The Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins'meet in Game 2 of a best-of-7 Eastern Conference 1st-round series Monday. Puck drop from TD Garden is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET (ESPN). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Maple Leafs vs. Bruins odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
Playoffs series: Bruins lead 1-0 after 5-1 win in Game 1 on Saturday
The Maple Leafs fell behind 1-0 in the 1st period after just 2:26, as John Beecher scored, with helpers to Jesper Boqvist and Pat Maroon. The floodgates opened in the 2nd period, however, as Ilya Samsonov allowed an even-strength goal to Brandon Carlo, and 2 power-play goals to Jake DeBrusk.
The Leafs finally answered with a David Kampf even-strength goal at 1:39 of the 3rd period, with Connor Dewar and Ryan Reaves notching assists. But you’ll notice that Auston Matthews, who had 69 goals in the regular season, Mitch Marner, John Tavares, William Nylander and all of the other big guns on offense went scoreless. That has to change quickly, or Toronto will be in a big hole.