Pastrnak Struggles as Maple Leafs Push Bruins to Brink of Elimination

Pastrnak had a goal or an assist in the first four games of the series to help Boston take a 3-1 lead. However, in the last two battles, the Czech gunner was quiet on points and Boston did not use any of the match points in the game because of this. Toronto has won twice in the series 2-1 and hopes to advance to the second round.

“The best players have to be the best players, especially this part of the year. Pastrnak has to step up. He has to be the biggest player we’re used to. He’s just been made in shots so far, not as consistently as he did in the regular season,” Montgomery said.

Pastrňák was considering what should be done better. “Maybe I should push myself more to finish. When I’m not doing well, he always helps me,” he said.

While in the fifth game the Maple Leafs only avoided elimination in overtime, in the sixth game they came close to winning in regulation time. For the third win in the series, the Maple Leafs were led by a responsible defense led by the great catch Joseph Woll and the two-goal Nylander.

The beginning of the game started to confuse coach Montgomery. Boston had only one shot on goal in the first period. “This is absolutely impossible. Next time we have to find a way to start on time and we have to be better. Toronto that starts on time will have an advantage.”

Nylander ended his thirteen-game scoring streak just before the end of the second period. After a face in the offensive zone, he went over the heads of several opponents and his throw ended up behind Jeremy Swayman. The second goal, the winner, was scored by a Maple Leafs player at 57:47, when he took advantage of Boston’s collapse in the offensive zone and matured to Swayman in a fantastic escape.

“William is a good player who can decide important games. When the puck is on his stick, he can do something at any time. Today he scored two goals and helped us win. ,” praised Swedish player John Tavares. Goalkeeper Woll’s first clean sheet in the NHL was saved by Morgan Geekie with a tenth of a second left.

Woll has had a chance at No. 1 in the last two games, and Toronto has gained some much-needed confidence. The 25-year-old goalkeeper has conceded just twice in his major playoff career so far and has a save success rate of over 96 percent. “Great catch again,” second baseman Nylander Woll praised.

The Bruins face a reversal in the series from 3-1 to 3-4 on Sunday night, just like last year. Last year, on the way to the Stanley Cup, they were unexpectedly eliminated by Florida, who lost 3:4 in overtime in the decisive duel. “It’s like last year. Everyone in the booth has to be frustrated,” said Toronto forward Tyler Bertuzzi, who was the Bruins’ most valuable player in last year’s playoffs.