William Nylander's inability to dress hurt Toronto, but its Game 1 performance wasn't one talented Swede away from being good enough to win.
The Toronto Maple Leafs’ 5-1 loss in Game 1 of their playoff series against the had several elements familiar to the team’s regular-season matchups. Boston was able to win all four of those games by turning ’s mistakes into counterattacks, winning the special-teams battle, and leaning on its goaltending advantage. The Bruins did all of those things on Saturday with the Maple Leafs aiding their efforts by taking far more penalties than usual.
44 expected goals despite his failure to light the lamp, and his line did a fine job of controlling the play at five-on-five. The Maple Leafs needed a goal from one of his prime chances, though. C Matthews created some opportunities, including a near goal off the post … Matthews hit the post — Omar … but he didn’t produce anything tangible or drive play in a notable way.
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