NHL fans crushed Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Frederik Andersen for giving up brutal goal in Game 7

The Boston Bruins struck first in Tuesday night’s Game 7 with the Toronto Maple Leafs and it was a goal that Toronto’s Frederik Andersen surely wants back because it was the definition of soft.

He probably wants the second one back, too.

Game 7s in the NHL playoffs can be decided by the smallest of mistakes, mistakes like both ones by Andersen who got beat on his short side by Boston’s Joakim Nordstrom, the left winger on Boston’s fourth line, on the first goal.

The Bruins then made things worse for Andersen and the Maple Leafs a few minutes later when they added a second goal for a 2-0 lead.

But the first goal really set things up for the Maples Leafs to struggle in Game 7:

Joakim Nordstrom sneaks one through to give the @NHLBruins a 1-0 lead. 🚨#StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/1bbEScoNRU

— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) April 23, 2019

LET’S GOOOO! Joakim Nordstrom opens the scoring! B’s up 1-0! #NHLBruins pic.twitter.com/PwxpvtP5yn

— Casey Baker (@CaseyBake16) April 23, 2019

That should have been stopped 100 times out of 100 times.

Fans weren’t impressed:

I am sure Andersen will look back at that goal and say to himself he should have hung on to the puck. That’s what we do as goalies.

— Martin Biron (@martybiron43) April 23, 2019

im sorry Freddie. That goal can't go in. it just can't. Jesus. .

— Gordon Anderson (@fasawed) April 23, 2019

Anderson, I’ve always loved you as a goalie, but MAN you can’t give up that goal in a game 7

— Matt (@flames_nation74) April 23, 2019

That goal is by whoever didn't clear the puck, I felt it immediately. Bad goal by Anderson too.

— Andrew Granado (@AGranad0) April 23, 2019

Trying to figure out how the puck got in the back of the net pic.twitter.com/PR4NrrEMLP

— Zachary Stone (@clasZact) April 23, 2019

Leaking goal by Anderson. That’s Brutal

— Greg Fisher (@GFish_2002) April 23, 2019

Typical Frederick Anderson. Weak goals

— Justin Houk (@Justin_Houk10) April 23, 2019

Going back to Nordstrom’s goal real quick… where is there an opening? Is Andersen just THAT soft?!?! https://t.co/mMPaHbP3qt

— Frank Odierno (@Lefty519) April 23, 2019

Garbage goal for Andersen to give up followed by bad Jake Gardiner showing up again… Probably why game 6 was so important.. This is almost exactly what I expected in game 7. Turn out the lights. #Leafs

— Blue & White Blood (@AustonPowers34) April 23, 2019

note: andersen is a game 7 nightmare; 4.66gaa going into tonight…and those 2 goals…woof.

— ryan phillips (@crocodilius) April 23, 2019

Leafs better team first 12 minutes. Andersen allows a horrible goal, his first soft one of the series, and the Bruins are off and running.

— Damien Cox (@DamoSpin) April 23, 2019