Stanley Cup playoffs: Leafs force Game 7, Plekanec scores empty-netter

Czech forward Tomáš Plekanec scored in his first goal for the Maple Leafs in the Stanley Cup playoffs on Monday, helping the Leafs knot their best-of-seven series against the Boston Bruins at 3-3.

His goal was an empty-netter with just over a minute left in the third period to put the game beyond reach for the visiting team.

Anderson made 32 stops in the 3-1 win. The deciding Game 7 is in Boston.

The match on Monday was overshadowed by a deadly van attack in the city of Toronto hours before: 10 people were killed and 15 injured when a suspect, who was later apprehended, drove into pedestrians on the city’s Yonge Street.

Ahead of the game, a moment of silence was held in tribute to the victims.