DeBrusk, Swayman power Bruins over Maple Leafs 5-1 in Game 1

Jake DeBrusk had two goals and an assist as the Boston Bruins downed the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-1 in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series Saturday.

Jake DeBrusk had two goals and an assist as the Boston Bruins downed the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-1 in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series Saturday.

John Beecher, Brandon Carlo and Trent Frederic, into an empty net, also scored for Boston, which got 35 saves from Jeremy Swayman.

Brad Marchand and Charile McAvoy had two assists each for the Bruins, who swept the season series 4-0-0 with the Leafs.

David Kampf replied for Toronto. Ilya Samsonov stopped 19 shots.

The Leafs winger William Nylander sat out with an undisclosed injury - the first game he's missed for anything other than illness since November 2016.

Game 2 of the best-of-seven series goes Monday back at TD Garden.

Toronto won its first post-season series in 19 years last spring before falling to the Florida Panthers in the second round. Boston had a record-breaking 2022-23 campaign, but fell victim to the Panthers to open its playoffs a dozen months ago.