Troiani Rink Report

The Boston Bruins look for their second straight win over the Toronto Maple Leafs when the Original Six franchises face off Tuesday at TD Garden.

The Bruins have won six straight for the first time since the start of the 2023-24 season and their latest victory ended Toronto’s own three-game winning streak on Saturday at Scotiabank Arena.

The Black and Gold will get Charlie McAvoy back after the defenseman missed the last matchup to attend to a family matter.

Head coach Marco Sturm said Casey Mittelstadt is week-to-week after being sidelined with a lower-body injury he sustained against the Ottawa Senators on Nov. 6. Alex Steeves will slot in for the injured Mittelstadt on the second line with Pavel Zacha and Viktor Arvidsson.

Maple Leafs forward Scott Laughton will miss his second game with an upper-body injury after being knocked out of Saturday’s 5-3 loss to the Bruins by Nikita Zadorov.

Anthony Stolarz is slated to start in net after getting pulled in the loss to Boston after allowing four goals on 19 shots.

Puck drop from TD Garden is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET on TNT and 98.5 The Sports Hub.

BOSTON BRUINS (10-7-0)
Morgan Geekie — Marat Khusnutdinov — David Pastrnak
Alex Steeves — Pavel Zacha — Viktor Arvidsson
Tanner Jeannot — Fraser Minten — Mark Kastelic
Jeffrey Viel — Sean Kuraly — Michael Eyssimont

Nikita Zadorov — Charlie McAvoy
Hampus Lindholm — Andrew Peeke
Mason Lohrei — Henri Jokiharju

Jeremy Swayman

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (8-7-1)
Matthew Knies — Auston Matthews — Nicholas Robertson
Bobby McMann — John Tavares — William Nylander
Dakota Joshua — Nicolas Roy — Matias Maccelli
Steven Lorentz — — Max Domi — Sammy Blais

Morgan Rielly — Brandon Carlo
Oliver Ekman-Larsson — Philippe Myers
Simon Benoit — Jake McCabe

Anthony Stolarz

ODDS AND ENDS
Special Teams
Power Play: Boston 22.2%, Toronto 17.1%
Penalty Kill: Boston 81.3%, Toronto 80.9%
Penalty Minutes: Boston 181, Toronto 121

Offense and Defense
Goals Scored: Boston 56, Toronto 59
Goals Allowed: Boston 56, Toronto 60

The Bruins are 7-3-0 in their last ten games, propelling them to second place in the Atlantic Division with 20 points, while the Maple Leafs have gone 5-5-0 across their last 10. Toronto has 17 points in the 2025-26 season and currently holds seventh place in the division, three points ahead of the last-place Buffalo Sabres.