It was one last cross check to the metaphorical face. Patrice Bergeron, with one second left on the clock on Tuesday night, slamming home a meaningless empty netter to make it a 5-1 final at TD Garden. The guy who had three points on April 25, 2018, including assists on two of the Bruins’ four third-period goals. The guy who completed the comeback from 4-1 down in the final minute of regulation on May 13, 2013, then won it six minutes in overtime.
Game 7s, all. At TD Garden, all. Beating the Toronto Maple Leafs every time.
“The Leafs are mulch!