Yet the mood around the Leafs dressing room sunk a little lower than expected following a 5-4 win over the Boston Bruins as Chris Tanev walked out with his right arm in a sling. The Leafs’ top defenceman took a hit from Bruins centre Pavel Zacha in his second shift of the game and did not return.

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Facing the Atlantic Division rival Boston Bruins on Tuesday, Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Chris Tanev exited early into the first period following a hit by Bruins center John Beecher.

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Toronto had momentum after erasing the Bruins' three-goal lead until David Pastrnak stole the pick from Jake McCabe in the left-wing corner. With Matt Poitras cutting to the net, Pastrnak chose to keep it himself and flicked a wrist shot by Stolarz to put the Bruins head 4-3 with 9:27 left.

Mitch Marner scored his second goal of the game in the final minute of overtime, and the Toronto Maple Leafs overcame a three-goal deficit to beat the Boston Bruins 5-4