Schedule and 2018-19 Results
Regular Season Records: Boston 49-24-9=107pts, Toronto 46-28-8=100pts
Game 1 on Thursday, 11 April: Toronto wins at Boston, 4-goals-1
Game 2 on Saturday, 13 April: Toronto loses at Boston, 4-goals-1
Game 3 on Monday, 15 April: Boston loses at Toronto, 3-goals-2
Game 4 on Wednesday, 17 April: Boston wins at Toronto, 6-goals-4
Game 5 on Friday, 19 April: Toronto wins at Boston, 2-goals-1
Game 6 on Sunday, 21 April: Boston wins at Toronto, 4-goals-2
Game 7 on Tuesday, 23 April: Toronto loses at Boston, 5-goals-1

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 7: The Boston Bruins hosted and defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-goals-1 to complete a 4-games-3 best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1387 victory. With the series 1387 win, the Boston Bruins improve their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record to 50-50 overall and 14-11 in the Preliminary round. With the series 1387 loss, the Toronto Maple Leafs see their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record fall to 35-42 (with an active five-series losing streak) overall and 8-9 (with an active four-series losing streak) in the Preliminary round. The win order for the victorious Boston Bruins in series 1387 was LWLWLWW: Series 1387 thus becomes the fifth NHL Preliminary-round series, the 14th NHL series (all rounds), and the 24th MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow that win order to completion. The series 1387 Game 7 loss by the Toronto Maple Leafs extends their road Game 7 losing streak to six games. The 16 road Game 7 appearances by the Toronto Maple Leafs and the eleven road Game 7 losses by the Maple Leafs top their respective categories in best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff Game 7 history.

After Game 6: The Boston Bruins visited and bested the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-goals-2 to tie best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1387 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 14-12, while the Toronto Maple Leafs have a Game 7 record of 12-11. The Boston Bruins have a 13-8 Game 7 record in Boston. The Toronto Maple Leafs have a 5-10 Game 7 record on the road (with an active five-Game 7 losing streak). The twelve Game 7 losses by the Boston Bruins (irrespective of site), the eight Game 7 losses by the Bruins at home, the 15 road Game 7 appearances by the Toronto Maple Leafs, and the ten road Game 7 losses by the Maple Leafs top their respective categories in best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff Game 7 history. Irrespective of win/site order, home teams in NHL Game 7s have a 100-72 (.581) record overall, and a 38-29 (.567) record in best-of-7 NHL Preliminary-round series.

After Game 5: The Toronto Maple Leafs visited and topped the Boston Bruins 2-goals-1 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1387 lead of 3-games-2. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Toronto Maple Leafs have a series record of 19-5 and a Game 6 record of 13-11. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Boston Bruins have a series record of 3-20 and a Game 6 record of 10-13. The series 1387 Game 5 loss by the Boston Bruins is the MLB/NBA/NHL-leading 276th best-of-7 format playoff game loss by the Bruins (ahead of the NHL Montreal Canadiens and Detroit Red Wings, with 267 best-of-7 format playoff game losses each).

After Game 4: The Boston Bruins visited and bested the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-goals-4 to tie best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1387 at 2-games-all. When tied 2-games-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Boston Bruins have a series record of 16-16 and a Game 5 record of 16-16, while the Toronto Maple Leafs have a series record of 20-16 and a Game 5 record of 19-17.

After Game 3: The Toronto Maple Leafs hosted and defeated the Boston Bruins 3-goals-2 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1387 lead of 2-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Toronto Maple Leafs have a series record of 18-9 and a Game 4 record of 16-11. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Boston Bruins have a series record of 8-25 and a Game 4 record of 11-22. The series 1387 Game 3 loss by the Boston Bruins is the MLB/NBA/NHL-leading 275th best-of-7 format playoff game loss by the Bruins (ahead of the NHL Montreal Canadiens and Detroit Red Wings, with 267 best-of-7 format playoff game losses each).

After Game 2: The Boston Bruins hosted and topped the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-goals-1 to tie best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1387 at 1-game-all. When tied 1-game-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Boston Bruins have a series record of 23-17 and a Game 3 record of 20-20, while the Toronto Maple Leafs have a series record of 16-21 and a Game 3 record of 14-23.

After Game 1: The Toronto Maple Leafs visited and defeated the Boston Bruins 4-goals-1 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1387 lead of 1-game-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Toronto Maple Leafs have a series record of 19-13 and a Game 2 record of 18-14. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Boston Bruins have a series record of 14-34 and a Game 2 record of 20-28. The series 1387 Game 1 victory by the Toronto Maple Leafs ends a five-Game 1 losing streak, beginning with series 909 (in the 2004 NHL Preliminary round) and extending into series 1322 (in the 2018 NHL Preliminary round). The series 1387 Game 1 loss by the Boston Bruins is the MLB/NBA/NHL-leading 274th best-of-7 format playoff game loss by the Bruins (ahead of the NHL Montreal Canadiens and Detroit Red Wings, with 267 best-of-7 format playoff game losses each).

Pre-series assessment: In the 2018-19 NHL regular season, the Boston Bruins finished seven points ahead of the Toronto Maple Leafs. From 1939 through the 2018 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 18-15 (.545) in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1387 is the 100th best-of-7 NHL playoff series for the Boston Bruins, and the 77th for the Toronto Maple Leafs. In best-of-7 NHL playoff series, the Boston Bruins have an all-rounds series record of 49-50, a Preliminary-round series record of 13-11, and a Game 1 record of 51-48, while the Toronto Maple Leafs have an all-rounds series record of 35-41 (with an active four-series losing streak), a Preliminary-round series record of 8-8, and a Game 1 record of 32-44 (with an active five-Game 1 losing streak). Series 1387 is the 12th best-of-7 NHL playoff series meeting between the Boston Bruins and the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Boston Bruins have won seven of the previous eleven best-of-7 NHL playoff series between the two teams, including that in the 2018 NHL Preliminary round.