Bozak scores go-ahead goal late as Leafs draw closer to Bruins with huge 4-2 win
TORONTO — Nazem Kadri called Monday’s game a “must-win” for the Maple Leafs if they were to have any hope of chasing down the Boston Bruins for third spot in the Atlantic division.
It took until the 58th minute before the Leafs pulled in front, Tyler Bozak potting the go-ahead power-play goal in Toronto’s huge 4-2 victory over Boston at the Air Canada Centre. The regulation win pulled the Leafs (81 points) to within one point of the Bruins (82) with a game in hand.
“It’s massive,” Kadri said of the win. “Especially to do it in the fashion that we did — in regulation.”
Currently holding down the final wild-card position in the Eastern Conference, the Leafs sit three points up on the New York Islanders (78) and four up on the Tampa Bay Lightning (77) with 11 games to play.