Bruins score 4 in 3rd to beat Leafs in Game 7
BOSTON » Jake DeBrusk scored his second goal of the game to break a third-period tie, and the Boston Bruins came from behind to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 7 — again — winning 7-4 on Wednesday night to advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Kasperi Kapanen put Toronto ahead 4-3 with a shorthanded goal in the second, but Boston scored four times in the third period to pull away. Torey Krug tied it, DeBrusk gave Boston the lead with 14:35 to play, David Pastrnak added a goal with 8:21 left to help clinch it, and Brad Marchand lofted one into the empty net with 51 seconds left.
Tuukka Rask stopped just 20 of 24 shots for Boston, which will play the Lightning the second round starting Saturday.
Frederik Andersen had 29 saves for the Maple Leafs, who have not won a playoff series since 2004. They came close in the first round in 2013, when they rallied from a three-games-to-one deficit against Boston and took a 4-1 in Game 7, but the Bruins rallied to win it in overtime.
Patrick Marleau scored twice for the Maple Leafs, who won back-to-back games after falling behind 3-1 in the series.
Pens minus Malkin, Hagelin
in CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP » The Pittsburgh Penguins will be without center Evgeni Malkin (lower body) and forward Carl Hagelin (upper body) when the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions open their Eastern Conference semifinal series Thursday night in Washington.
Coach Mike Sullivan said Wednesday that Malkin and Hagelin will be scratched from the lineup because of injuries.