And partially as a result, the defensive effort the Panthers demonstrated in that game was what they had been trying to find since the start of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and it's what they'll shoot for again in Game 5 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto on Wednesday (7 p.m. ET; CBC, TVAS, SN, ESPN).

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 Florida Panthers aim to tie their second-round series with the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 4. After dropping the first two, the defending Stanley Cup champi

The Panthers have surrendered 13 goals in three games against the Maple Leafs. They will need to improve their defense in order to come back from their early-series deficit.

Tkachuk has just three assists over the past five games after scoring three goals through Florida’s first three games of the playoffs.

Panthers star Aleksander Barkov scored a goal in Game 3, but he received assistance from Maple Leafs star Morgan Rielly.