For all the history and tropes surrounding the Bruins, the Maple Leafs, and their first-round meetings, things were different headed into the matchup this year.
The Leafs finally got the first-round monkey off their back against the Lightning last season, and the Bruins showed themselves as human as they collapsed in the first round after a historic regular-season run.
It looked like the Bruins were going to deliver the same fate as usual with a 5-1 Game 1 win, the Leafs bounced back for a 3-2, Game 2 win in Boston. Stealing one on the road, without William Nylander, is gigantic for the Leafs heading back to Toronto.