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Phunwin looks back at the Bruins' dramatic series win over Toronto, asks what's next, and offers a theory about Boston's phenomenal 6 on 5 play.

MAY 10: Tyler Bozak #42 of the Toronto Maple Leafs celebrates with teammates after Bozak scored in the second period against the Boston Bruins in Game Five of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs on May 10, 2013 at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.

David Krejci scored his third goal of the game at 13:06 in overtime to give the Boston Bruins a 4-3 victory and a 3-1 advantage in their best-of-seven first-round playoff series with the Toronto Maple Leafs Wednesday at Air Canada Centre.

Somehow, the Bruins seem to thrive when they're in crisis mode. Like now. With their playoff series against the Maple Leafs boiling down to a best-of-five - with three of those games in Toronto - the Bruins will be in must-win territory when they take to the ice tonight before almost 19,000 hysterical fans at Air Canada Centre.

For stretches of the Bruins' first two games in the playoffs, three of the four lines have shown offensive life.

Joffrey Lupul scored twice and Phil Kessel registered a rare goal against his former employers as the Toronto Maple Leafs rose to the playoff occasion Saturday night to defeat Boston 4-2 and pull even with the Bruins at a game apiece.

Head coach Claude Julien raised some eyebrows in Game 1 against the Toronto Maple Leafs when he decided to bench Rich Peverley in favor of Kaspars Daugavins.

Boston Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask makes a save against the Toronto Maple Leafs in the second period of Game 1 of their NHL Eastern Conference Quarterfinals hockey playoff series in Boston, Massachusetts May 1, 2013.

The Boston Bruins were back on the practice ice on Friday, and Rich Peverley was back to a familiar spot.

Rich Peverley, a healthy scratch in Game 1, is practicing on the third line with Chris Kelly and Jaromir Jagr.

The Bruins didn't face a ton of adversity in Game 1 against Toronto, but they've got a little bit of it now.

There's a lot on the line between the Bruins and Ottawa Senators tonight at the TD Garden.

For a time, it seemed like Wade Redden might just be an extra body for the Bruins, an insurance plan.

David Krejci had a goal and two assists as the Boston Bruins spoiled Toronto's long-awaited return to the NHL playoffs, scoring four unanswered goals to defeat the sloppy Maple Leafs 4-1 on Wednesday night.

Nathan Horton is expected to return to the lineup alongside David Krejci and Milan Lucic after missing five games with an injury suffered in a fight with Pittsburgh's Jarome Iginla on April 20.

It's looking like Boston Bruins winger Rich Peverley may be a healthy scratch tonight against the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 1 of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs.

With the NHL Playoffs just a few hours away for the Boston Bruins , head coach Claude Julien insists his Game 1 lineup against the Toronto Maple Leafs still isn't set.

Good morning from TD Garden, where the Bruins are going through their first practice prior to tomorrow's Game 1 against Toronto.

The only big surprise as the Bruins' annual awards were handed out before their regular-season finale against Ottawa at TD Garden was that Brad Marchand, the team leader in goals and points , was left out.

Kaspars Daugavins rests on his haunches in the foreground as the Senators celebrate Jared Cowen's second period goal.