Series Coverage
5/19/2025 5:41 PM UTC
Maple Leafs eliminated due to struggles at home, lack of production from key forwards
TORONTO -- The Toronto Maple Leafs were eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs by the Florida Panthers with a 6-1 loss in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Second Round at Scotiabank Arena on Sunday. The Maple Leafs (52-26-4) finished first in the Atlantic Division with 108 points, six ahead
5/19/2025 6:09 AM UTC
Maple Leafs’ core facing uncertain future following another Game 7 loss
TORONTO -- Mitch Marner fought back the tears, much like a person who was saying goodbye to someone -- or something -- he’d loved for years. In this case, the Toronto Maple Leafs. It would be premature to say it’s a sure thing that the forward, who is eligible to
5/19/2025 5:58 AM UTC
Panthers praise Maple Leafs after Game 7 win
TORONTO -- The Florida Panthers understood what caliber of team the Toronto Maple Leafs were. They understood it even though they eliminated the Maple Leafs in the Eastern Conference Second Round for the second time in three seasons, this time with a resounding 6-1 win in Game 7 at Scotiabank
5/19/2025 5:39 AM UTC
Panthers rely on strong foundations to win Game 7 against Maple Leafs
TORONTO -- It was like he was laying out a blueprint, a guide to what was going to happen. Eight hours before puck drop in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Second Round, where the Florida Panthers were taking on the Toronto Maple Leafs, Matthew Tkachuk gave his version of
5/19/2025 4:50 AM UTC
Panthers cruise past Maple Leafs in Game 7, advance to Eastern Final
TORONTO -- Brad Marchand and Eetu Luostarinen each had a goal and two assists for the Florida Panthers in a 6-1 win against the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Second Round at Scotiabank Arena on Sunday.
5/18/2025 11:05 PM UTC
Panthers at Maple Leafs, Eastern Conference 2nd Round Game 7 preview
TORONTO -- Matthew Knies will play for the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Second Round against the Florida Panthers at Scotiabank Arena on Sunday (7:30 p.m. ET; CBC, TVAS, SN, TNT, truTV, MAX). The inclusion of Knies, who was hobbled by a hit from Panthers
5/18/2025 7:21 PM UTC
Toronto Blue Jays show Maple Leafs love before Game 7 vs. Panthers
Even the guys that play on grass know the two best words in the Stanley Cup Playoffs: Game Seven. The Toronto Blue Jays are hyped and ready for Sunday's game when their hockey-playing brethren, the Toronto Maple Leafs, will host the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers with a trip
5/18/2025 6:19 PM UTC
Game 7 in Stanley Cup Playoffs familiar setting for Marchand, Panthers
TORONTO -- The Toronto Maple Leafs are 0-6 in Game 7s since defeating the Ottawa Senators in the 2004 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals. In four of those, there has been a familiar team and face -- the Boston Bruins and Brad Marchand. Marchand will be there again when the Maple Leafs
5/18/2025 1:46 PM UTC
Panthers-Maple Leafs Game 7 winner in East 2nd Round debated by NHL.com staff
The Toronto Maple Leafs and Florida Panthers play Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Second Round at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto on Sunday (7:30 p.m. ET; CBC, TVAS, SN, TNT, truTV, MAX). It’s been a series of streaks so far; the Maple Leafs won the first two games at home
5/17/2025 8:06 PM UTC
Berube's guidance in 1st year has Maple Leafs on verge of East Final
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Saturday was the one-year anniversary of Craig Berube being hired as Toronto Maple Leafs coach. What a difference 365 days can make. Under the guidance of the 59-year-old, the Maple Leafs have won seven postseason games this spring, the most since they made it to the
5/17/2025 7:19 PM UTC
Panthers ready for 'emotion and intensity' of Game 7 against Maple Leafs
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Perhaps the best words that Florida Panthers coach Paul Maurice has ever heard in the situation he and his team now find themselves in -- a must-win game, though not in that case, a Game 7 -- came all the way back, back when Maurice was
5/17/2025 6:29 PM UTC
Maple Leafs hope to add win to rich Game 7 history
Toronto Maple Leafs legend David Keon will be in front of his TV in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, on Sunday night, the Hall of Fame center hoping that his former team will advance to the third round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2002. The Maple
5/17/2025 5:30 AM UTC
Matthews shakes off eye injury, scores big goal for Maple Leafs in Game 6 win
SUNRISE, Fla. -- Auston Matthews’ entire world suddenly turned blurry. The Toronto Maple Leafs forward had just been clipped in the eye by the stick of Florida Panthers forward Aleksander Barkov, which had made its way under his face shield midway through the second period of Game 6 of the
5/17/2025 4:56 AM UTC
Panthers can't find path to net in Game 6 loss to Maple Leafs
SUNRISE, Fla. – Seventeen different Florida Panthers had scored goals in their first 10 games of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, from Aleksander Barkov all the way to Carter Verhaeghe, forwards and defensemen, stars and fourth liners. But in Game 6, as they tried to close out the Toronto Maple Leafs
5/17/2025 4:19 AM UTC
Maple Leafs shut out Panthers in Game 6, avoid elimination
SUNRISE, Fla. -- Joseph Woll made 22 saves for his first career postseason shutout, and the Toronto Maple Leafs avoided elimination with a 2-0 win against the Florida Panthers in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Second Round at Amerant Bank Arena on Friday.
