Bruins eliminate Maple Leafs with Game 7 win, advance to play Lightning
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The Bruins are moving on.
Boston came out on top of a back-and-forth Game 7 against the Toronto Maple Leafs and will now face the Tampa Bay Lightning in the second round.
Down 4-3 heading into the third period, the Bruins erupted for four goals over the final 20 minutes, resulting in one of the highest-scoring Game 7 wins in NHL history.
This is the sixth #Game7 in NHL history to feature 10+ goals. The others:
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) April 26, 2018
13 – 1968 QF (MNS 9, LAK 4)
12 – 1992 DSF (NYR 8, NJD 4)
11 – 1984 DF (EDM 7, CGY 4)
10 – 1976 QF (PHI 7, TOR 3)
10 – 1990 DF (CHI 8, STL 2)#NHLStats #TORvsBOS #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/iJbB0nLgSm
The Bruins and Lightning will now meet after finishing third and fourth overall in the regular-season standings, separated by a single point.
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