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 Toronto Maple Leafs take the ice for the biggest game of their season Wednesday night, with a chance to push the Florida Panthers to the brink of elimination in the Stanley Cup playoffs.

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.

Brad Marchand's goal in overtime gives the Panthers a 5-4 win, cutting Maple Leafs' edge in best-of-seven series to 2-1.

The Florida Panthers tied their second-round playoff series with the Toronto Maple Leafs after two strong games at home. Despite going down 2-0 to open the series, the Panthers never flinched. Tkachuk missed a portion of the end of the year,

Minority owner Douglas Cifu is barred indefinitely from involvement with the team after a social media exchange with an opposing fan.

You can totally take him for granted,’ Panthers coach Paul Maurice said, ‘which is what happens to all elite goaltenders.’

Florida took 21 of the first 26 shots on net in Game 4, simply controlling play for long stretches and keeping all the action in front of Leafs goalie Joseph Woll.