from Kevin Paul Dupont of the Boston Globe,

The Bruins need more pressure, more force against the Leafs along their rear wall, more playmaking low in the slot and at viable attack angles near the net.

“I think that’s the biggest key to this series, the neutral zone, and it seemed they were coming with more speed tonight,” said Jake DeBrusk, noting Toronto’s ability to build speed in the middle, the product of quick outs. “I thought we brought the speed in Game 2, and they brought the speed in 1 and 3 . . . and those are the results.”

As they showed in Game 2, the Bruins, if their feet are moving, had the edge on strength and muscle. They lit up the Garden Saturday night with heavy hits along the boards, smacking the Leafs from the night’s opening face.

No such thump and thunder here. There were pucks contested along the walls, but it was relatively quiet night. The Leafs, not a known for their brawn, outhit the Bruins, 42-33.

A sure sign of a quiet night for the Black-and-Gold: when the top line of Brad Marchand-Patrice Bergeron-David Pastrnak finish 0-0—0. They squeezed off a total seven shots on net, but nothing that truly tested goalie Frederik Andersen.

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