Six different players scored for Florida Panthers, who ended hosts Toronto Maple Leafs with a 6–1 win in Game 5 on Wednesday.
Jester Bokwist had a target and a support and each of the Sam Renehart and NAT SHMT had two assistance for panthers, leading the second round series 3–2. Sergei Bobarovski made 31 saves.
“This is a belief in our group, our experienced group, which is earlier in this position,” said Panthers Defenseman Aaron Ekblad. “At the end of the day, the job is not done. Still a lot of work has to be done, our best game is at home in going home, recovering and sports. 6.”
Maple Leaf’s goalkeeper Joseph Wole allowed five goals at 25 shots before being replaced by Matt Murray (six saves) in the third period.
After the first one, Florida scored three times to blow up the game three times in the second period.
“It is difficult to explain,” said Maple Leafs Coach Craig Beerub. “We all should be better. We just played slowly. They were fast on us. They were hungry. Tonight there was no good game for anyone. We would be better in the next game. But it is disappointing for all of us here.”
Dimitri Kulikov made it 2–0 at 6:08 with one-timer from the right point, which defeated Vol on his left shoulder.
Boqvist pushed it 3–0 at 10:05. Reinhart took a pass in the zone from the Gustav forces and took the bookwist to the circle before sending the cross-iME feed, which used to slide it under the right skate of the wole.
“It was a good chance for me,” Bovist said about playing in the top row with Alexander Barkov and Renehart. “Obviously, I enjoyed every second. It helps play with two best players in the world. I just tried to move my feet, and tonight it did it.”
Nico Mikakola extended it 4–0 at 14:01, when he took a pass from Anton Lundel to the left point and exploded a slap shot to the previous Wole.
AJ Greer made it 5–0 at 6:23 of the third period, cleaned a rebound in front, chasing the wole, and Sam Bennett’s power-play went to 9:10 to 6–0.
Nicholas Robertson broke the shutout from the front of the net at 18:54 for the 6–1 final.
It was all panthers in the first period, creating an 8–2 shot profit by the middle point of the frame. By the end of the period, he had a 1–0 lead and had dropped Toronto out of 13–6.
Ekblad opened the scoring at 14:38, fired a wrist tablet from the right circle, which defeated the Vol on the shoulder.
William Nilander had the best chance of maple leafs when he stole the cook inside his blue line and flew on a breakway, but was denied by Bobrovesky.
“He (Bobroveski) is incredible,” said Mikakola. “He gives all five people on the confidence of snow. If we are going to make a mistake, there is a man who can return us.”
-Bield level media
