Stolarz wore a neck guard during the game.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s fine,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ve worn it growing up. It\u2019s a little annoying, but you\u2019re so dialed in that you don\u2019t really notice it too much.\u201d<\/p>\n
Matthew Knies<\/a> scored twice, William Nylander<\/a> had a goal and an assist, and John Tavares<\/a> had three assists for the Maple Leafs (30-29-13), who had lost three in a row (0-2-1).<\/p>\n \u201cUnreal,\u201d Tavares said of Stolarz\u2019s performance. \u201cObviously, we got ourselves in a little bit of penalty trouble, and the PK overall (did well), and certainly some unbelievable saves on some pretty good shooters. He kept the game in a good spot for us, and we were able to earn some power plays of our own and continued to build momentum, build our game and get rewarded to put ourselves in a good spot and compete right to the end to get the win.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Elias Lindholm<\/a> and Charlie McAvoy<\/a> scored, and Swayman made 31 saves for the Bruins (39-24-8), who were 3-0-2 in their previous five.\u00a0<\/p>\n Boston leads Ottawa by one point for the first wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Eastern Conference and is also two points behind the Montreal\u00a0Canadiens for third place in the Atlantic Division.<\/p>\n \u201cWe were just flat,\u201d Bruins defenseman Nikita Zadorov<\/a> said. \u201cWe didn\u2019t have emotions against the Toronto Maple Leafs and that\u2019s on us for sure, and we\u2019ve got to do better than that. It\u2019s important points for us at home and to drop it like this is embarrassing.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Lindholm gave the Bruins a 1-0 lead at 5:04 of the first period. He took a pass from Morgan Geekie<\/a> on a 2-on-1 and scored with a wrist shot from the right face-off circle that went in off the far post.<\/p>\n