Stanley Cup playoffs live updates: Florida Panthers vs Toronto Maple Leafs, Game 4
The Florida Panthers got themselves back into their Stanley Cup playoffs second-round series against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Friday with an overtime win in Game 3.
Can they fully level the series on Sunday?
Game 4 of the best-of-7 series starts at 7:30 p.m. The game will be broadcast nationally on TBS and truTV while also available via streaming on Max.
Follow along throughout the game for live updates, news, analysis and commentary.
Bobrovsky gets the shutout
Sergei Bobrovsky recorded his second shutout of the postseason, stopping all 23 shots he faced from the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday as the Florida Panthers won 2-0 in Game 4 of their second-round series at Amerant Bank Arena.
With the win, Florida has evened the best-of-7 series at 2-2 after dropping the first two games of the set. Game 5 is at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday, with puck drop scheduled for 7 p.m.
Evan Rodrigues is hurt
Panthers forward Evan Rodrigues is down on the ice after taking a high hit from Oliver Ekman-Larsson. Rodrigues went straight to the room.
Ekman-Larsson was initially assessed a five-minute major penalty, but it was reduced to a two-minute minor for interference.
15:09 left in regulation as Florida heads to the power play.
A big penalty kill — and heavy minutes for four players
The Panthers killed off their first penalty of the game, which came five minutes into the second period.
Defensemen Gustav Forsling and Aaron Ekblad were on the ice for the entire two minutes, while forwards Brad Marchand and Anton Lundell had to play the final 1:45 because Toronto kept Florida hemmed in its defensive zone.
Even with that, Toronto managed just one shot on goal.
First period thoughts
That was perhaps as well played a period for the Panthers as they have had all series. Having four power plays helps, of course, but Florida had a 15-4 edge in shots on goal and limited Toronto to just nine shot attempts in the frame.
Keep that energy up, and things should be looking good for the home team.
Panthers finally get an insurance goal
It took until 12 minutes into the third period, but the Panthers finally got an insurance goal when Sam Bennett dangled the puck in front of the Toronto net before finally beating Joseph Woll.
It’s Bennett’s fifth of the playoffs.
2-0 Florida with 7:50 to go.
Some context on Verhaeghe
Carter Verhaeghe now has 30 career postseason goals. He is one of 36 active players to have at least that many.
Since the 2021 playoffs, when Verhaeghe joined the Panthers, he is one of just five active players with 30 playoff goals. Leon Draisaitl, Nathan MacKinnon, Zach Hyman and Connor McDavid are the others.
Fourth time’s the charm on the power play
It took until Florida’s fourth — yes, fourth — power play of the first period, but the Panthers are finally on the board.
Carter Verhaeghe with the strike for his fourth goal of the postseason and second in as many games.
1-0 Panthers with 4:15 left in the first period.
Still scoreless but Florida the aggressor early
Through 12 minutes, Florida has a 9-3 edge in shots on goal, 9-1 advantage in scoring chances and 20-6 lead in shot attempts.
A lot of the game has been played in Florida’s offensive zone. The Panthers just need to find a way to get shots past Joseph Woll, who has been solid so far.
Early power play chance comes up empty
The Panthers went on the power play 2:04 into regulation after a Max Domi high stick. Florida had some looks and got two shots on goal against Joseph Woll but came up empty on the early man advantage.
Panthers in warmups
The Panthers appear to be rolling with the same lineup as Friday based on their rushes in warmups.
Forward lines
Evan Rodrigues-Aleksander Barkov-Sam Reinhart
Carter Verhaeghe-Sam Bennett-Matthew Tkachuk
Eetu Luostarinen-Anton Lundell-Brad Marchand
A.J. Greer-Tomas Nosek-Jonah Gadjovich
Defense pairs
Gustav Forsling-Aaron Ekblad
Niko Mikkola-Seth Jones
Nate Schmidt-Dmitry Kulikov
Goaltenders
Sergei Bobrovsky
Vitek Vanecek
Series schedule
▪ Game 1 — Maple Leafs 5, Panthers 4: The Panthers nearly rallied from a three-goal deficit, getting to within one goal twice in the third, but ultimately couldn’t overcome their slow start in a series-opening loss. William Nylander scored twice for Toronto.
▪ Game 2 — Maple Leafs 4, Panthers 3: Florida blew a pair of two-goal leads and then fell behind for good 17 seconds after tying the game early in the third period to fall into an 0-2 hole in the series.
▪ Game 3 — Panthers 5, Maple Leafs 4 (OT): Brad Marchand scored with 4:33 left in overtime to give Florida its first win in the series. The Panthers overcame a pair of two-goal deficits by scoring three times in an 11-minute span in the second period.
▪ Game 4: Tonight
▪ Game 5: Wednesday, May 14, 7 p.m., ESPN, Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena
▪ Game 6 (if necessary): Friday, May 16, TBD time, TNT, truTV, Max, Sunrise’s Amerant Bank Arena
▪ Game 7 (if necessary): Sunday, May 18, TBD time, TNT, Max, Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena
Pregame reading
Need to catch up ahead of Game 4? Here are the highlights of the Miami Herald’s coverage over the past few days.
▪ In ‘a blur,’ Brad Marchand has his latest playoff moment and Panthers keep hopes alive
▪ From columnist Greg Cote: Sudden death to new life — Florida Panthers’ OT win over Leafs saves season (for now)
▪ Sergei Bobrovsky’s clutch overtime helps Panthers get needed Game 3 win over Toronto
▪ The numbers behind the Florida Panthers’ Game 3 overtime win over the Maple Leafs
▪ Hockey is thriving in South Florida, and Gary Bettman loves it. ‘It’s been fun to see’
▪ How Panthers’ Matthew Tkachuk is handling his game following return from injury
▪ A ‘style change’ led to three Panthers getting their playoff moment. They took advantage
This story was originally published May 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM.
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