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Video: Leafs avoid collapse by beating Bruins in overtime

Boston Bruins v Toronto Maple Leafs

TORONTO, ON - APRIL 3: David Clarkson #71 of the Toronto Maple Leafs fights Milan Lucic #17 of the Boston Bruins during NHL action at the Air Canada Centre April 3, 2014 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Abelimages/Getty Images)

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It’s a win for the Toronto Maple Leafs. But it bordered on yet another collapse.

The Leafs avoided disaster by defeating the Boston Bruins in overtime by a final score of 4-3 to keep their slim playoff hopes alive. They get back to within a point of the Columbus Blue Jackets - victorious on the same night against the Philadelphia Flyers - for the final Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference.

The Leafs entered the third period with a two-goal lead, but that quickly evaporated on home ice. That’s where things got interesting - very interesting, indeed.

Jonathan Bernier left the game with an injury with the Leafs up by a goal, forcing James Reimer into action in a pressure-packed situation (recall that this happened in the middle of March against the L.A. Kings with positive results).

With Reimer into the game, the Bruins got the equalizer from Patrice Bergeron, sending the game into overtime. It very well could’ve been that the Leafs coughed up a two-goal third-period lead, then lost the second point in the extra period.

It didn’t turn out that way. Nazem Kadri’s power play goal lifted the Leafs to victory.

The update on Bernier afterward was that he has a “lower-body” issue and will have an MRI tomorrow, according to Arash Madani of Sportsnet.

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