Carter Verheghe and Sam Bennett scored, and Sergei Bobroveski made 23 saves, as host Florida Panthers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–0, even in sunrise on Sunday night their second round playoff series.
The Eastern Conference will continue on Wednesday in the best seven-seven series, 2–2, Toronto.
Stanley Cup Champion, Florida, abolished the leafs from the second round of the 2023 playoffs, which the last time these two teams met in Postsen. Panthers also won this year’s season series, 3–1.
Joseph Wole created 35 saves for leafs, which could not uncontrolled his high-power crime.
There were four punishments in the first period – all against Toronto. It took a big lead over shot efforts (30–9) and shots on the goal.
Toronto killed the first three punishments, but Florida’s Power Play finally clicked on the fourth occasion with 4:15, which after the delay-off-game penalty on Leafs Defense Oliver Ekman-Larsen, who cleaned the pak on top of the glass.
Nine seconds later, it was 1–0 as Matthew Takchuk, which was working from the left wall, threading a pass out of the reach of Toronto Defenseman Jake McKebe.
Connected with Verhegh, who scored from the door, on the right side of the goal. Alexander Barkov had secondary assistance.
The second period was scorching, but there were many great opportunities.
3:15, with the survival, Panthers Defenseman Gustav Forcelling chased William Nilander, who did not get a strong shot due to defensive attempt.
Then, after less than two minutes on Leafs Power Play, Sam Renhart blocked a shot by Michonar. This led to a crowd by Renhart, in which Morner chased. Vol stopped the shot of Reinhart from the right circle and also stopped the rebound attempt from Barkov from the left dot.
Finally, with 1:15, Max was at Domi Darwaza, but her redirection was stopped by Bobroveski.
In the third period, Matthew Nuns of Toronto had a small hand, but Bobarovsky rescued with 13:41.
Bennett made it 2–0 with 7:51 in the third. After the leafs turnover, Bennett skating on the right wing. But when both the defenders took Verhegh, Bennett moved some steps towards the middle and patience with the pak past.
Aaron Ekblad earned a assistance on that target.
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