"Boston crowd calling penalties, sick league": NHL fans irate at William Nylander's four-minute double minor penalty for high-sticking David Pastrnak

The fans were furious after Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander received a four-minute double minor penalty for high-sticking Bruins star David Pastrnak in the second period.

The controversial call came after William Nylander's stick made contact with Pastrnak's face, sending the Bruins forward down to the ice. After the video review, the referees assessed William Nylander with the four-minute double minor.

Fans took to social media to further express their anger over the penalty, with one tweeting:

"No blood and Boston crowd calling penalties sick league."

Another fan wrote:

"None of the officials saw it. Then the replay gets shown in the arena and the crowd boos. Then the refs decide to get together and call it. Yeah ok."

Here are some fan reactions:

"Pasta looked fine after the play, definitely a high stick but not a double minor. Not to mention he hit the ref with a high stick before nylander hit him." one fan wrote on X.

"For a second I thought I was watching Lebron the way Pasta fell like that." another fan wrote.

"Skates out of his way to cross check nylander and dives for 4 min lol f*cken joke of a league. Classic Willy to give up on the next back check and give them 3rd goal too" a user wrote.

"Lmaooo no call on the play pasta skates into the stick, there’s no blood it doesn’t even hit his mouth and it’s a 4 min penalty because the crowd gets upset." another user commented.

Pastrnak returned to the game when the puck dropped back after the review. The Boston Bruins went on to win 4-3 in OT against the Maple Leafs.

William Nylander and Maple Leafs lose 4-3 OT against the Boston Bruins

The Toronto Maple Leafs suffered a tough 4-3 overtime loss against the Boston Bruins on Saturday night. Brad Marchand scored the game-winning goal for the Bruins just 2:26 into the extra period. This was Marchand's first goal of the season.

The Bruins got goals from Marchand, Justin Brazeau, Mark Kastelic and David Pastrnak. The Maple Leafs received goals from Auston Matthews, Matthew Knies and Morgan Rielly in the losing effort.

Anthony Stolarz stopped 30 shots for Toronto while Jeremy Swayman made 20 saves for Boston. The Maple Leafs next face the Winnepeg Jets on Monday, while the Bruins take on the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday.