Maple Leafs under pressure as Panthers tie series in Game 4 showdown

Sunday, May 11, 2025, 10:20 pm

In a riveting Eastern Conference semifinal twist, the Florida Panthers tied the series 2-2 after Bobrovsky’s impressive shutout performance in Game 4—adding more heat on the Toronto Maple Leafs, whose struggles in Florida leave fans and insiders equally amused and exasperated.

torontosun.com / LEAFS GAME 4 TAKEAWAYS: Still waiting for Auston Matthews to have an impact

Toronto began the playoffs with a strong effort from the captain and his line

torontosun.com / SIMMONS: Are the Maple Leafs in trouble against Panthers after Game 4 loss?

Bobrovsky began this series struggling to stop pucks. Sunday night he looked like the Stanley Cup-winning goaltender.

ledevoir.com / Les Panthers blanchissent les Maple Leafs

Les Panthers ont créé l’égalité 2-2 dans cet affrontement de deuxième tour de la LNH.

cbc.ca / Panthers top Maple Leafs in Game 4 to tie series at 2 games apiece

The Florida Panthers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-0 on Sunday night in Game 4 to even the Eastern Conference semifinal series.

torontosun.com / Failure to gain split in Florida increases pressure on Maple Leafs

Morgan Rielly is all in favour of a Canadian team winning the Stanley Cup this spring. Preferably, his Maple Leafs. Apologies to the Edmonton Oilers and Winnipeg Jets. A team based in Canada has not lifted the Cup since 1993, when the Montreal Canadiens beat the Los Angeles Kings in the final.…

torontosun.com / Zeroes across board for Maple Leafs as roaring Panthers tie series at 2-2

Joseph Woll’s playoff inexperience is now the least of the Maple Leafs’ concerns. While he did his part to try to keep Toronto ahead in this series with 35 saves Sunday, the Florida Panthers, rounding into Stanley Cup champion form, had the jump in just about every area in winning a war of…

citynews.ca / Bobrovsky blanks Maple Leafs in Game 4 as Panthers tie series 2-2

Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 23 shots for his fifth career playoff shutout, Carter Verhaeghe and Sam Bennett scored and the Florida Panthers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-0 on Sunday night in Game 4 to even the Eastern Conference semifinal series. Verhaeghe scored on a power play in the first period,…

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