Well at least it wasn't the refs that cost us this one.

Bruins capitalized on their chances and the Leafs missed too many of theirs.

Unfortunately, 2 of 3 on the road doesn't look good right now. Matthews played his best hockey of the series so far. If he can do that on the road we may have a shot.

Kypreos is 100% right about that icing shift.

I was saying it before, the 3rd and 4th line played too much with them being down by 2 goals (twice).

Babcock 100% should have put on Matthews / Tavares / Marner / Rielly and Gardiner in that situation and just keep the tired Bruins 3rd line stuck in their own zone. Going into the 3rd period, making it 4-3 would have changed it completely.

So, it's still past his bedtime, just on the opposite end of the spectrum.
- joel878

Can't go too early or I'll poop the bed.

Sick of the fackin trolls.


Honestly series is two good teams duking it out yet again. Definitely think this is likely going 7 again

Then clearly it is past his bedtime. He needs to get to bed pronto if he wants to be up to greet the dawn!
- Thecakeisalie

Excellent point, here’s a congratulatory “(frank) you.”

As I understand it, this is a thing.

Every time Drake is in the arena they lose.

Drake was in attendance tonight.
- TrashPanda

Bite him and give him rabies. That'll teach him. Go get rabies first, if necessary.

If both the Leafs and Bruins win another game, we could see a 7 game series.
- Thecakeisalie

With proper coaching, we could get to game 8.

So nylander starting with Matthews next game?
- bryant

Nope. Hands of stone Kapanen.

Kypreos is 100% right about that icing shift.

I was saying it before, the 3rd and 4th line played too much with them being down by 2 goals (twice).

Babcock 100% should have put on Matthews / Tavares / Marner / Rielly and Gardiner in that situation and just keep the tired Bruins 3rd line stuck in their own zone. Going into the 3rd period, making it 4-3 would have changed it completely.
- JohnFergusonJr

On occassion the talking meathead has a sound point/observation

ToMATTHEWSISALEAFto
- Steven_Seagull

Well at least it wasn't the refs that cost us this one.

Bruins capitalized on their chances and the Leafs missed too many of theirs.

Unfortunately, 2 of 3 on the road doesn't look good right now. Matthews played his best hockey of the series so far. If he can do that on the road we may have a shot.
- Aetherial

Good news is the Leafs have been really good on the road all year.

Thought the leafs were gonna tie it up there, I missed the second but they had a lot of good chances
- Upstate_isles

They pushed pretty hard in the second half of the third. Sucks they couldn't tie it up.

With proper coaching, we could get to game 8.
- Zezel

Interestingly, Bruins fans were saying the exact same thing on HFBoards after games 1 and 3

Interestingly, Bruins fans were saying the exact same thing on HFBoards after games 1 and 3
- walshyleafsfan

Right now the mania is swinging back and forth!

I've always liked you, Cakesie.
- Woderwick

moar grit

This is a highly entertaining series, great matchup looks like a 7 game series
- Upstate_isles

I think it will be six games.

Whoever wins game 5, wins the series the next game.

With proper coaching, we could get to game 8.
- Zezel

I sure hope so. Tied at 4 games a piece. Then settled with a shootout. That's how you do a playoff series the right way.

Right now the mania is swinging back and forth!
- Zezel

As expected. Good series - just need to win every other game.

I think it will be six games.

Whoever wins game 5, wins the series the next game.
- LeafMan

Maybe. I think both teams may be a little fragile, so you could be right.

ToMATTHEWSISALEAFto
- Steven_Seagull

Sorry man. I think you've confused my alternate pronunciation of tomato and my alternate pronunciation of potato.

We beat ourselves tonight. No intensity. No killer instinct. No desperation.

Even after we brought it back to 5-4 there was next to no push. How the team can't be fired up and rejuvenated after that is mind boggling.

Does Babs even have a plan? Taking a timeout at 5-4 to regroup and focus might have been a good idea, and why isn't our best out there for the final few minutes? Unbelievable.

Just a massive blown opportunity.

On to Boston 2-2.

Flames and Avs now...I love this time of year.

I think it will be six games.

Whoever wins game 5, wins the series the next game.
- LeafMan

Next game is certainly huge

Next game is certainly huge
- Upstate_isles

Like the Islanders will even make it to game 5....pffft.