The Boston Bruins (36-13-15, second in the Eastern Conference) and the Toronto Maple Leafs (36-18-8, fourth), square off on Thursday, March 7 at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+ and NESN in a battle of two of the conference’s top-ranked teams.
Bruins vs. Maple Leafs Game Info
- Date: Thursday, March 7, 2024
- Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV: NESN (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Bruins and Maple Leafs Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Bruins Insights
- The Bruins’ 210 total goals (3.3 per game) make them the eighth-best scoring team in the NHL.
- The Bruins have conceded 174 total goals (2.7 per game), the ninth-fewest in NHL action.
- Their goal differential (+36) makes them sixth-best in the league.
- The 45 power-play goals the Bruins have put up this season (on 193 power-play chances) rank 11th in the NHL.
- The Bruins have the league’s eighth-best power-play conversion rate (23.32%).
- The Bruins have scored five shorthanded goals this season.
- The Bruins kill 81.9% of opponent power plays, the seventh-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Bruins win 49.3% of their faceoffs (21st in the NHL)
- The Bruins shoot 10.9% as a team (sixth in the league).
- The Bruins have shut out opponents four times this season. They average 21.4 hits and 15.6 blocked shots per game.
Bruins Key Players
- David Pastrnak has been critical to Boston’s offense this season, registering 90 points in 64 games.
- Having scored 26 goals and adding 28 assists, Brad Marchand is an important piece of the offense for Boston through 64 games.
- Boston’s scoring effort is aided by Charlie Coyle’s 54 points. He’s contributed 29 assists.
- Jeremy Swayman (20-6-8) has a 2.5 goals against average and a save percentage of .920 for Boston.
Bruins Injuries
Milan Lucic: Personal (Out), Matthew Poitras: Shoulder (Out), Hampus Lindholm: Undisclosed (Out)
Maple Leafs Insights
- The Maple Leafs are fourth in the league in scoring (222 goals, 3.6 per game).
- The Maple Leafs have conceded 194 total goals this season (3.1 per game), 17th in the league.
- Their +28 goal differential is 10th-best in the league.
- With 48 power-play goals (on 174 chances), the Maple Leafs are seventh-best in the NHL.
- The Maple Leafs have the NHL’s second-best power-play percentage (27.59).
- In terms of shorthanded goals, the Maple Leafs have six.
- At 77.98, the Maple Leafs have the 21st-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Maple Leafs are third in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (54%).
- The 10.9% shooting percentage of the Maple Leafs is sixth in the league.
- This season, the Maple Leafs have shut out their opponents four times.
Maple Leafs Key Players
- William Nylander has totaled 34 goals and 50 assists in 62 games for Toronto, good for 84 points.
- Auston Matthews has racked up 80 total points (1.3 per game) this campaign. He has 54 goals and 26 assists.
- Toronto’s Mitchell Marner is among the top offensive players on the team with 74 total points (24 goals and 50 assists).
- Ilya Samsonov has an .885 save percentage (65th in the league), with 663 total saves, giving up 86 goals (3.1 goals against average). He has put up a 16-5-6 record this season.
Maple Leafs Injuries
Matt Murray: Hip (Out), John Klingberg: Hip (Out For Season), Conor Timmins: Illness (Out), Jake Muzzin: Back (Out For Season), Jake McCabe: Illness (Questionable), Mark Giordano: Head (Out)
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