BOS 4–5 TOR Final / OT · L
Bruins/Schedule/Recap Wed, Feb 26, 2025 · 2024-25 regular season
Boston Bruins
BOS · 27-24-8
4–5
Final / OTL
Toronto Maple Leafs
TOR · 36-20-2
1ST2ND3RDOTT BOS 2151101902436 TOR 081631312529 goals · shots on goal
Meeting 4 this season — the Bruins trail the season series 1–3
BOS 27-24-8 · TOR 36-20-2 · Meeting 4 this season — the Bruins trail the season series 1–3

Bruins fell to the Maple Leafs

The Bruins let a 3–0 lead get away: the Maple Leafs came back with five unanswered goals — Holmberg's equalizer with 0:46 left and the goalie pulled — and won it in overtime on Marner's goal. Jeremy Swayman allowed 1.5 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.

Who had the better chances

The Bruins created the better chances: 4.6 expected goals to 3.5, on 36 and 29 shots on goal.

BOS 4.6 xG · 36 shots TOR 3.5 xG · 29 shots
0
1
2
3
4
5
1st 1.6 · 0.7
2nd · the swing 1.8 · 0.7
3rd 0.7 · 1.6
OT 0.5 · 0.6
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Bruins win 64.
BOS 64%TOR 36%

Goals and penalties

9 goals · 0 penalties
← Bruins shoot this way Maple Leafs shoot this way →
On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list
1st period
1
Mason Lohrei, Pavel Zacha · wrist shot, a good chance (13%)
1–0
2
13:59 Brad Marchand PP
David Pastrnak, Mason Lohrei · snap shot, a great chance (27%)
2–0
2nd period
3
10:00 Morgan Geekie PP
Elias Lindholm, Brad Marchand · snap shot on a rebound, a great chance (27%)
3–0
4
Matthew Knies, Oliver Ekman-Larsson · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (3%) that found a way in
3–1
3rd period
5
00:59 Mitch Marner PP
John Tavares, Morgan Rielly · wrist shot, a good chance (13%)
3–2
6
Morgan Rielly, Anthony Stolarz · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (5%) that found a way in
3–3
7
Unassisted · wrist shot, a good chance (13%)
4–3
8
19:14 Pontus Holmberg EXTRA ATTACKER
Nick Robertson, Oliver Ekman-Larsson · snap shot, a good chance (20%)
4–4
Overtime
9
04:08 Mitch Marner GWG
Auston Matthews, Morgan Rielly · wrist shot, a great chance (46%)
4–5
No penalties
Goaltending
−1.5
vs expected
24/29 saves · 5 GA · 3.5 xGA Allowed 1.5 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
+0.6
vs expected
32/36 saves · 4 GA · 4.6 xGA Stopped 0.6 more goals than an average goalie would have.
Team BOSTOR
Shots on goal
36
29
Expected goals
4.6
3.5
Hits
0
0
Blocks
0
0
Power play
2/0
1/0
Penalty minutes
0
0