Reimer and Maple Leafs grit out a victory

Hallelujah! Optimus James Reimer was stellar in the nets tonight, stopping 43 of 44 shots and leading the Buds to a 2-1 Stanley Cup playoffs win against the Bruins in Boston. Both teams head to the Air Canada Centre for Game Six on Sunday evening.

Tyler Bozak scored an unassisted shorthanded goal in the 2nd period, his first-ever NHL playoffs tally, and Clarke MacArthur added his own unassisted marker in the 3rd period.

Today marked the 43rd anniversary of Bobby Orr's Cup-winning goal in 1970, pictured above.

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Rookie goalie James "Optimus Reim" Reimer rewarded his parents' seven-hour drive from Manitoba with a shutout victory in Minnesota. Joffrey Lupul, Mikhail Grabovski and yes Carl Gunnarsson all picked top corners for their picturesque goals.

Grabovski played a solid game but it's truly puzzling that he was Number One Star, as Reimer stopped three breakaways and another 6 or 7 wide open chances among his 29 saves. In any case, we got the victory and Lupul scoring 99 seconds into the game may help him continue to gain confidence as he returns to full speed.

Go Leafs Go!