Summary: Maple Leafs 5, Panthers 4

From there, the Panthers held the gas on the gasoline, could not find the game in front of the last horn.

Next: game 2.

“We know that it is the second round of the playoffs,” said Barkov. “There are no surprises here. Everyone will play as hard as possible. They got out a little better than we did, got the lead that he needed. We did some good things during the game and we will learn from them.”

You said it

“Only our effort how much we wanted to score, how much we wanted to be in their zone. Obviously they will defend their leadership, so it will look like this. Overall, I think that our efforts in the third period were really good.” – Aleksander Barkov

“The way we played in the third is more our game, only fast and physical. Obviously we want to bring it to the next game.” – eetu luostarinen

Cat statistics

– The Panthers have six goals from defenders in this post.

– Brad Marchand recorded two templates.

– The Panthers only allowed seven shots on goal over five penalty kills.

-Anton Lundell went 11 for 17 (64.7%) in the Facoff district.

– Sam Bennett recorded seven shots at the team.

– Each defender from Panthers has recorded several hits.

– Carter Veraeghe made seven goals with a team high.

What's next?

There is a reason why these series are seven games.

With the chance to jump back, the Panthers will fight against the Maple Leafs of the second round of the Eastern Conference in the Scotiagank Arena on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. in the second round of the Eastern Conference.

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