Jake DeBrusk had two goals and an assist as the Boston Bruins downed the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-1 in Game 1 of their first round NHL playoff series on Saturday.
Toronto’s William Nylander missed his first game since 2016 due to an undisclosed injury
Jake DeBrusk had two goals and an assist as the Boston Bruins downed the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-1 in Game 1 of their first round NHL playoff series on Saturday.
John Beecher, Brandon Carlo and Trent Frederic — into an empty net — also scored for Boston, which got 35 saves from Jeremy Swayman.
Brad Marchand and Charile McAvoy had two assists each for the Bruins, who swept the regular season series 4-0-0 with the Leafs.
David Kampf replied for Toronto. Ilya Samsonov stopped 19 shots.
The Leafs winger William Nylander sat out with an undisclosed injury — the first game he’s missed for anything other than illness since November 2016.
Game 2 of the best-of-seven series returns to TD Garden on Monday.
