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With Samsonov hurt, the Maple Leafs recalled G Dennis Hildeby from the AHL’s Toronto Marlies to be the team’s emergency backup goalie. It was the 12th career start (first in a playoff game) for Woll and the 680th for Bobrovsky (54th in a playoff game). The Panthers also haven’t clinched a series on home ice since 1996. “And that’s playoff hockey.”įlorida has never swept a playoff series. “We were right there to the end,” Florida forward Sam Bennett said. They haven’t been swept in a playoff series since 1980 - a best-of-five against the Minnesota North Stars - and not in a best-of-seven since Montreal ousted them in four games in 1979. Marner made it 2-0 with 9:57 left, and the Leafs held on. Tavares got loose down the center of the ice on a breakaway, but Bobrovsky knocked away his attempt to the stick side to keep Florida within one. The score stayed 1-0 going into the third, though Toronto had a big chance to go up two in the final seconds of the second period. “It’s not going to get easier,” Nylander said. It was the first goal of the series for Toronto’s big four players of Nylander, Auston Matthews, Tavares and Marner. They are a good team as well, so that’s the score tonight.” “A bit unlucky bounce, but it is what it is,” Bobrovsky said. It skipped to the front of the net, where Nylander knocked it past Bobrovsky for a 1-0 Toronto lead.
It wasn’t so fabulous a win that they’re not going to let us play the next one.”Īnd they cashed in, thanks to the hockey gods who oversee crazy bounces.īunting tried dumping the puck around the net from the right-wing boards, only to have it bounce off the knee of referee Jon McIsaac as he tried to get out of the way.
That happens in the playoffs,” Panthers coach Paul Maurice said. The Panthers still lead the series 3-1, though their franchise-playoff-record six-game winning streak is now over. Sam Reinhart scored for Florida, which got 23 saves from Sergei Bobrovsky. “It was a pretty awesome game to get put into,” Woll said.Īnother pretty awesome chance awaits Friday, when Game 5 will be on Toronto’s ice. Joseph Woll stopped 24 shots in his first playoff start, Mitch Marner and William Nylander had the goals and the Maple Leafs staved off elimination by beating the Florida Panthers 2-1 in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series Wednesday night. Toronto is going home - for another game, not to start the offseason. There was a nearly flawless performance from a rookie goalie making his first playoff start. (AP) - There was an unintentional assist from one of the referees.
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