A day with the Toronto Maple Leafs from morning to bitter end.
Rene Johnston, Rick Madonik, Lucas Oleniuk, Steve Russell & Tara Walton
Five Toronto Star photographers follow the Toronto Maple Leafs through the morning skate and falling to the Boston Bruins 5-2.
TARA WALTON - Toronto Maple Leafs Jay McClement tightens his skates during Monday's afternoon practice.
TARA WALTON - Toronto Maple Leafs captain Dion Phaneuf skates during Monday's afternoon practice.
LUCAS OLENIUK - Kyle Hay photographed at home Pickering after returning home from hospital in Boston. Hay was sucker punched in the jaw following the Toronto Maple Leafs game two win. He received a concussion and needed staples to repair a large gash in the back of his head. Hay was in Boston to watch the game and celebrate his birthday. READ Kyle's story.
RICK MADONIK - Warren Baxter of Oakville, is decked out in all his Cup gear in Maple Leaf Square. Fans congregated in Maple Leaf Square prior to the start of Game Three.
STEVE RUSSELL - Ryan Szarga, 8, plays air hockey outside gate 1 prior to the game.
RICK MADONIK - Stephen Stockley wears his Leaf Nation colours on his head, glasses and moustache and goatee.
STEVE RUSSELL - Jessica Balsom from Fort McMurray, Alberta, waits to enter the arena.
RICK MADONIK - Two women sport their Leaf sweaters with autographs as fans congregate in Maple Leaf Square.
RENE JOHNSTON - Tickets for the hottest event in town game 3, Leafs vs Bruins.
LUCAS OLENIUK - The 25 winners of the Star's photo contest and 25 of their guests filled the Toronto Star gondola for game 3.
RENE JOHNSTON - Classy move, Phil Kessel tosses pucks to the fans during warmup.
RENE JOHNSTON - Nazem Kadri leaves warmup.
LUCAS OLENIUK - The Toronto Maple Leafs take to the ice for the pregame festivities.
STEVE RUSSELL - Don Cherry waits to go on the air before the game.
LUCAS OLENIUK - A packed house at the ACC passed a Maple Leaf flag around the rink.
RICK MADONIK - Boston's Tyler Seguin and Toronto's Joffrey Lupul collide.
RENE JOHNSTON - Carl Gunnarsson gives Milan Lucic some glove leather.
STEVE RUSSELL - Zdeno Chara gives Colton Orr a little leather in scrum .
RICK MADONIK - Leafs' Captain Dion Phaneuf unloads on Rich Peverley.
RICK MADONIK - Toronto Maple Leafs Jake Gardiner immobilizes Boston's Chris Kelly.
RENE JOHNSTON - Officials keep Boston's Brad Marchand and Toronto's Phil Kessel apart.
RICK MADONIK - Boston's Johnny Boychuk gets tangled up with Toronto's James van Riemsdyk.
STEVE RUSSELL - Water pours out of Tuukka Rask's mask during a break in play.
RENE JOHNSTON - Boston Bruins Nathan Horton almost gets a skate to the face by Mark Fraser of the Maple Leafs.
STEVE RUSSELL - Toronto Maple Leafs' Jake Gardiner blasts the puck past Chris Kelly and Tuukka Rask.
LUCAS OLENIUK - Fans outside of the ACC react to Toronto's first goal.
STEVE RUSSELL - Rich Peverley scores on James Reimer.
LUCAS OLENIUK - Fans outside of the ACC react to Boston's third goal.
STEVE RUSSELL - James van Riemsdyk and Zdeno Chara battle for position.
RENE JOHNSTON - Bruins go up 4-1 after James Reimer let this one past from shot by Daniel Paille.
RENE JOHNSTON - Toronto Maple Leafs James van Riemsdyk smashes Nathan Horton.
RICK MADONIK - Boston's Nathan Horton roofs the puck over Leaf goalie James Remier.
STEVE RUSSELL - Zdeno Chara puts a hit on James van Riemsdyk.
LUCAS OLENIUK - Fans outside the arena watch the game slip away.
RENE JOHNSTON - Maple Leaf coach Randy Carlyle wipes his brow after the open net goal.
STEVE RUSSELL - Fans react to Toronto's 5-2 loss.
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