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Brad Marchand scored in overtime as the Florida Panthers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 3.
The Maple Leafs still lead the series 2-1, but the defending champion Panthers can breathe a huge sigh of relief knowing that they avoided falling into a 3-0 hole.
Game 4 is set for Sunday night in Florida.
Sam Reinhart called tonight's win for the Florida Panthers "gutsy."
"Certainly not the start we wanted," Reinhart said after the game. "Bounces are going to happen. They create a lot around the net. We were able to stick with it."
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Below is video of Brad Marchand's OT winner in Game 3 to get back in the series.
It's clear that the John Tavares line was out a bit too long there. Brad Marchand takes advantage with the OT winner.
OT – Panthers 5, Maple Leafs 4
Brad Marchand. Of course the Leaf thorn over the years with the Boston Bruins wins it in overtime for the Panthers.
It is Marchand's fourth career OT goal. Toronto leads 2-1 in the series.
OT 6:05 – Maple Leafs 4, Panthers 4
Matthew Knies nearly had one of his trademark breakaway goals to win the game. Sergei Bobrovsky makes the pad save.
OT continues.
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OT 6:41 – Maple Leafs 4, Panthers 4
Auston Matthews fans on the shot in his own zone. The puck trickles to Joseph Woll who stops play.
Phew.
OT 6:56 – Maple Leafs 4, Panthers 4
Sasha Barkov has a point-blank chance right on the doorstep. Joseph Woll makes the save.
A brief break here in overtime to clear the snow on the ice. Overtime barrels on.
OT 11:05 – Maple Leafs 4, Panthers 4
Oh my goodness! William Nylander nearly scored on the late feed from the Toronto zone.
OT 13:34 – Maple Leafs 4, Panthers 4
Great block in front of the net from Scott Laughton. It's the second biggest block of the playoffs for Laughton, the first being in Game 6 against the Senators in round one that set up the William Nylander empty-net goal to clinch the series.
OT 14:57 – Maple Leafs 4, Panthers 4
Big icing there from Florida. Huge opportunity for the Matthews line to take advantage in the offensive zone.
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OT 15:52 – Maple Leafs 4, Panthers 4
Nate Schmidt jumps up into the offensive zone, firing a wrist shot that Joseph Woll easily gobbles up. Giving up zero rebounds is critical for Woll.
OT 17:06 – Maple Leafs 4, Panthers 4
Oliver Ekman-Larsson fires a shot from distance that Sergei Bobrovsky denies with the glove save. That is Toronto's first Grade A chance of OT.
OT 19:17 – Maple Leafs 4, Panthers 4
The first Grade A chance in overtime belongs to Anton Lundell. He fires a shot and Joseph Woll makes the glove save.
OT 20:00 – Maple Leafs 4, Panthers 4
The first overtime period is underway.
The last time the Leafs and Panthers played in OT in the playoffs, it was Game 5 during the 2023 second round. Nick Cousins scored the series winner for Florida.
Two years ago in Game 3, the Leafs-Panthers went to overtime in Sunrise. Sam Reinhart scored the game winner.
Will Toronto flip the script?
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The Leafs have won two games in the 2025 playoffs in overtime, with Max Domi and Simon Benoit scoring the game winners.
As for the Panthers, this will be their first OT game of this postseason.
Who will be the hero tonight?
A few of our readers have thoughts on which player might score the overtime winner:
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The Maple Leafs have eight players in their lineup with a playoff overtime goal:
The Panthers have four:
