Maple Leafs (10-6-3) could have clinched second place with a victory. Instead, Toronto must defeat Detroit Red Wings or else get help from Bruins (10-7-2). Boston will clinch second place in any scenario in which Bruins and Maple Leafs finish tied in points, because of Bruins' 2-1-1 advantage in the season series.
Bruins scored first on Vic Stasiuk's goal at 15:38 of the first period.
Toronto's Dick Duff and Boston's Leo Labine traded second period goals.
MacNeil's game-tying goal was a weak, fluttering shot from the top of the faceoff circle that fooled Bruins goalie Terry Sawchuk.
Both teams had good scoring chances in the final minutes, but Sawchuk and Toronto's Ed Chadwick came up big in net.
The game was a tight-checking affair, culminating in 19 blocked shots.
Only four minor penalties were called in the entire game.
Toronto will seek to clinch second place and thus home ice advantage in the semi-finals with a win in Detroit, while Boston plays host to New York Rangers.
Red Wings and Rangers are in a fight as well, for the fourth and final playoff spot---so both games will have a lot on the line.
1st Period
BOS- Stasiuk (Stanley) 15:38
2nd Period
TOR- Duff (Horton) 2:27
BOS- Labine (MacKell, Flaman) 10:55
3rd Period
TOR- MacNeil (Kennedy, Horton) 11:08
SOG
TOR 7-7-11= 25
BOS 5-11-8= 24
PP: TOR 0-0; BOS: 0-2
Goalies
TOR- Chadwick
BOS- Sawchuk
MacNeil's soft shot somehow made it past Sawchuk to salvage a tie for Leafs
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