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Beantown Rundown: Bruins can't panic after concerning Game 5 loss to Maple Leafs

Beantown Rundown: Bruins can't panic after concerning Game 5 loss to Maple Leafs

The Boston Bruins had the Toronto Maple Leafs on the ropes heading into their Game 5 contest on Tuesday night. With a 3-1 series lead in their favor, a return to home ice at TD Garden, Auston Matthews being forced to miss the game due to his mysterious illness, and Joseph Woll taking over in net for Ilya Samsonov, it wouldn't have been a surprise to see Boston send Toronto packing in convincing fashion. Instead, the Maple Leafs threw a vicious haymaker to start the game, and while the B's did manage to recover and force overtime, it was the Leafs who came out victorious thanks to Matthew Knies' game-winner that came two minutes and 26 seconds into the extra frame.