Maple Leafs go down quietly in Game 7 as Panthers advance to Eastern Conference final

Florida Coach Paul Maurice Reveals Surprising Element That Helped Panthers Against Toronto

It was anybody’s game at the Scotiabank Arena on May 18. At least that’s how the forecast was. Two powerhouse teams from the Atlantic Division duking it out to reach teh Conference Finals. Logic suggested the Maple Leafs would’ve had the edge, being on home ice. But what unfolded was a clinical 6-1 blowout as coach Paul Maurice guided the Panthers to yet another game 7 win. Was it his tactical masterclass? Well, according to the Panthers coach h…

Mitch Marner's three-word response to Leafs loss against Panthers

Panthers rout the Maple Leafs 6-1 in Game 7 to advance to the Eastern Conference final.

‘End of an era’: Leafs fans vent on social media after Game 7 loss to Panthers

Some Toronto Maple Leafs fans are venting on social media Monday morning after yet another year without a deep run in the NHL playoffs.

Seven Is The Leafs' Unlucky Number

The lure of a Game 7 is typically so much more appealing than its actual delivery. Hockey manages this better than basketball, to be sure (the seventh games in the NBA playoffs this decade have an average final score of 113-95), but it still has the Toronto Maple Leafs and their self-administered crises of confidence with which to contend. With all due respect to the Washington Wizards, Miami Marlins, and New York Jets, nobody does fatalism like…

Florida Panthers advancing to final after 6-1 win over Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 7

The Florida Panthers will advance to the Eastern Final after beating the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-1 in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Second Round at Scotiabank Arena on Sunday. Brad Marchand and Eetu Luostarinen each had a goal and two assists for the Panthers, with Seth Jones contributing a goal and an assist, and Aleksander Barkov adding two assists. Goalie Sergei Bobrovsky made 20 saves for the Panthers. Florida will play the Carolina Hurrica…

Panthers eliminate Maple Leafs in Game 7 with dominant second period: Takeaways

It was supposed to be different. But in the end, the same Toronto Maple Leafs core who lost six straight Game 7s lost their seventh in a row in a humiliating 6-1 defeat to the Florida Panthers. And they got there in a similar fashion as they have in the past: Over the span of six minutes and 24…