Since round one, Bennett has led Florida with five goals this postseason.
From there, the Panthers kept doing their best and shutting things down.
In a moment that reminded me of the final seconds of Game 7 in last year’s Stanley Cup final, the defending champion gave fans a bit of deja vu when he pinned the puck along the board in his own zone to kill a key time for Toronto.
Before the final horns echoed, maple leafs forward Max Domi built a hit from behind Alexander Barkov and sent him first to the board.
After the match, Maurice said the Panthers captain was fine.
Regarding supplementary discipline for a dangerous hit, it won’t come until Monday.
“I think the league sees these things very close, especially at that point in the game,” Maurice said of the incident, and Domi received a boarding penalty. “That’s their job.”
Anyway, the Panthers have accomplished what they wanted.
They are back in Canada with two wins and an equal series.
“We did a really good defense,” Verhaeghe said of the show in Game 4. “We had a good stick. We’ve always liked our game. It was a tight game. They’re a good team. They had some chances.
They said that
“I tried to sprint as much as I could and push him onto my back. Me and Bob (Sergei Bobrovsky) played it well.” – Gustav abandons breaking up Willam Nylander’s breakaway
“We go to Toronto with confidence. We like to take care of the ice in our house. It was amazing to play in front of the fans.” – Carter Verhaeghe won games 3 and 4
“There are words that really can’t be used to describe it, but it was very exciting.” – Gustav Nate Schmidt abandoning William Nylander’s breakaway division.
Cat statistics
-Carter Verhaeghe scored his fifth career playoff goal against the Maple Leafs.
– The Panthers are 24-0 after leading in the playoffs since 2023.
-Sam Reinhart recorded a team high 7 shot.
– Sam Bennett registered a Team High 8 hit.
-Aaron Ekblad saw the team’s ice time at 25:28.
– The Panthers led 26-13 with a 5-5 scoring chance.
-Sergei Bobrovsky made 7 High Danger saves per NaturnStattrick.com.
What’s next?
We are back across the border.
As they try to beat the tie and score Edge in the second round of the Eastern Conference, the Panthers will face the Maple Leafs in Game 5 at Scottia Bank Arena on Wednesday.
The official watch party will be Baptist Health Iceplex.
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