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The defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers have the lead in Game 4 against Toronto.
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P2, 5:59 – Panthers 1, Maple Leafs 0
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P2, 8:47 – Panthers 1, Maple Leafs 0
Penalty to Mitch Marner 2 minutes for tripping (drawn by Tomas Nosek)
There is no love lost in this series. Playoff hockey!
Forsling: 547 NHL games played, one fight. Probably not going to be the right dance partner.
But Leafs do head back to the power play and need a goal here.
P2, 9:500 – Panthers 1, Maple Leafs 0
Penalty to Sam Bennett 2 minutes for tripping (drawn by William Nylander)
Matthew Knies desperately wanted to drop the gloves with Gustav Forsling. Talk about trying to drag your team into the fight.
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P2, 10:48 – Panthers 1, Maple Leafs 0
Shot by Aleksander Barkov saved by Joseph Woll
Shots:
Toronto 6
Florida 21
Hits:
Toronto 29
Florida 25
P2 – Panthers 1, Maple Leafs 0
Panthers kill their first penalty and still have the lead
P2, 14:59 – Panthers 1, Maple Leafs 0
Penalty to Eetu Luostarinen 2 minutes for Holding Stick
P2 – Panthers 1, Maple Leafs 0
Shot by Niko Mikkola saved by Joseph Woll
Shot by Anton Lundell saved by Woll
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P2, 20:00 – Panthers 1, Maple Leafs 0
Can the Panthers keep up their momentum from Game 3 and through the first period tonight?
Faceoffs won:
Toronto 13
Florida 6
Faceoff win %:
Toronto 68.4
Florida 31.6
Power play opportunities:
Toronto 0
Florida 4
Power play goals:
Toronto 0
Florida 1
Alan B.: This team is easy to dislike. Where’s the heart and effort fellas?!
Nick G.: We are lucky to be out of that period only down 1. Reset for period 2!
Eric L.: Leafs fans I'm rooting for your team but please,stop it with your paranoia about the refs. This is really annoying and you look pathetic. Grow up!
Thekivas: NHL has the worst referees of any pro sport. And they have zero accountability. Brutal calls/missed calls.
Eric A.: Leafs trying to play physical but don’t know the difference between dirty and physical
Joe M.: Reffing isn’t going to make a difference for the Leafs. They’ve been playing regular season hockey for the last 4 periods. There’s no skating, no support and no forecheck.
Dom M.: The penalty issues notwithstanding, the Leafs looked very dopey that period. Can’t make a play to save their life. Bérubé needs to shake them up. Not acceptable.
John M.: The Leafs need a total reset. Woll kept it from being worse. Time to get skating, and putting more pucks and bodies to the net.
Shots:
Toronto 4
Florida 15
Hits:
Toronto 17
Florida 16
Faceoffs won:
Toronto 13
Florida 6
Penalty minutes:
Toronto 8
Florida 0
Blocked shots:
Toronto 7
Florida 2
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Only good news for the Leafs in the first period:
Shots 15-4 Florida.
Panthers 1, Maple Leafs 0
Florida dominated the first period with 15 shots to just four for Toronto. And of course, the Panthers have the lead
Well, that was inevitable: Carter Verhaeghe finally cashes one in for the Panthers power play, firing home a nice cross-ice pass from Matthew Tkahuck. Florida has a 12-4 edge on the shot clock and all of the momentum in the game so far.
