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Leafs fans ride the subway to the Air Canada Centre to watch the Maple Leafs play the Boston Bruins in Game 3.J.P. MOCZULSKI/The Globe and Mail
Leafs Fans celebrate at the Blue and White party in Maple Leaf Square before the beginning of Game 3 between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Boston Bruins at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
Gilberto Salcedo and his friends have some pre-game laughs outside in Maple Leaf Square as the Toronto Maple Leafs prepare to meet the Boston Bruins in Game 3 in quarter-final NHL playoff action at the Air Canada Centre. They'll be watching the game on the big screen TV outside.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail
Leafs fan Warren Baxter celebrates at the Blue and White party in Maple Leaf Square before the beginning of Game 3 between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Boston Bruins at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
Thousands of fans jam into Maple Leaf square and Bremner Blvd at the Air Canada Centre to watch the Leafs play the Boston Bruins in Game 3.J.P. MOCZULSKI/The Globe and Mail
Fans cheer as the Leafs take to the ice for the first period of Game 3 between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Boston Bruins at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
Toronto Maple Leafs fans wait for the start of Game 3 against Boston Bruins in Toronto.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail
Thousands of fans watch Game 3 between the Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto.J.P. MOCZULSKI/The Globe and Mail
Thousands of fans gather outside the Air Canada Centre to watch the Maple Leafs play the Boston Bruins.J.P. MOCZULSKI/The Globe and Mail
Leafs James Reimer (34) pauses before the start of the first period of Game 3 between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Boston Bruins in Toronto.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
Leafs Mikhail Grabovski (84) and Bruins David Krejci (46) face off during the first period of Game 3 between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Boston Bruins.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
Toronto Maple Leafs James van Riemsdyk(21) is hauled down by Boston Bruin Johnny Boychuk (55) during third period NHL quarter-final playoff action between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail
Bruins Patrice Bergeron (37) tries a wrap-around during the third period of Game 3 between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Boston Bruins.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
Leafs Phil Kessel (81) and Bruins Brad Marchand (63) both received unsportsmanlike minors after this tussle during the third period of Game 3 between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Boston Bruins.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
Toronto Maple Leafs coach Randy Carlyle holds his head in his hands as the Toronto Maple Leafs struggle in their playoff game against Boston Bruins.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail
A fan reacts to the Leafs’ loss at the end of Game 3 between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Boston Bruins.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail