bergeron and goalie Tuukka Rask. Last year, they advanced in the playoffs for the first time since 2014, but they'll have to get further for this year to be a success. | | TORONTO: LAST SEASON: 49-26-7, 105 points. Finished third in Atlantic Division. LOST to Boston Bruins in first round of playoffs.
COACH: Mike Babcock (Fourth season, 16th NHL season)
ADDED: C John Tavares, F Tyler Ennis
LOST: LW James van Riemsdyk, C Tyler Bozak, F Leo Komarov, F Matt Martin, D Roman Polak
PLAYER TO WATCH: Tavares. Even on a team with Auston Matthews, all eyes are on Tavares after the Toronto native signed a $77 million, seven-year contract to play for his hometown Leafs. He's a point-a-game playmaker, and with Matthews and Nazem Kadri following Tavares down the middle of the lineup, Toronto has arguably the best center depth in the league.
OUTLOOK: The Maple Leafs are a legitimate Stanley Cup contender for the first time in the salary-cap era that began in 2005. The goaltending of Frederik Andersen has to be on point, and the suspect defense has to perform, but Toronto should make the playoffs easily and could become the first Canadian-based team in the final since Vancouver in 2011. |
| | Maple Leafs aim to seize series vs. Bruins in Game 6
The demons facing the Toronto Maple Leafs are right there for the exorcising. With a chance Sunday afternoon in Toronto to eliminate the Boston Bruins in Game 6 of their opening round Stanley Cup playoff series, the Maple Leafs have a golden opportunity to wash away a long time's worth of misery. It's been 15 years since the Maple Leafs last won a playoff series, a first-round, seven-game set with the Ottawa Senators. If you think that was a long time ago, consider the last time the Maple Leafs ousted the Bruins in the playoffs: 1959. Yes, it was 60 years ago when Toronto last punted the Bruins from the Stanley Cup chase, when the NHL was in its Original Six era. "Party like it's 1959" has a strange ring to it, but you can bet the city of Toronto is ready. "The hardest game to win is the fourth game, to put the other team out, especially a proud group of guys," Leafs head coach Mike Babcock said after his club's clutch Game 5 win on Friday. "Now, it's the process of learning how to do this and that's all part of growing the group. It's not easy, as you can see in the league. We will get prepared to really push." Surprisingly, the Bruins and Maple Leafs have only met five times in the playoffs since 1959 -- the same year in which the Barbie Doll was launched and both Alaska and Hawaii became the 49th and 50th states -- but a couple of those are very recent. Boston crushed the hopes of Maple Leafs nation with seven-game wins in both 2013 and 2018. However, the Maple Leafs -- who are in the driver's seat on the heels of their 2-1 win in Boston -- believe they have an advantage over those teams of the recent past. Auston Matthews said his squad is doing a much better job of "working as a five-man unit instead of all being on our different programs." "When we're breaking out clean like that, attacking the opposing team with our speed and skill, I think we make it hard on them, as well as taking care of the puck in the neutral zone," Matthews told Postmedia. "When we're just doing all those things, doing things right like that, it makes it tough for them to defend." The Bruins aren't only looking to come back in the series, but also to recover from a controversial defeat. When Matthews opened the scoring with less than nine minutes remaining in regulation, it appeared that Zach Hyman made contact with Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask. Boston's goaltender interference challenge was unsuccessful. "Clearly interferes with Tuukka," said Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy. "It goes to Toronto, and they have to make a decision. I just hope they don't predict whether they thought the goalie could make the save, get across in time, to determine whether it's interference. It's either interference or it's not." The Bruins were rattled and surrendered the game-winner two minutes later, although a late push pulled them close. "Everything is on the line now," Bruins forward Patrice Bergeron said of his team's situation. "Obviously a missed opportunity, but there's not much we can do right now about (Friday's) game. Now it's about moving forward and be ready to head ... to Toronto and be ready for a big game." --Field Level Media |
| Last Updated: 3/29/2024 1:58:04 AM EST. |
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