Pastrnak gave Boston a 1-0 lead on a 5-on-3 power play at 5:37 of the first period after DeBrusk fed him at the top of the left face-off circle from the goal line.
Frederic made it 2-0 at 4:16 of the second period, picking the puck off Toronto forward William Nylander at Boston’s blue line and going five-hole on Woll to finish off the breakaway.
“These teams are so talented offensively, obviously, and they can find seam passes,” Swayman said. “But to see our guys take an extra initiative blocking seam passes, blocking shots, clearing rebounds, that’s playoff hockey and that’s something that we really want to build on moving forward.”
Marner cut it to 2-1 at 7:56 on the power play. Bruins forward Danton Heinen misplayed a pass to Marchand while taking the puck out, and Maple Leafs defenseman Timothy Liljegren sent it up to Marner off the boards, who beat Swayman with a wrist shot from the right circle on the rush.
“Both teams looked good,” Woll said. “It was a playoff-style game. Ultimately it’s a couple breaks that go in one way or the other, so just for me, it’s important to stay dialed in for the full 60 [minutes] and to keep understanding that one or two goals make or break a game.”
Geekie extended it to 3-1 at 17:16 with a power-play goal. Kevin Shattenkirk took the rebound of Pavel Zacha’s shot from the slot and sent it out to Geekie in the right circle for his fifth goal in his past five games.
“They made it hard on us to create offense, I think,” Toronto defenseman Morgan Rielly said. “They manage the puck. They don’t make a lot of mistakes. Their special teams is good obviously, and they’re at the top of the standings year-to-year for a reason.”
