ESPN.com · May 3, 2023
'Credit to Florida': Panthers stun Maple Leafs in Game 1
TORONTO -- Sergei Bobrovsky made 34 saves, Matthew Tkachuk had three assists and the Florida Panthers survived a squandered two-goal lead to defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 on Tuesday night in opening game of their second-round playoff series.
Sam Bennett had a goal and an assist and Carter Verhaeghe and Nick Cousins also scored for Florida. Aleksander Barkov had two assists as the Panthers, who overcame a 3-1 series deficit in Round 1, won their fourth consecutive game.
Matthew Knies had his first NHL goal and Michael Bunting also scored for Toronto. Ilya Samsonov stopped 24 shots.
Game 2 of the seven-game series is Thursday.