TORONTO — An evenly matched first round showdown between the Bruins and Maple Leafs provided quality hockey between two excellent teams through the first three games.
With little to no talent discrepancy, the team that has wanted it more has won every game thus far. This culminated Monday night with Toronto taking a 2-1 series lead following a narrow 3-2 victory in Game 3.
Yet, there’s been one big surprise thus far. Boston’s premier top line of Brad Marchand, Patrice Bergeron and David Pastrnak has been held in check by a Toronto defense that gave up the second most goals in the league among the 16 playoff teams during the regular season.