The Florida Panthers and Toronto Maple Leafs each won both of their home games through four games of their second round NHL playoffs.

The Toronto Maple Leafs are tied 2-2 with the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers as the series shifts back to Toronto for Game 5. Follow the latest updates, insights and analysis from The Athletic's team of NHL experts below.

The host Florida Panthers defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs, 2-0, to even their second-round playoff series on Sunday night.

The Toronto Maple Leafs host the Florida Panthers on Wednesday evening in Game 5 of the second round of the NHL playoffs with the series tied 2-2.

The Florida Panthers and Toronto Maple Leafs meet in Game 5 of their best-of-7, Eastern Conference semifinals series Wednesday at Scotiabank Arena.

With an opportunity to gain a leg up in the Eastern Conference Second Round, the Florida Panthers will visit the Toronto Maple Leafs for Game 5 at Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday. After dropping the first two games of the series at Toronto, the Panthers returned home to win Games 3 and 4 and set the stage for a brand new best-of-three showdown.

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An NHL playoff series where the home team has won the first four games moves north of the border to Toronto, Ontario, for Game 5 on Wednesday night. Tickets remain available.

Joseph Woll came up big for the Maple Leafs even in defeat in Game 4. Our NHL betting picks see him being tested early and often by the Panthers once again on Wednesday, May 14, 2025.

Former Panther Oliver Ekman-Larsson delivered a high hit on Florida forward Evan Rodrigues in the third period of Game 4, and Rodrigues did not return. Rodrigues suffered an undisclosed injury that sidelined him for Game 5 on Wednesday, Florida coach Paul Maurice said.

"Eat s*** 51st state anti-semite loser. Israel now and forever. Until ever (sic) last Hamas rat is eliminated,” read a post on the now-deleted X account to Cifu, the team's vice chairman and a longtime Palm Beach County resident.