FLORIDA PANTHERS NOTES:
BAPTIST HEALTH INJURY REPORT
- F Patric Hornqvist | Games Missed: 11
- F Ryan Lomberg | Games Missed: 7
Total Playoff Man Games Lost Due to Injury: 21
Total Regular Season Man Games Lost Due to Injury: 239
LAST GAME
Panthers 1, Maple Leafs 2 – May 10 – FLA Live Arena
FLA Goals: Reinhart (6-PPG)
TOR Goals: Nylander (3-PPG), Marner (3)
FLA Goalie: Bobrovsky (L) – 23 Saves
TOR Goalie: Woll (W) – 24 Saves
FLA Shots: 25
TOR Shots: 25
Notes: Sam Reinhart scored a goal for the second consecutive game, extending his point streak to three contests (2-1-3)…Reinhart is tied for the team lead in goals (6) and power-play goals (2) in the 2023 postseason…Matthew Tkachuk notched his 11th assist of the playoffs, surpassing Stu Barnes (10 in 1996) for the most assists in one postseason in franchise history…Tkachuk’s 16 points (5-11-16) tied Ray Sheppard and Stu Barnes (16 each in 1996) for the second-most points in one postseason in club history…Sergei Bobrovsky surrendered just two or fewer goals against for the fourth straight game…FLA PP: 1-3, FLA PK: 1-2
RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
- May 8: F Mackie Samoskevich agreed to terms on a three-year, entry-level contract
- May 7: F Connor Bunnaman, Grigori Denisenko, Aleksi Heponiemi, Patrick Giles, D Matt Kiersted, John Ludvig, Santtu Kinnunen, Calle Sjalin and G Mack Guzda recalled from Charlotte (AHL)
- May 6: D Lucas Carlsson and G Evan Fitzpatrick recalled from Charlotte (AHL)
PANTHERS vs. MAPLE LEAFS
ALL-TIME vs. TOR: 43-40-7-8
ALL-TIME ROAD vs. TOR: 18-23-2-4
2022-23 vs. TOR: 1-1-2
ROUND 1 – FLA (4) vs. BOS (3)
GAME 1 – FLA 1, BOS 3
GAME 2 – FLA 6, BOS 3
GAME 3 – BOS 4, FLA 2
GAME 4 – BOS 6, FLA 2
GAME 5 – FLA 4, BOS 3 [OT]
GAME 6 – BOS 5, FLA 7
GAME 7 – FLA 4, BOS 3 [OT]
ROUND 2 – FLA (3) vs. TOR (1)
GAME 1 – FLA 4, TOR 2
GAME 2 – FLA 3, TOR 2
GAME 3 – TOR 2, FLA 3 [OT]
GAME 4 – TOR 2, FLA 1
PANTHERS PLAYOFF LEADERS
Goals: Montour, Reinhart (6)
Assists: Tkachuk (11)
Points: Tkachuk (16)
Shots: Montour (36)
Hits: Gudas (47)
MAKING THEIR MARK
FLORIDA PANTHERS ALL-TIME PLAYOFF LEADERS
GOALS ASSISTS POINTS
- Carter Verhaeghe | 12 1. Aleksander Barkov | 22 1. Aleksander Barkov | 30
T-2. Ray Sheppard | 10 2. Jonathan Huberdeau | 16 2. Carter Verhaeghe | 25
T-2. Dave Lowry | 10 3. Carter Verhaeghe | 13 3. Jonathan Huberdeau | 21
ROAD WARRIORS
The Cats enter Game 5 having won each of their past five road playoff games dating back to Game 2 at BOS, the longest playoff road win streak in club history. Only 13 teams in NHL history have won at least six consecutive road postseason games, most recently Colorado in 2022 and Los Angeles in 2012. Over their five-game road win streak, the Cats have outscored their opponents 21-13, including overtime wins in Games 5 and 7 at Boston. Additionally, Matthew Tkachuk leads Florida with nine road points (1-8-9) since April 19 while Brandon Montour paces the club with five road goals (5-0-5). Five Panthers have averaged at least a point per game over their past five road outings: Tkachuk, Verhaeghe, Barkov, Montour and Bennett. Sergei Bobrovsky has posted a win in each of Florida’s past four road outings since April 26, posting a .936 road save percentage over that span, allowing just five total even-strength goals against.
GAME 5 STATS
The Panthers have earned the win in each of their past three Game 5s: at BOS in the first round, when Matthew Tkachuk scored his first career playoff OT goal to propel the Cats to a 4-3 win; vs. WSH in Round 1 in 2022, when Carter Verhaeghe posted a franchise-record five points (2-3-5) to help the Panthers to a 5-3 win; and vs. TBL in Round 1 in 2021 when Florida defeated the Bolts 4-1 to force a sixth game in the series.
