Well, Florida pulled off the upset, getting out of the Leafs in just five games. Sergey Bobrovsky was again excellent at stopping 50 of the 52 shots he faced in the win. Toronto has only scored two goals in each of their last seven matches. Here are the highlights of the game.
Early in Florida’s solid play, Joseph Wall made two saves to keep the game scoreless…
Woll keeps the door shut on the death penalty. 😱 pic.twitter.com/5iUkYI3zI2
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The Leafs nearly finished him off but Aaron Ekblad beat Wall off the point with five seconds left on a McCabe penalty…
Ekblad calms the crowd early in Game 5. 🤫 pic.twitter.com/Z1iIC9Ogjs
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Late in the first time Carter Verhaeghe doubled the lead. Timothy Lillegren fumbled a bouncing puck and Anthony Duclair set up Verhaeghe for the one-timer…
Verhaeghe with a missile! 🚀
Carter connected to Wall once to double the Panthers’ lead in the first period. pic.twitter.com/XPx8ufO1lh
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Toronto came looking to get back at it in the second period. John Tavares created two chances of pre-checking here…
Tavares forces a spin and gets two chances on Bobrovsky pic.twitter.com/5GU3usk0xo
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About halfway through the game, Morgan Riley finally got Leafs to the plate. His long shot hit the Panthers defender and went past Sergey Bobrovsky …
Mo from a distance! pic.twitter.com/9hzS7NFu7F
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Toronto appeared to tie the game late in the second. Reilly drove the net and crammed the puck under Bobrovsky. The play was not called a goal on the ice and there was insufficient evidence to overturn the call…
No aim! ❌
Morgan Rielly fumbles the disc onto the net, but it was not called a target and was confirmed after a video review by the Situation Room in Toronto. pic.twitter.com/zgoSte9fU7
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With less than five minutes left in the season, William Nylander saved the day with a beautiful goal. He knocked the Bobrosvky shortstop off rushing to tie the game…
Styles will continue!!!!! 😎 pic.twitter.com/5rOrW7hZ0a
– Toronto Maple Leafs (MapleLeafs) May 13, 2023
A sloppy play in the defensive zone nearly ended this game in regulation. Wall saved the leaves again…
A huge save from Wall saves the team after the defensive zone turnover pic.twitter.com/B1lJk8IUTd
– Omar (@TicTacTOmar) May 13, 2023
Matthews had two chances to win it in the extra frame. Bobrovsky firmly denied him …
A pair of chances for Matthews pic.twitter.com/UU0v4r7F6o
– Omar (@TicTacTOmar) May 13, 2023
It’s another heartbreaking end to a season for the Leafs. Ontario kid Nick Cousins clinched the series for Florida with an overtime winner. Radko Gudas checked Woll and Cousins hit a wrist shot to win the series in five games. 3-2 Panthers final.
COUSINS wins it in overtime! 😱 pic.twitter.com/4zjP9fsgx9
– Sportsnet (Sportsnet) May 13, 2023