5/17/2025 2:46 AM UTC
Maple Leafs, Panthers to play Game 7 for trip to Eastern Conference Final
The Toronto Maple Leafs and Florida Panthers will play Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Second Round at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto on Sunday (7:30 p.m. ET; CBC, TVAS, SN, TNT, truTV, MAX). The Maple Leafs, who trailed 3-2 in the best-of-7 series, pushed it to the limit with a
5/16/2025 5:45 PM UTC
Maple Leafs at Panthers, Eastern Conference 2nd Round Game 6 preview
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- This is it for the Toronto Maple Leafs. After taking a 2-0 lead in the best-of-7 Eastern Conference Second Round -- and getting to overtime in Game 3 -- the Maple Leafs have dropped three straight games to the Florida Panthers and now find themselves on
5/15/2025 6:54 PM UTC
Maple Leafs' legacy, future could hinge on Game 6 vs. Panthers
TORONTO -- Almost exactly a year ago, incoming Maple Leafs Sports & Entertainment CEO Keith Pelley delivered a strong statement on his vision for the Toronto Maple Leafs after yet another first-round exit in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. “There’s no complacency. We’re not here to sell jerseys. We’re here to
5/15/2025 5:26 PM UTC
Depth scoring has Panthers on verge of East Final again
TORONTO -- Scrolling down the list of Florida Panthers goal scorers, it takes a while to get to the zeros. They are there, at the very bottom, a few names. And that is what is most notable, that there are so few of them. In 10 games in the Stanley
5/15/2025 5:33 AM UTC
Maple Leafs searching for answers, down but not out after big loss to Panthers in Game 5
TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs started hearing boos with five minutes remaining Thursday. Not in the game. In the second period. By the start of the third period, there were thousands of empty seats sprinkled throughout Scotiabank Arena, an obvious indication of the many disappointed fans in the one-time
5/15/2025 5:28 AM UTC
Bobrovsky comes through again for Panthers in Game 5 win against Maple Leafs
TORONTO -- There were questions about Sergei Bobrovsky. Aren’t there always questions about Sergei Bobrovsky? For a player on his way to the Hall of Fame, a player who has won the Vezina Trophy twice as the best goalie in the NHL, a player who has helped his team to
5/15/2025 5:05 AM UTC
Game 6 start time announced for Maple Leafs at Panthers
NEW YORK – The National Hockey League today announced the following updates to the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs Second Round schedule: Friday, May 16
- The start time for Game 6 of the Second Round series between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Florida Panthers has been set for 8 p.m.
5/15/2025 4:09 AM UTC
Panthers score 6, push Maple Leafs to brink with Game 5 victory
TORONTO -- Sergei Bobrovsky made 31 saves, and the Florida Panthers defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-1 in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Second Round at Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday.
5/14/2025 6:29 PM UTC
Panthers at Maple Leafs, Eastern Conference 2nd Round Game 5 preview
TORONTO -- The Toronto Maple Leafs will attempt to continue the trend of the home team holding serve and take the series lead in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Second Round at Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday (7 p.m. ET; CBC, TVAS, SN, ESPN). The best-of-7 series is tied 2-2,
5/13/2025 8:58 PM UTC
Matthews looks to end scoring drought for Maple Leafs in Game 5 of Eastern 2nd Round
TORONTO -- The numbers indicate that Auston Matthews is due. The Toronto Maple Leafs captain has not scored a goal in nine Stanley Cup Playoff games against the Florida Panthers. In fact, he has a total of three goals in his past 18 postseason games. Still, the Maple Leafs find