The Toronto Maple Leafs (35-17-8, fourth in the Eastern Conference) and the Boston Bruins (35-13-14, third), square off on Monday, March 4 at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+ and NESN in a matchup of two of the conference’s top-ranked teams.
Maple Leafs vs. Bruins Game Info
- Date: Monday, March 4, 2024
- Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV: NESN (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Maple Leafs and Bruins Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Maple Leafs Insights
- The Maple Leafs’ 219 total goals (3.6 per game) rank fourth in the league.
- The Maple Leafs have given up 189 total goals (3.2 per game), ranking 18th in league action in goals against.
- Their goal differential (+30) makes them 10th-best in the league.
- The 48 power-play goals the Maple Leafs have put up this season are sixth-best in the NHL (on 169 power-play chances).
- The Maple Leafs are second in the league with a 28.4% power-play conversion rate.
- The Maple Leafs have scored six shorthanded goals this season.
- The Maple Leafs kill 78.05% of opponent power plays, the 22nd-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Maple Leafs win 53.9% of their faceoffs to rank fourth in the NHL.
- The Maple Leafs make 11.1% of their shots (sixth in the league).
- The Maple Leafs have shut out opponents four times this season. As a team, they are averaging 22.2 hits and 17 blocked shots per game.
Maple Leafs Key Players
- William Nylander is one of Toronto’s top contributors this season with 83 points. He has averaged 0.6 goals per game, shooting 13.5%.
- Auston Matthews has 53 goals and 26 assists for Toronto to compile 79 total points (1.3 per game).
- On 141 shots (for 24 goals) and 49 assists, Mitchell Marner has recorded 73 points this season.
- Across 28 games played, Ilya Samsonov has a goaltending record of 15-5-6. During those games, he’s allowed 85 goals while recording 639 saves.
Maple Leafs Injuries
Matt Murray: Hip (Out), Mark Giordano: Head (Out), Jake Muzzin: Back (Out For Season), John Klingberg: Hip (Out For Season), Conor Timmins: Illness (Out), Ilya Lyubushkin: Head (Questionable)
Bruins Insights
- The Bruins are seventh in the NHL in scoring (205 goals, 3.3 per game).
- The Bruins have one of the best defenses in the NHL, conceding 171 total goals (2.8 per game), eighth in the NHL.
- They have the fifth-best goal differential in the league at +34.
- The Bruins have 44 power-play goals (on 189 chances), 11th in the NHL.
- The Bruins have the NHL’s eighth-best power-play percentage (23.28).
- In terms of shorthanded goals, the Bruins have five.
- The Bruins’ have the ninth-best penalty kill percentage (81.4).
- The Bruins win 49.4% of faceoffs, 20th-ranked in the NHL.
- The 11% shooting percentage of the Bruins is seventh in the league.
- The Bruins have held their opponents scoreless four times.
Bruins Key Players
- David Pastrnak has totaled 87 points (1.4 per game) for Boston, with 38 goals and 49 assists in 62 games (playing 20:08 per game).
- Brad Marchand is one of the top contributors for Boston with 53 total points (0.9 per game), with 26 goals and 27 assists in 62 games.
- Charlie Coyle has scored 21 goals on the season, adding 28 assists.
- Jeremy Swayman is 19-6-8 this season, amassing 940 saves and allowing 83 goals (2.5 goals against average) with a .919 save percentage (fifth-best in the league).
Bruins Injuries
Milan Lucic: Personal (Out), Matthew Poitras: Shoulder (Out), Hampus Lindholm: Undisclosed (Out), Pavel Zacha: Lower Body (Questionable), Justin Brazeau: Undisclosed (Questionable), Matt Grzelcyk: Undisclosed (Questionable)