The Eastern Conference quarterfinals series between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Boston Bruins is almost to an end, but first is the pivotal Game 7 at TD Gardens to decide it all Monday night at 7 pm ET.
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Toronto entered this Eastern Conference quarterfinal as the underdog in its first postseason appearance since 2004, when it defeated Ottawa in seven games before falling to Philadelphia in six in the second round.
The Leafs promptly fell behind 3-1 in this series and appeared to be headed towards a quick exit before taking Game 5 on the road, 2-1, and winning by the same score at home on Sunday.
Now, Toronto has a chance to overturn a 3-1 deficit for the first time since beating Detroit in the 1942 Stanley Cup finals after losing the first three games.
"We know we're going to go into a hostile building in Boston," coach Randy Carlyle said. "We know the passion in their market and their fans. We've been there already, we know what we're heading to and we just have to make sure that we play the game to a higher level than we did (Sunday). Because we know they will."
Captain Dion Phaneuf and former Bruin Phil Kessel scored in the third period Sunday while James Reimer made 29 saves for Toronto, which earned its first home playoff win over Boston since March 31, 1959.
Kessel has three goals in the series after posting that same amount in his first 22 career games against the Original Six rival.
"He's a goal-scorer and he knows how to find and create space," Carlyle said. "When he comes late on the ice, you can see the intimidation he has with his speed and skills. We have asked him to play more stop-and-go hockey instead of a specifically a rush game."
