BOSTON — Here we go again.

With a golden chance to put the Auston Matthews-less Toronto Maple Leafs away for another season in Game 5 at TD Garden on Tuesday, the Bruins lost to the Leafs in overtime, 2-1.

Sound familiar?

The B’s followed the first page of last year’s script in their series against the Florida Panthers, coming home with a commanding 3-1 series lead and failing to put away a wounded but desperate opponent. Now they have to travel back to Toronto to try and win a Game 6 to avoid a do-or-die Game 7 on Saturday.

Are the knuckles white yet?

After Charlie Coyle was robbed by Joseph Woll at one end, Matthew Knies scored the game-winner 2:26 in OT. John Tavares drove the net on Matt Grzelcyk, and shoveled the puck on net. It bounced out to Knies, who buried it into an open net behind Jeremy Swayman.

The B’s showed up late to this game.

The game was tied 1-1 through 20 minutes, and the Bruins were oh so lucky for that. They were outshot 12-2 in the first period and Leafs won 16 of 20 draws, keeping the play in the Bruins end almost exclusively.

The Leafs took the first lead of the game at 5:33 after they were the beneficiaries of a borderline icing call on Brandon Carlo. Max Domi beat Trent Frederic on the ensuing draw, Mitch Marner relayed it to Jake McCabe at the blue line and the defenseman’s shot made it through a screen to beat Swayman.

The B’s were having a hard time making the simplest of passes and, as a result, the majority of the play was in the Boston end.

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