Panthers Even Series with Maple Leafs

Panthers Even Series with Maple Leafs

The Florida Panthers have evened their Eastern Conference semifinal series with the Toronto Maple Leafs, winning 2-0 on Sunday night in Game 4.

Key Highlights

  • Goaltending Turnaround:

    • Goalie Sergei Bobrovsky had a significant turnaround after struggling in Games 1 and 2, where he allowed nine goals and faced two losses.
    • Bobrovsky stopped all shots, making a total of 23 saves and earning his fifth career playoff shutout.
    • "I think we played a solid game," said Bobrovsky. "We didn’t give them much room to work with."
  • Offensive Contributions:

    • The Panthers’ offense was led by Carter Verhaeghe and Sam Bennett.
      • Verhaeghe scored at 6:03 of the second period with a shot from just inside center ice that beat Ilya Samsonov high glove side.
      • Bennett added an insurance goal at 12:47 of the third period on a rebound after a pass from Matthew Tkachuk.
    • "We were able to get some big bounces tonight," Bennett remarked after scoring his first playoff goal since April 25 against Tampa Bay last season.

Streaks and Future Games

  • The win extended Florida’s impressive streak of winning consecutive playoff games when leading after two periods, a streak that dates back over two years to their first-round series against Washington.

  • Toronto will look to regain momentum on Wednesday night when it hosts Game 5, hoping that home-ice advantage will continue to hold true this postseason.

  • "We’ll take it one game at a time," said Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe regarding the upcoming game. "We know we can play better than we did tonight."

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