NHL LIVE Playoffs Game 3 Toronto Maple Leafs vs Boston Bruins 24th April 2024 Full Game Reaction
Published 2024-04-24
Matthews and the Maple Leafs will look to ride that momentum into Game 3 on Wednesday when the best-of-seven series shifts to Toronto. The 2021-22 Hart Trophy recipient was held in check during the series opener before scoring the go-ahead goal in the third period in Toronto's 3-2 victory on Monday.
Matthews also notched two assists, recorded eight shots, delivered six hits and won 69.6 percent of his faceoffs (16 of 23) in 23 minutes and 24 seconds of ice time.
Maple Leafs captain John Tavares, who scored a power-play goal late in the second period, also was quick to give Matthews praise.
Matthews slipped behind Boston defenseman Charlie McAvoy to score on a breakaway with 7:54 remaining in the game to give Toronto a 3-2 lead on Monday. The Maple Leafs held on to snap an eight-game losing skid to the Bruins.
David Pastrnak and Morgan Geekie each scored a goal on Monday for the Bruins.
Linus Ullmark allowed three goals on 33 shots after Jeremy Swayman turned aside 35 of 36 shots in Boston's 5-1 win in the series opener on Saturday.
Toronto's William Nylander has missed the first two games of this series after sustaining an undisclosed injury in the team's regular-season finale last Wednesday. The availability for Game 3 is unknown for Nylander, who recorded career highs in assists (58) and points (98) to go along with his second straight 40-goal season.
The Bruins will be without defenseman Andrew Peeke, who won't make the trip and is considered week-to-week after taking a puck to his left hand in Game 2.
Maple Leafs projected lineup
Forwards
Tyler Bertuzzi - Auston Matthews - Max Domi
Matthew Knies - John Tavares - Mitch Marner
Calle Jarnkrok - Pontus Holmberg - William Nylander
Connor Dewar - David Kampf - Ryan Reaves
Defencemen
Morgan Rielly - Ilya Lybushkin
Simon Benoit - Jake McCabe
Joel Edmundson - Timothy Liljegren
Goalies
Ilya Samsonov
Joseph Woll
Scratched: Martin Jones, Noah Gregor, TJ Brodie, Conor Timmins, Mark Giordano, Nicholas Robertson
Injured: Matt Murray (hip), Bobby McMann (lower body)
Bruins projected lineup
Forwards
Danton Heinen - Pavel Zacha - David Pastrnak
Brad Marchand - Charlie Coyle - Jake DeBrusk
James van Riemsdyk - Morgan Geekie - Trent Frederic
John Beecher - Jesper Boqvist - Patrick Maroon
Defencemen
Mason Lohrei - Charlie McAvoy
Hampus Lindholm - Brandon Carlo
Parker Wotherspoon - Kevin Shattenkirk
Goalies
Jeremy Swayman
Linus Ullmark
Scratched: Matt Grzelcyk, Jakub Lauko
Injured: Andrew Peeke (upper body), Justin Brazeau (upper body), Derek Forbort (undisclosed)
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