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The Florida Panthers and the Toronto Maple Leafs are in the third period of Game 5 with the series tied 2-2.
Follow the latest updates, insights and analysis from The Athletic's team of NHL experts below.
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Maple Leafs vs. Panthers has turned into a battle of both bodies and minds
A fan threw an Auston Matthews jersey on the ice at Scotiabank Arena after Florida's fifth goal.
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P3 13:37 – Panthers 5, Maple Leafs 0
Florida extends its lead with an A.J. Greer goal on the doorstep. Matt Murray enters the game for Joseph Woll. Woll gave up five goals on 26 shots.
P3 15:39 – Panthers 4, Maple Leafs 0
The Maple Leafs kill off the Max Domi penalty. Toronto's PK is 2-for-2 tonight. Florida had one shot during that previous power play.
P3 16:16 – Panthers 4, Maple Leafs 0
Matthew Tkachuk nearly finds the back of the net. He fires a puck short side off the post. The puck goes out of play.
That's 16 games without a goal against the Maple Leafs for Tkachuk.
P3 17:46 – Panthers 4, Maple Leafs 0
Max Domi takes another penalty. This time a holding penalty.
Domi has taken five minor penalties in five games during this series. Add it to the growing list of problems for the Leafs.
Toronto gets its second PP of the night after Matthew Knies draws a hooking penalty.
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P3 20:00 – Panthers 4, Maple Leafs 0
The third period is underway from Scotiabank Arena.
We're moments away from the third period. To win this game, the Toronto Maple Leafs would need to score at least five goals.
It would be one of the greatest comebacks in Stanley Cup Playoffs history. I'm trying to be positive here. It's tough, Leaf fans.
Tough looking in the discussion page but here are some of your thoughts after 40 minutes of this game.
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Sergei Bobrovsky's shutout streak sits at 124 minutes 31 seconds … and counting. The Panthers goalie has put up a wall since the third period of Game 3.
P2 0:00 – Panthers 4, Maple Leafs 0
Through 40 minutes, the Florida Panthers have a four-goal lead on the Toronto Maple Leafs. Florida scored three goals in the second period.
Boos rang through Scotiabank Arena as the period ended. Brutal!
P2 1:51 – Panthers 4, Maple Leafs 0
Simon Benoit gets the puck on net. But Sergei Bobrovsky keeps the shutout alive.
Boos emerge in the second period. Bronx cheers follow when Joseph Woll makes an easy save. Things are going from bad to ugly quick here at Scotiabank Arena.
Craig Berube opted not to make major changes to the top six before Game 5. Now? He's blowing it up: Auston Matthews just had a shift with John Tavares on his left wing and William Nylander on his right wing.
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Well, you can't always be expected to stop top offensive weapons like Kulikov, Boqvist and Mikkola.
I'm rewatching this highlight of the Niko Mikkola goal with dread. Joseph Woll NEEDS to make this stop.
There's no screen. The puck beats Woll's glove.
Terrible!
P2 5:59 – Panthers 4, Maple Leafs 0
Another turnover in Toronto's own zone. Niko Mikkola fires a blazing shot which Joseph Woll lets in. Woll needs to make that save.
4-0 Panthers. And the boo birds are ringing throughout Scotiabank Arena.
