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The Toronto Maple Leafs host the Florida Panthers in game five of the second round of the NHL Playoffs with the series tied 2-2.
After taking a 2-0 lead on the defending-champion Florida Panthers, the Toronto Maple Leafs find themselves on the back foot with the second-round series going
Matthews is a tougher case. The forward skipped the Maple Leafs morning skate Sunday ahead of Game 4 and seems to be dealing with a physical issue, perhaps relating to the upper-body injury that has plagued him much of the season. His 33 goals during the regular season were the fewest of his NHL career.
Going back to the start of the 2023 playoffs, no goalie has more wins, saves or shutouts than Bobrovsky — who backstopped Florida to the Stanley Cup Final in 2023, then to the Cup title last year and now has the Panthers in essentially a best-of-three series for a spot in this season's Eastern Conference finals.
Stolarz suffered a concussion in the Maple Leafs' Game 1 victory over the Florida Panthers on Monday. He notably took a shot off of the mask and also an elbow to the head from Panthers forward Sam Bennett in the second period of that game.
The Toronto Maple Leafs lost starting goalie Anthony Stolarz early in their series against the Florida Panthers. The veteran net minder was backstopping the tea