Phil Kessel hears the Boston boos, and throughout most of his career with the Maple Leafs, he hasn't really done much in response. Things were different on Tuesday night. Kessel scored two game-tying goals -- one in the first period and one in the third period -- to propel his Leafs over his former club.
Maple Leafs Vs. Bruins: Phil Kessel, Mikhail Grabovski Lead Toronto To Victory
He didn't do it alone, though. Mikhail Grabovski added two goals, including the game winner with just 1:01 left in the game after taking two big hits from Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara.
The loss is the third straight for the Bruins, who weren’t happy with their effort for much of this one, especially in the second period. SB Nation’s Stanley Cup of Chowder echoed that sentiment.
Not for the first time this year, the Bruins began the second period sluggishly, and Grabovski capitalized on a mixup between Tim Thomas and Zdeno Chara and put the puck into a wide-open net. The Bruins came to life after that, with a long period of sustained pressure in the Leafs’ end, which generated three separate power plays, before Campbell broke through at the very end of a power play after Brad Marchand crashed the net, creating assorted chaos and mayhem, and collected the loose puck for a goal.
James Reimer had to make 32 saves for the win to be possible, while Tim Thomas made 24 in the loss.
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