Leafs can’t find offence in loss against Bruins

Leafs scorers: Smith (2)

Bruins scorers: Bergeron (29), Chara (9), Beleskey (14)

Goalies: Rask (Win) 60:00 minutes played, 1 GA, 25 saves, Bernier (Loss), 57:20 minutes played, 2GA, 30 saves

With nine games remaining in the regular season, the Leafs were hoping they could find themselves on the winning side of an Original Six match up against the Boston Bruins on Saturday evening.

As the game got underway, both teams were trading chances early, but found it difficult to generate any real scoring opportunities. With shots even on both sides as the period neared its final minutes, the Leafs struck first on a goal from Ben Smith.

But the lead wouldn’t last long, as they encountered some penalty…