 The Leafs finished in first place at the end of the regular season . Kennedy had finished the regular season third in points on the team behind the other two star centers Apps and Bentley , but it was Kennedy who was to dominate the playoffs . In the first round Toronto played Boston and eliminated the Bruins in five games . Kennedy set up the tying goal which led to an overtime win in game 1 and scored four times in the second game . But it was in the fifth and deciding for which he received greatest praise for his fore @-@ checking tenacity and clutch goalscoring . First , with Toronto down 2 – 1 and the Bruins having the better of the play , he out @-@ fought two Boston players for possession to get the puck to Bentley who in turn set up Lynn for the tying goal . Then later , Kennedy was carrying the puck into the Boston end . He passed to Meeker , who returned the pass , Kennedy faked once , moved in front of the net , forced goaltender <unk> to go down , then lifted the puck over him . In the finals , Toronto swept Montreal in four straight games to win the Stanley Cup . Kennedy scored twice in the Cup @-@ winning game and finished leading all players in the playoffs in points with eight goals and five assists and he was also not given a single penalty in the entire playoffs . His checking and work in the corners has been credited as critical to the victory . 
