Keeping an eye on the next opponent
The Florida Panthers win the series against the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1 and go to the Eastern Conference Finals for the second time in their history and for the first time since 1996. Their next opponent will be the Carolina Hurricanes.
FINAL KICK
END OF GAME
4' GOAL PANTHERS
Gudas hands out his second important assist for Cousins to put the Panthers in the semifinals
5'
Panthers take chances, but lack aim when shot is not blocked
13'
Kampf gets the better of Barkov in the defensive zone
16'
Maple Leafs press, looking for the third goal
00'
We will have one more break
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WILLLLLLLLY STYLESSSS!!!!! 😎 pic.twitter.com/5rOrW7hZ0a — Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) May 13, 2023
4' GOAL MAPLE LEAFS
On a play by John Tavares and TJ Brodie, Nylander snatches the tie and, so far, takes the duel to overtime
7'
Slowly, the Panthers manage to get off the pressure and even demand some saves from Joseph Woll
13'
Goalkeeper Bobrovsky is working hard, he has made six saves, preventing the Maple Leafs from tying the game
18'
Panthers work hard on defense because of opponents' advances
00'
Let's go to the break
MO FROM DISTANCE! pic.twitter.com/9hzS7NFu7F — Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) May 13, 2023
6'
The match is balanced. Every moment it's one of the teams that keep making their presence felt in the attack
12' GOAL MAPLE LEAFS
The Maple Leafs persisted and finally put the ball in the net with Rielly
14'
The hosts are still trying to keep their hopes alive, but they have a hard time finding the way to the goal
19'
Joseph Woll makes the first save of the second half, on an attempt by Bennett
2-0 CATS! pic.twitter.com/Qf12B4fahU — Florida Panthers (@FlaPanthers) May 12, 2023
00'
Break Time
3' GOALPANTHERS
Bobrovsky just saved the Panthers, who soon go on the attack and Duclair leaves it to Verhaeghe to extend
6'
Maple Leafs keep the pressure on. Panthers don't hold back and threaten too
13'
Needing to win to have one more game in the series, the Maple Leafs start pressing and get two shots off, but Bobrovsky intervened
1-0 CATS! pic.twitter.com/OvDjFHja52 — Florida Panthers (@FlaPanthers) May 12, 2023
16' GOAL PANTHERS
After pressing hard, the Panthers score through Ekblad, after passes from Forsling and Verhaeghe
18'
Joseph Woll is forced to make four saves in a row, two from Barkov and others from Bennett and Tkachuk
LET'S GO
Game Starts
Missing for the Florida Panthers
Ryan Lomberg (upper body), Patric Hornqvist (concussion)
Missing for the Toronto Maple Leafs
Jake Muzzin (neck), Victor Mete (upper body), Nicholas Robertson (shoulder), Ilya Samsonov (upper body), Matthew Knies (upper body)
Florida Panthers
The Florida Panthers on the other hand, don't want to let the Maple Leafs get back into the series and aim to knock off Toronto and advance to the conference finals for the second time in their history and the first time since 1996
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs will try to avoid elimination for a second time when they host the Florida Panthers in Game 5 of the playoffs. Only four teams in NHL history have come back from a 3-0 loss to win in a best-of-7 series: the Maple Leafs against the Detroit Red Wings in the 1942 Stanley Cup Final; the New York Islanders against the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1975 Stanley Cup quarterfinals; the Philadelphia Flyers against the Boston Bruins in the 2010 Eastern Conference semifinals; and the Los Angeles Kings against the San Jose Sharks in the 2014 Western Conference first round
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Florida Panthers
The Florida Panthers were not one of the brightest, but stamped their spot in the playoffs after the last Eastern Conference spot, in eighth place. The Panthers secured, in 82 games, 36 wins and 32 losses. Soon after, they faced the Boston Bruins in the round of 16 and won the series 4-3.
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs finished the regular season in fourth place in the Eastern Conference. In 82 games, they won 42 and lost 21. In the playoffs, the Maple Leafs faced the Tampa Bay Lightning and won the series 4-2.
How the NHL standings work
Those who watch the NHL live throughout the regular season look forward to the playoffs, when the top 8 teams from each franchise compete in best-of-7 games for the chance at ultimate glory: the Stanley Cup title.
The distribution of points during the regular season is 2 for wins, 1 point for losses in overtime. The winners of these two meetings will play in the conference finals. The conference champions face each other in the Stanley Cup Finals, which determines the NHL champion.
Division in the NHL
Besides being based on the Eastern and Western Conference, the teams are also divided by regions. The divisions of this league and their respective teams are as follows:
Atlantic: Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Tampa Bay Lightning, Florida Panthers, Buffalo Sabres, Ottawa Senators, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens
Metropolitan: Carolina Hurricanes, New Jersey Devils, New York Rangers, New York Islanders, Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitals, Philadelphia Flyers, Columbus Blue Jackets
Central: Colorado Avalanche, Dallas Stars, Minnesota Wild, Winnipeg Jets, Nashville Predators, St. Louis Blues, Arizona Coyotes, Chicago Blackhawks
Pacific: Vegas Golden Knights, Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, Seattle Kraken, Calgary Flames, Vancouver Canucks, San Jose Sharks, Anaheim Ducks
NHL
The National Hockey League, also known as the NHL, has its origins in Canada, with the old and defunct National Hockey Association (NHA). However, there was disagreement among the local teams, and subsequently the roster we know was born: NHL, which is considered the best league in the world when it comes to ice hockey, is part of the so-called American big leagues along with the NFL, MLB and NBA.
During the regular season, which lasts from October to April, the 32 teams play 82 games, 41 of which are home and 41 away. Of these, 26 take place within the teams' own divisions.
The Montreal Canadiens are the biggest Stanley Cup winners, with 24 titles, followed by the Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings, with 13 and 11, respectively.
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