Takeaways: Another slow start sends the Bruins into another Game 7

Six straight series-clinching scenarios, six consecutive losses.

Thus, a first-round matchup featuring two teams known for historical playoff meltdowns will go the distance.

In their second chance to close their latest seven-game matchup with the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Boston Bruins again didn’t show up on time, landing a paltry one shot on net in the opening frame. Eventually, they found their skating legs, only for Joseph Woll to stand tall in his second straight start.

But the Bruins didn’t provide Jeremy Swayman any offensive support.

Their top performers, David Pastrnak, Charlie McAvoy and Brad Marchand, provided zero impact. The lapses proved costly late in the second and third,…