Brad Marchands three point game pushes Boston past the Maple Leafs in Toronto
Brad Marchand had two goals and an assist as the Boston Bruins defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 to even their NHL Eastern Conference quarterfinal at three games apiece.
Torey Krug and Jake DeBrusk also scored for Boston, which got 22 saves from Tuukka Rask in staving off elimination.
David Pastrnak added two assists for the Bruins, who will host Game seven on Tuesday night.
Morgan Rielly and Auston Matthews replied for Toronto in Game 6 of a series where neither team has managed back-to-back victories and the visitors have won four of the six contests.
Frederik Andersen stopped 37 shots for the Leafs, who lost to the Bruins in seven games in both 2013 and last spring, and have not advanced to the second round of the playoffs since 2004.
In the only other NHL game on Sunday, Tomas Hertl scored the winner as the Sharks beat the Vegas Golden Knights 2-1 in double overtime to even their series at three games apiece.
Game seven goes Tuesday at in San Jose, California.