Fansided · Feb 28, 2020
Florida Panthers Blow Key Chance, Fall 5-3 to Toronto
The Florida Panthers lost one of their biggest games of the season on Thursday, falling 5-3 at the hands of the Toronto Maple Leafs, giving up four straight goals to close the game.
Both teams knew what this game meant going into tonight, it would determine who holds the final playoff spot in the Atlantic. Toronto opened the game on 74 points, two points ahead of the Florida Panthers, who had (and still have) a game in hand.
The first period had about everything you would want from a hockey game, tied up at three after the first 20 minutes. During that first, the expected goals ratio was 1.46, but there wound up being six goals in the opening period.