Sometimes it goes off the rails, too, like at the end Saturday, when Toronto’s Max Domi sent Panthers star Aleksander Barkov head-first into the boards. The Panthers already had Evan Rodrigues put into the boards and lost for the game on an illegal hit.

The swing game in the series is on Wednesday in Toronto. Panthers head coach Paul Maurice spoke after practice on Tuesday. Maurice said he expects the series to be even more intense than it has been so far.

The Toronto Maple Leafs and Florida Panthers rivalry is alive and well in their second-round series. It's knotted at 2-2, and with each team looking for an edge

Sergei Bobrovsky gave up five goals in Game 1 against Toronto. Gave up four more in Game 2. Gave up four again in Game 3. Those numbers aren’t great.

Carter Verhaeghe, once a Toronto Maple Leafs draft pick, delivered a statement goal in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, helping the Florida Panthers secure a 2-0 victory over Toronto. The win evened the series at 2-2,

It was an uptempo series through the first three games, but the Florida Panthers showed why they often leave their opponents with no margin for error, defeating the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-0 to tie the second-round series up.