On this night, they really were the "Maple" Leafs. With a sizeable portion of Maple, Ont., on hand to watch favourite son Luca Caputi make his home debut in a Toronto uniform, the kid shook off that added pressure and delivered.

With some 35 family members and friends trekking down from the town north of Toronto to capture the moment, Caputi potted his first goal as a Leaf, banging a loose puck into the open side in the third to push Tuesday's tilt against the visiting Bruins into overtime tied at 3-3.

It was the kind of magical snapshot that Caputi imagined since he was a kid, growing up a huge fan of the Leafs and Doug Gilmour. It was made even sweeter when Nikolai Kulemin showed his patience as a scorer and potted the winner just over four minutes into overtime.