The Maple Leafs beat the Boston Bruins 4-2 at TD Garden on Tuesday. Toronto will hold a media availability at Scotiabank Arena at 5:15 pm on Wednesday ahead of their game against the New York Rangers.
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After seeing Nikita Zadorov hammer John Tavares with an illegal hit in the second period of Tuesday’s game, Easton Cowan immediately skated over to confront the 6-foot-7, 255-pound Bruins defenceman.
“You just kind of black out and go for it,” the 6-foot, 190-pound Leafs rookie said.
“I really appreciated it,” said Tavares before cracking a smile. “I mean, he’s feeling pretty tall right now, I guess.”
Cowan and Zadorov, who are both alumni of the London Knights, actually lived in the same billet house during…