Game 1 ECQF: Toronto Maple Leafs (3) at Boston Bruins (2) 7 PM ET | NBCSN, CBC, TVAS, NESN

[93gilmour93]

Leafs are 1-0 against boston when marner drinks two coffees and Nylander has a pre game Greek salad

 

[The Winter Soldier]

Rick Nash back in.

 

[Jean_Jacket41]

Well it isn;t made up, Matthews IS 4-1 against the bruins in his career. Just like Freddie is 10-1 and the Leafs are 7-1 in the last 2 years.

And the Bruins are unbeaten in the playoffs against the Leafs since 1959-1960.

 

[DanM]

I feel dirty, I'm really excited to watch this game and I'm cheering for the Leafs

That's tough!

Hopefully it will be quick either way lol

 

[DanM]

Should be a good game tonight, hopefully it's a little more competitive than the Pits/Phi game yesterday!

Man, the Pens look terrifying!

 

[Bedards Dad]

And the Bruins are unbeaten in the playoffs against the Leafs since 1959-1960.

That is a very relevant stat...

 

[Pi]

And the Bruins are unbeaten in the playoffs against the Leafs since 1959-1960.

That is great. How many points did Bergeron and Marchand combine for in that series? Still surprising that Bergeron can play so well for a 70 year old.

 

[Diamond Joe Quimby]

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Take them to the woodshed.

 

[93gilmour93]

And the Bruins are unbeaten in the playoffs against the Leafs since 1959-1960.

So what your saying is the leafs are due

 

[Cotton]

If you're into numbers, you may wonder how the record can be 34-34 in 66 games played.

I was like this..

 

[DanM]

Wow. I guess they have a valid excuse if they lose tonight.

It would be very impressive if the Bruins somehow won this game despite missing Riley Nash. Big loss for the Bruins.

May as well forfeit, without Riley Nash the playoffs are over

 

[Jean_Jacket41]

That is a very relevant stat...

I know. Leafs just can't beat the Bruins in the playoffs.

 

[Hunter368]

I know one thing will be true after this series is over. considering both teams have complained all year in many threads there is a conspiracy vs them by the refs and/or nhl......one team will be wrong after this series. Not sure I’ve ever watched two teams play vs each that both think so strongly they get screwed over by the refs & Nhl over an entire season. Should be fun to watch/read.

 

[The Winter Soldier]

Wow. I guess they have a valid excuse if they lose tonight.

It would be very impressive if the Bruins somehow won this game despite missing Riley Nash. Big loss for the Bruins.

I agree. Big loss for the Bruins. It would be impressive.

 

[Pi]

May as well forfeit, without Riley Nash the playoffs are over

That would be the right thing to do. It would help the Leafs save their energy for Tampa. Without Riley Nash do the Bruins even stand a chance? He's the glue that held their team together.

 

[Hunter368]

Sorry Bruins, I needed to google who Riley Nash was, I feel bad.

 

[Kylie Sven Opossum]

Marner = Gohan, Matthews = Goku, Nylander = Trunks?

Oh and a side note, I love Dragon Ball, and this animation rocks.

Goku f***ing ruined me

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

I know one thing will be true after this series is over. considering both teams have complained all year in many threads there is a conspiracy vs them by the refs and/or nhl......one team will be wrong after this series. Not sure I’ve ever watched two teams play vs each that both think so strongly they get screwed over by the refs & Nhl over an entire season. Should be fun to watch/read.

considering Boston isn't 2nd last in powerplay opportunities, I'll say they have no real grounds to complain honestly

 

[NewJackEdwards]

I just hope there are no questionable offside/goalie interference calls for either team. This is going to be great series and I would much prefer the games be decided by the players.

 

[DanM]

That would be the right thing to do. It would help the Leafs save their energy for Tampa. Without Riley Nash do the Bruins even stand a chance? He's the glue that held their team together.

Agreed, if they lose anymore superstar young players like Heinen, DeBrusk, Acciari, Wingels, or Schaller they may not be able to rebuild from that lol

 

[Bedards Dad]

I know. Leafs just can't beat the Bruins in the playoffs.

Must be weird trying to convince yourself that irrelevant facts mean anything.

 

[saxonmiller]

so much for picking Donato in my playoff pool .... :/

 

[NyQuil]

Looking forward to this one.

I enjoyed the games yesterday as well.

First round is always a treat with great hockey every night.

Small comfort, but no Ottawa in the playoffs takes a bit of the stress out of it.

 

[Jean_Jacket41]

May as well forfeit, without Riley Nash the playoffs are over

True.

Leafs are now the favorites to win their first playoffs series since 03-04 and avenge the ultimate 2013 choke job.

 

[SergeiSamsonovFan]

Don't love this matchup for Boston, I think this series goes the distance. Still a shame that 2 of the top 3 teams in the conference have to play each other in the first round.