The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Boston Bruins in two straight elimination games to force Monday night's Game 7, and that seems to have made the Bruins very, very angry.
Maple Leafs vs. Bruins Game 7 Update: Cody Franson comes up big for both teams
Franson was instrumental in both goals in the first period.
Boston came out flying, with scoring chances and aggressive play dictating the game early. The Maple Leafs responded in kind, and within the first five minutes it was clear this would be the most physical game of the series thus far:
Rich Peverley was called for tripping on this sequence:
And Nazem Kadri took a roughing call on the retaliation:
The Bruins got on the board first with this Matt Bartkowski shot from the slot after a brutal giveaway from Toronto defenseman Cody Franson.:
Toronto would tie the game minutes later, and this time it was because Cody Franson did something RIGHT:
The Maple Leafs had several power-plays in the opening period, but couldn't take the lead thanks to sharp play in the net from Tuukka Rask:
The teams went to the first intermission tied 1-1.
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