Frederik Andersen made 42 saves to help the Toronto Maple Leafs avoid elimination with a 4-3 win against the Boston Bruins in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference First Round at TD Garden on Saturday.
The Bruins lead the best-of-7 series 3-2. Game 6 is at Toronto on Monday.
Tyler Bozak and James van Riemsdyk each had a goal and an assist for the Maple Leafs.
Andersen made 19 saves in the third period and was instrumental in the Maple Leafs penalty kill going 5-for-6, including 1:33 with the Bruins on a 5-on-3 in the second period.
“He played unbelievable,” said Toronto center Auston Matthews, who had an assist. “Obviously, this is do-or-die for us. The pressure is on them to close out the series, and he came up for big for us, as well as a lot of other guys.”
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