"He's an elite player in the league at a young age," Bruins head coach Bruce Cassidy said. "He's always played well against us, always played hard against us." The slick Toronto winger moved in on Rask and buried a deft move to the forehand for his second goal of the night at 2:47 of the second period. Tied 1-1 after 20 minutes and with his team down a man Thursday, Marner was awarded a penalty shot after being taken down on a breakaway by Jake DeBrusk. Game 2 goes Saturday night at TD Garden before the series shifts to Scotiabank Arena on Monday and Wednesday.īoston, which won three of the teams' four meetings in the regular season, beat Toronto in seven games at the same juncture of the last spring's playoffs - including a four-goal third period in the decider that turned a 4-3 deficit into a 7-4 win. The victory was the first for the Leafs in a Game 1 since April 9, 2003, against the Philadelphia Flyers. "We know we're a fast team in this locker room," Marner said. "When we play right, it's hard to stop us." Tuukka Rask stopped 29-of-32 shots for the Bruins. William Nylander and John Tavares, into and empty net, had the other goals for Toronto, which got 37 saves from Frederik Andersen. BOSTON - Mitch Marner scored twice, including one on a short-handed penalty shot, as the Toronto Maple Leafs downed the Boston Bruins 4-1 on Thursday to grab a 1-0 lead in their best-of-seven first-round playoff series.
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