Game Thread: Toronto Maple Leafs (5-3-1) at Boston Bruins (8-0-1) – 02 Nov 2023 – 7:30PM EDT

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# Toronto [](/r/leafs) Maple Leafs (5-3-1) at Boston [](/r/bostonbruins) Bruins (8-0-1)

#TD Garden

##In-Game Updates

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|Time Clock|
|:–:|
|3rd – 11:36|

|Teams|1st|2nd|3rd|Total|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[TOR](/r/leafs)|0|2|0|2|
|[BOS](/r/bostonbruins)|1|1|0|2|

##Team Stats

|Team|Shots|Hits|Blocks|FOW%|Giveaways|Takeaways|Power Play|PIM|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[TOR](/r/leafs)|32|21|12|36.2%|6|12|0/2|0|
|[BOS](/r/bostonbruins)|29|18|11|63.8%|6|6|0/0|4|

##Goals

|Period|Time|Team|Strength|Description|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|1st|18:51|[BOS](/r/bostonbruins)|Even|[Pavel Zacha (4) tip-in shot, assist(s): Brandon Carlo (3), Mason Lohrei (1)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6340392960112)|
|2nd|01:36|[BOS](/r/bostonbruins)|Even|[Jake DeBrusk (1) wrist shot, assist(s): Brad Marchand (5), Charlie Coyle (6)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6340395337112)|
|2nd|06:31|[TOR](/r/leafs)|Even|[Mitchell Marner (3) wrist shot, assist(s): Auston Matthews (4), William Nylander (8)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6340395346112)|
|2nd|07:34|[TOR](/r/leafs)|Even|[Auston Matthews (8) snap shot, assist(s): Calle Jarnkrok (3), William Lagesson (1)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6340396231112)|

##Penalties

|Period|Time|Team|Type|Min|Description|
|:–:|:–:|:-:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|2nd|02:38|[BOS](/r/bostonbruins)|MIN|2|David Pastrnak tripping against TJ Brodie|
|2nd|09:04|[BOS](/r/bostonbruins)|MIN|2|Brandon Carlo holding against Pontus Holmberg|

**Officials**

* Referees: Wes McCauley, Francois StLaurent
* Linesmen: Steve Barton, Mark Shewchyk

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##Time

|PT|MT|CT|ET|AT|UTC|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|4:30PM|5:30PM|6:30PM|7:30PM|8:30PM|11:30PM|##Game Info:

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|TV|TVAS, SNO, ESPN+, HULU|
|Other|[Preview](https://www.nhl.com/news/toronto-maple-leafs-boston-bruins-game-preview-november-2) – [Boxscore](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020145/boxscore) – [Recap](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020145/recap)|
|GameCenter|[On NHL.com](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020145/playbyplay)|

##Injuries

||Player|Date|Injury|Status|Details|Return|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[BOS](/r/bostonbruins)|Derek Forbort|01 Nov 2023|Undisclosed|OUT|Per Fluto Shinzawa of The Athletic, Forbort (undisclosed) will not play versus Toronto on Thursday.|04 Nov 2023|
|[BOS](/r/bostonbruins)|Charlie McAvoy|31 Oct 2023|Suspension|OUT|McAvoy will have a hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety on Tuesday for an illegal check to the head/interference against the Florida Panthers’s Oliver Ekman-Larsson on Monday.|11 Nov 2023|
|[BOS](/r/bostonbruins)|Matt Grzelcyk|30 Oct 2023|Upper Body|IR-LT|Grzelcyk (upper body) was moved to long-term injured reserve Wednesday.|25 Nov 2023|
|[BOS](/r/bostonbruins)|Jakub Lauko|24 Oct 2023|Face|IR|Lauko (face) was placed on the injured reserve list Wednesday.|04 Nov 2023|
|[BOS](/r/bostonbruins)|Milan Lucic|22 Oct 2023|Ankle|IR-LT|Lucic (ankle) was placed on long-term injured reserve Friday, per the NHL media site.|18 Nov 2023|
|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|
|[TOR](/r/leafs)|Jake McCabe|26 Oct 2023|Groin|OUT|McCabe (groin) definitely won’t play against the Boston Bruins on Thursday and is “unlikely” for Saturday’s matchup with Buffalo as well, David Alter of Sports Illustrated reports.|06 Nov 2023|
|[TOR](/r/leafs)|Conor Timmins|30 Sep 2023|Lower Body|IR-LT|Timmins (lower body) has resumed skating, but he’s still “a ways away from playing,” coach Sheldon Keefe informed Mark Masters of TSN on Wednesday.|11 Nov 2023|
|[TOR](/r/leafs)|Matt Murray|20 Sep 2023|Hip|IR-LT|Surgery|07 May 2024|
|[TOR](/r/leafs)|Jake Muzzin|20 Sep 2023|Neck|IR-LT|Not Specified|15 Sep 2024|

[Source](https://puckpedia.com/team/boston-bruins/injuries), [Source](https://puckpedia.com/team/toronto-maple-leafs/injuries)

##Team Stats

|Team|GP|W|L|OT|P|P%|GF/G|GA/G|PP%|PK%|SF/G|SA/G|FO%|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[BOS](/r/bostonbruins)|9|8|0|1|17|0.944|3.22|1.56|16.67|97.30|31.11|29.44|49.25|
|[TOR](/r/leafs)|9|5|3|1|11|0.611|3.22|3.11|31.25|74.19|33.22|29.22|51.53|

[Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/team/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”points”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=50&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=0&cayenneExp=gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024)

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