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The Toronto Maple Leafs and Florida Panthers are in the second period of tonight's pivotal Game 6 in their second-round series.
Follow live as our team of writers at The Athletic has you covered from puck drop through the final horn in tonight's win-or-go-home game for Toronto.
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P2 0:00 – Maple Leafs 0, Panthers 0
Through 40 minutes, the Toronto Maple Leafs and Florida Panthers are 0-0. Both teams had power play opportunities but couldn't convert. Matthew Knies doesn't look like himself with a labouring hip.
A critical third period awaits.
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P2 1:20 – Maple Leafs 0, Panthers 0
Florida kills off the Toronto power play. The Maple Leafs' PP continues to be dismal, now 0-for-2 tonight.
Max Pacioretty has moved into Matthew Knes' spot on the No. 1 power-play unit. Knies is clearly labouring physically at the moment. He was briefly replaced on the top line by Bobby McMann.
P2 3:30 – Maple Leafs 0, Panthers 0
Aaron Ekblad takes an interference penalty. Toronto will get its second power play tonight.
They need to score here.
P2 5:57 – Maple Leafs 0, Panthers 0
The Leafs kill off the Auston Matthews penalty. Toronto's PK is 3-for-3 tonight.
Auston Matthews takes a high sticking penalty. 28 seconds of four-on-four hockey before the Florida Panthers get their third power play.
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Auston Matthews took a high-stick from Aleksander Barkov off a faceoff around the eye area. He is back on the bench and set to join the Leafs first unit on the power play.
P2 9:47 – Maple Leafs 0, Panthers 0
A too many men penalty for the Florida Panthers gives the Toronto Maple Leafs their first opportunity on the power play.
Auston Matthews goes to the dressing room.
End to end hockey. The game is opening up. Toronto is surviving in its own end. Simon Benoit has two shifts over two minutes.
Still 0-0.
P2 13:24 – Maple Leafs 0, Panthers 0
Sam Reinhart skates into the offensive zone. He fires a shot from distance and Joseph Woll makes the save.
Still 0-0.
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Bobby McMann is now taking Knies' place for a shift on the Maple Leafs top line.
P1 13:50 – Maple Leafs 0, Panthers 0
The Maple Leafs are on their heels in the second period. Florida is playing the game in the attacking zone and Toronto is struggling to clear the puck out of its own end.
Joseph Woll is standing tall so far.
Matthew Knies appears in genuine pain on the bench after that shift, still favouring what looks like his left hip.
P2 18:44 – Maple Leafs 0, Panthers 0
Some early offensive zone time for the Florida Panthers. Gustav Forsling's shot from the point is stopped by Joseph Woll.
While Matthew Knies has returned, he still looks to be in some level of discomfort. It's worth keeping an eye on how much he plays from here on in and how effective he is, too.
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P2 20:00 – Maple Leafs 0, Panthers 0
The second period begins from Amerant Bank Arena.
Matthew Knies has returned for the second period. Huge for the Maple Leafs.
