We’re going to need a Game Seven on both coasts as the Sharks and Bruins have forced their first round series to the final night.
Boston Bruins 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 2
Series tied 3-3
- Auston Matthews is the third player in Leafs franchise history to record multiple postseason goal streaks of 4-plus games. The others were Gordie Drillon in 1938 and 139 and Dave Andreychuk in 1993.
- The Bruins and Leafs are the third set of franchises in NHL history to require a Game Seven in three consecutive postseason meetings, joining the Calgary Flames/Vancouver Canucks (1989, 1994, 2004) and New York Rangers/Washington Capitals (2012, 2013, 2015).
- The Bruins won to survive elimination and force a Game Seven for the 11th time in franchise history and first since 2012 against the Capitals.
San Jose Sharks 2, Vegas Golden Knights 1
Series tied 3-3
- Only nine players, including now Tomas Hertl, in league history have scored a shorthanded goal in overtime of a postseason game.
- Martin Jones stopped 58 of 59 shots sent his way, setting a new Sharks franchise record for most saves in a game. That record was previously held by Jeff Hackett who made 57 saves in a December 1992 game against the Los Angeles Kings.
- This was the first game of the 2019 playoffs to require multiple overtimes to find a winner.
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