Brad Marchand scored 15:27 runs in overtime, as Florida Panthers defeated Maple Leafs 5–4 in Sunrise on Friday night, FLA, defeating Toronto 2–1 in the Eastern Conference semi-final series.
Marchand produced the overtime playoff goal of his fourth career when his shot jumped from the body of Morgan Riley of Toronto. This number is tied for the fourth highest among the active players, leaving behind only Corey Perry, Patrick Kane, and team partner Carter Verheghe (five episi).
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Each of each of Sam Renehart and Verheghe had a target and a support and Alexander Barkov and Jona Gadzovich also scored for panthers, who are Stanley Cup Champions.
Ivan Rodrigues had two assist couples from the panthers, who received 27 saves from Sergei Bobarovski.
John Thawres scored twice, Matthew Nuns scored a goal and one aid and Riley also exalted for Leafs, which led to a 3–1 second lead. Each of Toronto’s Mich Michar, Auston Mathews and William Nilender had two assistance, and Joseph Wole shut down 31 shots.
Toronto scored just 23 seconds in the game. Marner’s shot shut down the crossbar, and succumbed to Panthers Defenseman Aaron Ekblad before killing the open left side of the net.
The Leafs left it 2–0 on Thawres’s rape round goal in 14:03.
Florida first climbed the board on a goal with 12:22 balance. Reinhart deprived Barkov, who took a step and lost his lead after going to the net. Pak then drove out Rielly’s stick.
Toronto got his power play, left 17:08 in the second. Marnar’s shot found Tarares’s stick, and that deflection bounced from the body of Panthers Defenseman Gustav Forceling.
However, the panthers scored two goals in the next three minutes, tied the score 3-3.
First, Reinhart scored at a scuffle at 4:13, despite the efforts of Leafs Defenseman Brandon Carlo, which had half a stick and still tried to keep the Pak back with the back of the line with deceit.
Then, Matthew Takachuk loosened the Pak on a forecheck. Sam Bennett threaded a backward pass between Defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsen and Wole, who slipped. Verheghe had an easy task, tapping the puck at 5:17 in the open mesh.
Gadjovich, away from Rush, then Florida gave a 4-3 lead with a tip-in shot at 15:07 of the other.
Toronto tied 4-4 score 4-4 with the remaining 9:04 in the third. The shot from Riley’s right wing was stopped by Bobarovski, but the Pak Panthers Defenseman Seth Jones jumped from the right leg.
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