CATS VS. LEAFS
The Panthers face off against the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time. The Panthers earned points in three of their four meetings (1-1-2) with the Maple Leafs in 2022-23, with three of the four matchups ending in overtime. On March 29, Sam Reinhart scored a game-tying goal with a minute remaining in regulation to force overtime before Brandon Montour scored his second of two overtime goals during the season. Montour led the Panthers with five points (2-3-5) over the season series against Toronto, while Aleksander Barkov (1-3-4), Sam Reinhart (1-2-3) and Carter Verhaeghe (1-2-3) all posted at least three points.
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS NOTES:
2023 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS SCHEDULE, ROUND 2 vs. FLORIDA PANTHERS
Game 1 – Tuesday, May 2nd – 7:00 pm ET – Sportsnet (TV), TSN 1050 (Radio) – 2-4 L
Game 2 – Thursday, May 4th – 7:00 pm ET – Sportsnet (TV), CityNews 680 (Radio) – 2-3 L
Game 3 – Sunday, May 7th – 6:30 pm ET – Sportsnet (TV), Sportsnet 590 (Radio) – 2-3 OTL
Game 4 – Wednesday, May 10th – 7 pm ET – Sportsnet (TV), TSN 1050 (Radio) – 2-1 W
Game 5 – Friday, May 12th – 7 pm ET – Sportsnet (TV), TSN 1050 (Radio)
Game 6 – Sunday, May 14th – TBD – Sportsnet (TV), Sportsnet 590 (Radio)*
Game 7 – Tuesday, May 16th – TBD – Sportsnet (TV), TSN 1050 (Radio)*
*If Necessary
THE SERIES
The Maple Leafs advanced to the Second Round of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs with a Game 6 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday, April 29th. Toronto will take on the Florida Panthers in the Second Round marking the first postseason meeting between the clubs. The Maple Leafs posted a 3-0-1 record against the Florida Panthers during the 2022-23 regular season with a 1-0-1 record at Scotiabank Arena. Three of four regular season games against Florida this season were decided in overtime. Mitch Marner led the team with six points (1G, 5A) in four games this season against the Panthers. Auston Matthews led the team in goals with five through four games. Ilya Samsonov posted a 2-0-1 record with a 1.45 goals-against average through three games against Florida this season.
LAST GAME
Score: Toronto 2 at Florida 1
Date: Wednesday, May 10, 2023
TOR Goals: Nylander (PP), Marner
FLA Goals: Reinhart (PP)
TOR Goaltender: Woll, 24/25, .960 SV%
FLA Goaltender: Bobrovsky, 23/25, .920 SV%
TOR Power Play: 1-for-2
TOR Penalty Kill: 2-for-3
Player Notes:
- William Nylander scored on a Maple Leafs power play opportunity at 3:29 of the second period. Nylander recorded his third goal of the playoffs. With his ninth point of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs (3G, 6A), Nylander posted a career-high for the most points recorded during a single postseason.
- Mitch Marner scored the game-winning goal for Toronto at 10:03 of the third period. Marner registered the third game-winning goal of his Stanley Cup playoff career. With his third goal of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs, Marner set a career-high for most goals recorded during a single postseason. Marner also registered the secondary assist on Nylander’s goal, recording his 11th assist of the playoffs. Per NHL Stats, “Marner owns the third-most assists by a Maple Leafs skater through the first ten games of a postseason, trailing only Darryl Sittler (16 in 1977) and Doug Gilmour (15 in 1994).” With the 37th assist of his Stanley Cup playoff career, Marner is currently tied with Borje Salming for fifth on the franchise all-time list for most playoff career assists. Marner recorded the 14th multi-point game of his Stanley Cup playoff career, tying him for eighth with Syl Apps on the franchise all-time list for most playoff career multi-point games. Marner registered four hits during Wednesday’s win, tying a single-game Stanley Cup playoff career second-best.
- Jake McCabe recorded the lone assist on Marner’s goal. McCabe has posted an assist in back-to-back games.
- Joseph Woll stopped 24 of 25 shots he faced in Wednesday’s win. Woll appeared in the first start of his Stanley Cup playoff career. “Woll became the 11th different Maple Leafs rookie goaltender to earn a playoff win and the first since Felix Potvin in Game 5 of the 1993 Conference Finals,” per NHL Stats. NHL Stats also notes that Woll “became the eighth rookie goaltender in NHL history to earn a win when his first playoff start was in an elimination game.”
Team Notes: – Game 4 record in best-of-seven: 36-45 overall, 16-15 on the road.
INJURY REPORT
Matthew Knies Concussion (Day-to-Day)
Bobby McMann Knee (LTIR)
Victor Mete Lower Body (LTIR)
Jake Muzzin Neck (LTIR)
Nick Robertson Shoulder (LTIR)
Ilya Samsonov Upper Body (Day-to-Day)
