Bruins drop Game 2 against Leafs, head to Toronto: 3 takeaways

Boston Bruins left wing Brad Marchand (63) skates past the puck as Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Simon Benoit (2) clears the puck in front of goaltender Ilya Samsonov (35)during the third period of game 2 round 1 of the NHL Playoffs at TD Garden.In the beginning, Game 1 resembled similarities to Game 2.

The trends began with speculation around Boston’s starter in net and continued with William Nylander’s status.

But even without one of the cogs from Toronto’s core five, the Leafs compiled multiple quality looks against Linus Ullmark throughout Monday’s tilt. They eventually took advantage of a golden opportunity when Max Domi pounced on multiple rebounds to tie things up at 1-1 just 14…