In Toronto Thursday night, the Boston Bruins rode a 31-save effort from Tuukka Rask to a 3-1 win in Game 4 in their series with the Maple Leafs.
The win pushes the Bruins to within one game of advancing to the second round.
“On the road, you’re going to need a little extra at some point, especially against a team 
that was down a couple (after two games) in our building, so we got it, we got it,” Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy said. “We needed it because early on they were better, and then when we found our legs and started managing the puck a little better, got stronger on it, then we came on and scored some goals for him.”
Boston got the win without Patrice Bergeron who is sidelined.
“We don’t have a panic button here,” Boston center David Krejci said. “If a guy’s down, other guys have to step up. It was big, but the game is behind us now, let’s get ready for Game 5.”
Brad Marchand broke a 1-1 tie for Boston and Torey Krug had the Bruins’ first goal of the game.
“The last period was our best period for sure, but we hung in there and we capitalized on our chances when we got them. Sometimes when you play a team who is desperate and needs to win, you have to weather the storm, and I think today, we did. We did it together, and at the end of the day we got the W,” Rask said after the win.
Jake DeBrusk struck early in the third period to extend the lead to 3-1 and take the Leafs out of the game.
Tomas Plekanec scored the lone goal for the Leafs.
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Frederik Andersen made 18 saves in taking the loss.
“I didn’t think we had everyone going. They scored the first shift, but I thought we took over and had the game well in control,” Toronto head coach Mike Babcock said. “Even when we were down 2-1, I thought we were in a great spot, playing good. When Patrice Bergeron didn’t play tonight, you’re set up pretty good. You’ve got to find a way to win, this is in our building. You’ve got to win.”
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