After losing the lead with six seconds left in regulation, the Bruins won the game with eight seconds left in overtime to complete a wild 4-3 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, Saturday at Scotiabank Arena.
After William Nylander lost an edge at center ice with less than 15 seconds left in the 3-on-3 overtime, David Pastrnak had a mini-breakaway. He tried to go five-hole on Joseph Woll but was denied off the left post. Still, the rebound went back to Pastrnak, who tried to flip it over the goalie to Brad Marchand who was trailing the play. The puck deflected slightly up, but Marchand gloved it out of the air, put it down and tapped it in for a 4-3 win.
Marchand’s goal game on Boston’s 11th shot in overtime as they responded after losing the regulation lead.
The Maple Leaf fans, who don’t love Marchand from previous encounters, looked stunned in the stands as the Bruins celebrated.
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Just like the game on Nov. 2, the Bruins scored the first two goals of the game as Pastrnak scored the first one and set up Kevin Shattenkirk for the second goal.
But like a month ago, the Leafs got the next two as Auston Matthews scored with 7:54 left in the second and Max Domi tied it early in the third.
The script changed slightly at that point. Trent Frederic tapped home the rebound of a Derek Forbort shot with 6:50 left to give the Bruins a 3-2 lead, but Matthews scored with 6 seconds left in regulation to send the teams to overtime for the second time this season.
Boston won the first meeting in the shootout, but avoided that on Saturday.
Here are four takeaways from the Bruins overtime win:
Beating Toronto is much more affirming than San Jose — After three straight losses, beating anyone would have been good on Thursday, but besting the hapless Sharks was hardly evidence that the Bruins had their groove back.
While their inability to close out the game in regulation is a concern (see below), beating a good, divisional foe on the road was much more compelling evidence that the Bruins were back on a positive path.
Bruins continue to struggle against a pulled goalie — For the third time this season, the Bruins gave up a goal in the final 15 seconds.
They lost to Tampa in overtime after allowing a goal with 5 seconds left in regulation and to Anaheim in overtime after allowing a goal with 15 seconds in regulation.
Matthews scored his second goal of the game with 6 seconds left.
New lines again — After Thursday’s win over the Sharks, Jim Montgomery said he liked the newly constructed line of Matt Poitras, Brad Marchand and Danton Heinen. But he didn’t stick with it in Toronto. Wanting a line to matchup against the dangerous Auston Matthews line, he moved Charlie Coyle with Marchand and Heinen and put Poitras between Kevin Shattenkirk and Trent Frederic.
Kevin Shattenkirk’s first goal as a Bruin is a Beanpot special — Boston University fans always enjoy seeing their alumni thrive in the NHL, especially in Boston. They got a bonus from Kevin Shattenkirk’s first goal after signing with the Bruins as a free agent. Not only did he make a nifty backhand move after crashing in from the right point, but the goalie he beat was Joseph Woll, a who played at Boston College, the Terriers’ Beanpot rival.
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