Boston, MA

Tyler Bozak and Clarke MacArthur scored and James Reimer stopped 43 shots to help the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Boston Bruins 2-1 in Game 5 in Boston.

The Leafs opened a 1-0 lead with a shorthanded goal in the second period when Bozak got around Andrew Ference for a breakaway and then went in alone on goaltender Tuukka Rask with 8:33 left. They made it 2-0 on another Bruins mistake, taking advantage of Johnny Boychuk's giveaway that led to MacArthur's goal.

The Bruins began applying relentless pressure, turning around what had been a 19-8 advantage in shots after one period, to 36-14 the rest of the way.

Zdeno Chara scored for Boston to cut the deficit to it 2-1 with 8:48 left. The Leafs killed off a delay-of-game penalty in the last four minutes and then protected the lead when the Bruins pulled Tuukka Rask for an extra attacker with 1:11 left.

A backhander from Jaromir Jagr appeared to barely nick Reimer's right shoulder before passing over the crossbar with 11.1 seconds left.

Rask made 31 saves for the Bruins who have not lost on the Leafs' home ice in the playoffs since 1959.

Game 6 is Sunday in Toronto, and the Leafs would need a victory to force a decisive seventh game back in Boston on Monday.

 

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James Reimer's Heroics Push Leafs to Game 6 Win Over Bruins