Auston Matthews returned to the lineup and registered an assist, but the Toronto Maple Leafs bowed out of the postseason on Saturday night, falling 2-1 in overtime of Game 7 at TD Garden to the Boston Bruins, who will advance to meet the Florida Panthers.
David Pastrnak scored on a feed from Hampus Lindholm 1:54 into overtime and the Boston Bruins outlasted the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1 in Game 7 on Saturday to clinch their first-round series and advance in the NHL playoffs to a Round 2 date with Florida.
The Toronto Maple Leafs are out of the NHL playoffs, after losing to the Boston Bruins 2-1 in Game 7 of the first round on Saturday night.
Toronto’s Auston Matthews, who missed Games 5 and 6 after exiting Game 4 with an illness, took the ice with the Maple Leafs Saturday, and will play Game 7 vs. the Bruins, but a source told ESPN’s Emily Kaplan pregame that by no means is Matthews 100%.
Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews is among three finalists for the Lady Byng Trophy.
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