Schedule and 2017-18 Results
Regular Season Records: Boston 50-20-12=112pts, Toronto 49-26-7=105pts
Game 1 on Thursday, 12 April: Toronto loses at Boston, 5-goals-1
Game 2 on Saturday, 14 April: Toronto loses at Boston, 7-goals-3
Game 3 on Monday, 16 April: Boston loses at Toronto, 4-goals-2
Game 4 on Thursday, 19 April: Boston wins at Toronto, 3-goals-1
Game 5 on Saturday, 21 April: Toronto wins at Boston, 4-goals-3
Game 6 on Monday, 23 April: Boston loses at Toronto, 3-goals-1
Game 7 on Wednesday, 25 April: Toronto loses at Boston, 7-goals-4

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 7: The Boston Bruins hosted and defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 7-goals-4 to complete a 4-games-3 best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1354 victory. With the series 1354 win, the Boston Bruins improve their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record to 49-49 overall and 13-11 in the Preliminary round. With the series 1354 loss, the Toronto Maple Leafs see their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record fall to 35-41 with an active four-series losing streak overall and 8-8 in the Preliminary round. The win order for the victorious Boston Bruins in series 1354 was WWLWLLW: Series 1354 thus becomes the third NHL Preliminary-round series, the sixth NHL series (all rounds), and the 14th MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow that win order to completion. Series 1354 Game 7 with its 11 total goals ties for the third-most NHL playoff Game 7 goals. Series 1354 Game 7 was the highest-scoring NHL Game 7 since series 603 Game 7, in which the New York Rangers hosted and defeated the New Jersey Devils 8-goals-4 in their 1992 NHL Preliminary-round series. The series 1354 Game 7 loss is the best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL-worst tenth road Game 7 loss for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

After Game 6: The Toronto Maple Leafs hosted and defeated the Boston Bruins 3-goals-1 to tie best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1354 at 3-games-all. When tied 3-games-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Boston Bruins have a Game 7 record of 13-12, while the Toronto Maple Leafs have a Game 7 record of 12-10. The Boston Bruins have a 12-8 Game 7 record in Boston. The Toronto Maple Leafs have a 5-9 Game 7 record on the road. The twelve Game 7 losses by the Boston Bruins (irrespective of site), the eight Game 7 losses by the Bruins at home, the 14 road Game 7 appearances by the Toronto Maple Leafs, and the nine Game 7 road losses by the Maple Leafs top their respective categories in best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff Game 7 history. Series 1354 Game 6 was the 269th best-of-7 NHL playoff game loss by the Boston Bruins, which is another best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff game record for one franchise entity. Irrespective of win/site order, home teams in NHL Game 7s have a 99-70 (.586) record overall, and a 37-29 (.561) record in best-of-7 NHL Preliminary-round series.

After Game 5: The Toronto Maple Leafs visited and defeated the Boston Bruins 4-goals-3 to reduce the Boston Bruins best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL series 1354 lead to 3-games-2. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Boston Bruins have a series record of 20-5 and a Game 6 record of 10-15 with an active five-Game 6 losing streak. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Toronto Maple Leafs have a series record of 6-16 with an active five-series losing streak and a Game 6 record of 11-11. The series 1354 Game 5 loss by the Boston Bruins is their 268th loss in best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff games, one more than the NHL Montreal Canadiens and NHL Detroit Red Wings (267 each) and thus the most best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff game losses ever.

After Game 4: The Boston Bruins visited and defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-goals-1 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1354 lead of 3-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-1, the Boston Bruins have a series record of 18-2 and a Game 5 record of 11-9. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-1, the Toronto Maple Leafs have a series record of 1-14 with an active 13-series losing streak and a Game 5 record of 5-10. The first goal of series 1354 Game 4, by the visiting Boston Bruins 28 seconds into the first period, is the fastest goal since the start of a 2018 NHL playoff game thus far in the 2018 NHL playoff season. The sole best-of-7 NHL playoff series victory by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the wake of a 3-games-1 deficit occurred in series 42, in which Toronto defeated the Detroit Red Wings 4-games-3 to win the 1942 NHL Finals; Toronto had trailed that series 3-games-nil, and thus in series 42 completed the first-ever MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series comeback from a 3-games-nil deficit.

After Game 3: The Toronto Maple Leafs hosted and bested the Boston Bruins 4-goals-2 to reduce the Boston Bruins best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL series 1354 lead to 2-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Boston Bruins have a series record of 21-9 and a Game 4 record of 14-16. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Toronto Maple Leafs have a series record of 10-20 and a Game 4 record of 18-12. The series 1354 Game 3 loss is the 267th best-of-7 NHL playoff game loss by the Boston Bruins, tying them with the Montreal Canadiens and Detroit Red Wings for the most best-of-7 format MLB/NBA/NHL playoff game losses.

After Game 2: The Boston Bruins hosted and bested the Toronto Maple Leafs 7-goals-3 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1354 lead of 2-games-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the Boston Bruins have a series record of 23-7 and a Game 3 record of 20-10 with an active five-Game 3 winning streak. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the Toronto Maple Leafs have a series record of 4-16 and a Game 3 record of 8-12.

After Game 1: The Boston Bruins hosted and defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-goals-1 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1354 lead of 1-game-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Boston Bruins have a series record of 34-15 and a Game 2 record of 30-19. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Toronto Maple Leafs have a series record of 16-27 and a Game 2 record of 23-20.

Pre-series assessment: In the 2017-18 NHL regular season, the Boston Bruins finished seven points ahead of the Toronto Maple Leafs. From 1939 through the 2017 NHL Finals round, when NHL teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by seven regular-season points, they have posted a best-of-7 playoff series record of 17-15 (.531) in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1354 is the 98th best-of-7 NHL playoff series for the Boston Bruins, and the 76th for the Toronto Maple Leafs. In best-of-7 NHL playoff series, the Boston Bruins have an all-rounds series record of 48-49, a Preliminary-round series record of 12-11, and a Game 1 record of 49-48, while the Toronto Maple Leafs have an all-rounds series record of 35-40, a Preliminary-round series record of 8-7, and a Game 1 record of 32-43 with an active four-Game 1 losing streak. Series 1354 is the eleventh best-of-7 NHL playoff series meeting between the Boston Bruins and the Toronto Maple Leafs. Boston defeated Toronto in six of their previous ten best-of-7 NHL playoff series against each other, with an active four-series winning streak. The last Toronto victory over Boston in a best-of-7 NHL playoff series occurred in series 125, in the 1959 NHL Semifinals.