In a tightly contested game, the Maple Leafs we able to explode in the third period to skate past the Bruins by a score of 5-3.  Each team was able to net a goal in the first, with the Leafs’ goal coming from Sam Toso (assists: Kyle Stevenson and Brian Martin) and the Bruins’ coming from Dan O’Connor from Frank Plati.

The second period saw only one goal, coming with one second left in the period when Corey Orehek(assists: Chuck Miranda and Bryan Werner) was able to snap one past Matt Lydon to barely beat the buzzer, giving the Bruins a 2-1 lead going into the 3rd.

The Maple Leafs’ offense came alive in the third period which saw them score 3 goals in the span of two and a half minutes.  The first came at 12:26 when Sam Toso (assist Kyle Stevenson) netted his second of the game to tie the score at two.  The second came just over a minute later when Brian Martin scored on a nice setup from Toso and the third came 22 seconds later when Tim Gardner (assists: Michael Brewster and Rich Lemerise) was able to slide one past goaltender Tim Driscoll.  The Bruins would get one back while on the power play at 4:59 when Bryan Werner scored on a great individual effort.  However, the Maple Leafs would answer back eight seconds later on an unassisted goal from Sam Toso, putting the final score at 5-3.