Matthews put Toronto up 3-2 at 12:06 of the third, getting behind Boston defenseman Charlie McAvoy on a breakaway. Domi flipped the puck to the Boston blue line from his own zone, and Matthews knocked it down with his glove before scoring with a deke.
“It’s all about just trying to get to the net,” Matthews said. “It’s a battle at the net fronts out there, and I guess on the goal, [it was] just a flip out of the zone and just try to anticipate and time it well.”
Geekie gave the Bruins a 1-0 lead at 10:18 of the first period with a power-play goal, sending Brad Marchand’s cross-ice pass into an open net from in front of the goal line.
“I think we were being pretty hard on ourselves and not giving ourselves enough credit for how good we’ve been [on the power play] most of the year,” Geekie said. “So it’s nice to see pucks go in, both units, so we’re just trying to go out there and capitalize on those.”
Domi tied it 1-1 14 seconds later at 10:32, putting in his own rebound at the net front.
Pastrnak gave the Bruins a 2-1 lead with eight seconds left in the first. Pavel Zacha sent a backhand centering pass past Maple Leafs defenseman Jake McCabe, and Pastrnak scored with a one-timer in the slot.
“I kind of felt it as soon as I moved the puck to the seam,” Pastrnak said. “I felt that I was able to spin off both [defenders], so how I said, [heck] of a play by ‘Pav’ recognizing that I did that and was wide open.”