Marchand gets 1st 1st goal of season in OT to lift Bruins to 4-3 win over Maple Leafs

Brad Marchand scored his first extremity of nan play 2:26 into overtime, and nan Boston Bruins hit nan Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 to threat a three-game losing streak

BOSTON -- Brad Marchand scored his first extremity of nan play 2:26 into overtime, and nan Boston Bruins hit nan Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 connected Saturday nighttime to threat a three-game losing streak.

David Pastrnak had a power-play goal, and Justin Brazeau and Mark Kastelic scored 36 seconds isolated later successful nan 2nd play for Boston. It was nan Bruins’ eighth consecutive regular play against Toronto.

Auston Matthews tipped successful Mitch Marner’s changeable from nan point, tying it pinch 1:17 near successful regularisation for nan Maple Leafs. Matthew Knies and Morgan Rielly besides scored for Toronto, which has mislaid 3 straight.

It was nan teams’ first gathering since Boston knocked retired Toronto successful Game 7 of nan opening information of nan playoffs past spring.

Maple Leafs: Their defensemen had a mates of breakdowns heavy successful their ain end, which led to Boston’s 2 speedy scores successful nan 2nd period. For a squad that’s struggling to people early successful this season, they can’t springiness up easy chances.

Bruins: For nan first clip successful his coaching profession pinch Boston, Jim Montgomery entered nan crippled pinch a losing grounds during a season. In 2022-23, his first arsenic their coach, nan Bruins opened 17-2-0 and past twelvemonth they started 9-0-1.

Matthews made a bad clearing pass, and Pastrnak and Marchand went difficult to nan net, pinch Marchand flipping a backhander successful for nan winner.

Marchand had not scored aw extremity successful nan first 8 games of a play for nan first clip since his 2nd play successful nan league, 2010-11, erstwhile he besides scored successful nan ninth game. He besides assisted connected Pastrnak’s power-play extremity successful nan 2nd period.

The Maple Leafs sojourn Winnipeg connected Monday, and nan Bruins big Philadelphia connected Tuesday.

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