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The Maple Leafs lost to the Panthers and are now eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Who is most to blame?
The Toronto Maple Leafs face the Florida Panthers in Game 5 of the second-round of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs on Wednesday, May 14, 2025.
The Panthers were all over the Maple Leafs from the get-go, swarming the home side in the opening 20 minutes. The defending Stanley Cup champions outshot the Leafs 13-6 in the first period, with Aaron Ekblad scoring his second goal of the playoffs.
Three times, the Maple Leafs have won a Game 7 to capture the Stanley Cup, each time against the Detroit Red Wings: 3-1 in 1942, 2-1 in 1945 and 4-0 in 1964. Cup-clinching goals came off the sticks of Pete Langelle, Babe Pratt and Andy Bathgate.