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The Toronto Maple Leafs and Florida Panthers are in the second period of a win-or-go-home Game 7 with a berth in the Eastern Conference Final on the line.
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P2 7:17 – Panthers 3, Maple Leafs 0
Brandon Carlo prevents Florida from scoring its fourth goal of the game. We're at the point where defensemen making saves is the most positive thing this period for the Maple Leafs.
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The Panthers have 13 shots this period. Toronto has one.
Not good enough.
P2 8:19 – Panthers 3, Maple Leafs 0
The Panthers onslaught continues. One puck grazes off the post. Another Joseph Woll makes a snow angel save.
It's all Florida now. Toronto needs to find something…anything…to get back in this game!
The Panthers scored those three goals in less than 10 minutes. 6:24 to be exact.
Craig Berube maybe the most animated we've seen him all year after Panthers' 3-0 goal, yelling at his players to get going.
P2 10:21 – Panthers 3, Maple Leafs 0
Just like that, it's 3-0 Panthers. Seth Jones, then Anton Lundell, then Jonah Gadjovich. Wow.
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Leafs coach Craig Berube immediately encouraging his players on the Toronto bench after the Anton Lundell goal, trying to get them going.
P2 12:42 – Panthers 2, Maple Leafs 0
Joseph Woll CANNOT give up that rebound.
Sergei Bobrovsky keeps the play alive as Toronto is changing. Joseph Woll makes the save but cannot control the rebound. Anton Lundell scores on the doorstep to give Florida a two-goal lead.
P2 13:23 – Panthers 1, Maple Leafs 0
Max Domi with a HUGE hit on Carter Verhaeghe that draws some applause. Toronto needs to find some life after giving up the first goal.
Keep the play in the attacking zone.
P2 16:45 – Panthers 1, Maple Leafs 0
A pinch in the zone from Brandon Carlo leads to Seth Jones skating on the outside in the attacking zone. He fires a top shelf shot into the back of the net.
Florida scores first.
P2 17:14.- Panthers 0, Maple Leafs 0
The shot blocks are continuing for Toronto. So much traffic in front of Joseph Woll.
The Leafs goaltender continues to slam the door shut. Going now over four periods without a goal for Florida dating back to Game 6.
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P2 19:47 – Panthers 0, Maple Leafs 0
The game resumes in the second period after a brief stoppage following referee Chris Rooney exiting the game.
Garrett Rank is here as the alternate referee for Game 7 and has come on the ice. Chris Rooney was taken off with trainers after taking a stick near the eye.
P2 19:47 – Panthers 0, Maple Leafs 0
Referee Chris Rooney has been inadvertently struck in the face by Niko Mikkola's stick and is down on the ice.
P2 20:00 – Panthers 0, Maple Leafs 0
The second period is underway from Scotiabank Arena.
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The camera pans to Justin Bieber and wife Hailey Bieber, who are sitting with the fans near the glass at Game 7.
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While the Panthers had more shot volume in the first period, the Leafs enjoyed the more dangerous looks. High danger chances were 7-3 for Toronto and included two breakaways, plus an odd-man rush down the wing.
Earlier this week, Florida coach Paul Maurice said they made peace with the Leafs ability to spring free: "They’re in alone on us a bunch of times. I don’t think we’re getting rid of all of it. That’s why Sergei (Bobrovsky) is what he is to us, that’s how important he is. To completely prevent it we would have to completely change the way we play and we’re a little far down the road for that.”