Jim Montgomery officially ended the goalie rotation. William Nylander returned for the Leafs. Sheldon Keefe spent the last few days sending NHL refs “Brad Marchand - Worst Missed Calls” YouTube compilations.
In the end, it didn’t matter.
The Bruins got goals from James van Riemsdyk, Brad Marchand, and David Pastrnak to take a 3-0 lead into the third period, then withstood a late Leafs charge to take Game 4, 3-1.
Jeremy Swayman made 25 saves for his second consecutive win.
JVR got things started for the Bruins late in the third period, jumping on a loose puck and showing tremendous patience to beat Ilya Samsonov.