TORONTO — Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner were having an animated discussion on the bench.
William Nylander was caught by cameras muttering to himself during the second-period exchange. Marner then took off his gloves and slammed them on the ground.
The Maple Leafs were down 2-0 in a game they desperately needed Saturday. The angst from Toronto's offensive stars — players accustomed to having their way in attack — would only grow.
Now the season hangs in the balance.
Brad Marchand became the Bruins' all-time leading playoff goal-scorer and added an assist as Boston suffocated the disjointed Leafs 3-1 to take a 3-1 lead in the teams' first-round series.