Matthew Knies had three goals and two assists, Mitch Marner had a goal and four assists, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Boston Bruins 6-4 on Saturday night.

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David Pastrnak scored a pair of goals for the Bruins, but Matthew Knies's hat trick allowed Toronto to send the visitors home winless from a three-city journey.

Matthew Knies recorded his first career hat trick and added two assists as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Boston Bruins 6-4 on Saturday night.

Don’t get nervous Boston Bruins fans, it’s just another rope-a-dope.

When the Toronto Maple Leafs take on the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday in a home-and-home series, Ryan Reaves will be in the lineup. The forward has been a healthy scratch for the last two games, both wins against the Boston Bruins and Flyers.

TORONTO -- Matthew Knies scored his first NHL hat trick and had two assists for the Toronto Maple Leafs in a 6-4 win against the Boston Bruins at Scotiabank Arena on Saturday. “It felt incredible,” Knies said. “I felt the luck back on my side and that was a good game, a good overall effort from all of us in here. It was a good game.”

The Toronto Maple Leafs’ game against the Boston Bruins on Saturday wasn’t even in the same stratosphere as Thursday’s game against the New York Islanders. The Leafs were faster, more energized and took the reins in the opening period,

No, Thornton isn't returning to the NHL to chase Marleau's record. Thornton is back in Toronto in a mentorship role, brought along by Leafs captain Auston Matthews as a "mentor" for a two-game road trip.

The Boston Bruins remain without Hampus Lindholm, although he was a participant in practice on Tuesday morning.