The Maple Leafs scored the first goal Sunday but gave up a pair of power play markers in a 4-2 loss to the Bruins in Game 6.

The Leafs and Bruins battled back-and-forth through the first 40 minutes, but Auston Matthews opened the scoring in the third and Kasperi Kapanen added another to lead the Leafs to a 2-1 victory.

The Leafs battled back in the third period but come up just short against the Bruins in Game 4.

The Leafs won a battle against the Bruins, earning a 3-2 victory to regain the series lead.

The Maple Leafs and Bruins are now in a best-of-5 after splitting the first two games in Boston, following a 4-1 loss on Saturday.

A total team effort Thursday night led the Leafs to a 4-1 victory as they draw first blood in the opening round series against the Bruins.

Before the puck drops on Game 1, Adam Proteau sizes up the series with a position-by-position breakdown of the Leafs and Bruins.

The Maple Leafs are set to begin the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs in Boston, taking on the Bruins in the opening round for the second straight postseason.

The Maple Leafs scored five times tonight and picked up a point, earning their 100th of the season, but came up short in a shootout against the Canadiens.

Before their first-round playoff series begins next week, the Maple Leafs still have one final regular season game to play - a road game in Montreal against a Canadiens team that's desperate to claim the final wildcard postseason berth. And though that means Toronto will have its hands full, the improvements in the defensive side of their collective game has Leafs players feeling confident regardless of whether their opponent is fighting for a playoff life.