Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews held off scoresheet in 5-2 loss to Florida Panthers as Toronto draws Boston Bruins in first round of playoffs
Florida Panthers goaltender Anthony Stolarz looks on as Toronto Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews battles with Panthers' Jonah Gadjovich and Uvis Balinskis during the first period in Sunrise, Fla. The Panthers won 5-2 on April 16, 2024.Sam Bennett and Sam Reinhart scored 10 seconds apart midway through the second period, and the Florida Panthers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 on Tuesday night.
With the victory and Boston’s 3-1 loss to Ottawa, Florida clinched the Atlantic Division title. The Panthers finished with the season with a four-game win streak to make up a five-point deficit in the standings.The Panthers will play the Tampa Bay Lightning in the opening round of the playoffs.Toronto is locked into the Atlantic Division’s third seed and will play Boston in the first round of the playoffs.
Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews remains at 69 goals, albeit he had several chances to increase that number on Tuesday. He will have one more chance to become the first player since 1992-93 to score 70 goals in a season when the Maple Leafs take on the Lightning in Tampa Bay on Wednesday night. Verhaeghe opened the scoring for Florida in his first game since sustaining an upper-body injury that had kept him out of the lineup since April 1.
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