First Period

23 in 23.

1-0 Leafs

2-0 Leafs

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Florida's power play came very close, unlike the Leafs, where the dynamic Florida PK is very hard for the Leafs to deal with. Close doesn't show up on the scoreboard, however.

Florida came on very strong after the power play, but the Leafs defenders were 100% on the body, intense, and as unlike the Leafs defence of the last several decades as you can be.

Max Domi took a roughing call in the offensive zone for getting his arms up into Carter Verhaeghe's face. He likes to take it a step too far in an obvious and unsubtle way, and he's not going to change. Verhaeghe likes to be sneaky.

Mitch Marner with a shorty breakaway, and there was a penalty call pending even before the rush. Why it's Verhaeghe, himself, not getting away with it for once.

The four-on-four was exciting, and so was the Leafs mini-power play.

After on it was 2-1 Leafs, and the Corsi was 18-15 for the Leafs, with Expected Goals higher at 60%.

Florida were better on special teams than they were at five-on-five, but that period was won clean by the Leafs. Excellent road period to start the game. But it won't get any easier.

Second Period

3-1 Leafs

3-2 Leafs

The goal crossed the line, so it was a good goal. It also negated the penalty coming to Brandon Carlo for playing with a broken stick. That might be why the Leafs didn't consider a challenge for Woll being shoved in the net. Or they might have felt the case for interference was just too weak.

Bad defence and a not great positioning choice from Woll, and the game was tied.

Tied at 3-all

Leafs with another power play as Dmitry Kulikov took down Domi. Good, Holmberg-esque, never stop working draw by Domi there.

The Panthers PK won that contest, but at least Brad Marchand's shorty try was a miss.

Tomas Nosek, part of tonight's all-new fourth line, got the go-ahead goal. Not great again by Woll.

4-3 Florida

Steven Lorentz got a late goal that went in after Nosek knocked the net off, and was slow to get up. Nosek dove straight into the net. No help from anyone.

It was not a goal or a power play for the Leafs. Somehow.

After two it was 4-3 Florida.

So what was different about this period? Primarily that Florida got in tight to the net with their shots at five-on-five. Not a good period from the Leafs at all.

Third Period

Joe Woll, who plays the puck about as well as Ryan Reaves with two broken hands, nearly caused a goal against in the first minute.

To make this even better, Chris Tanev went to the locker room after taking a hit from Johan Gadjovich. It didn't look like all that much, to be honest, but it was hardly the first hit he'd taken.

He was back after about three minutes of game time.

Mo! Morgan Rielly tied the game with nine minutes left.

4-all!

Mo with a crossbar on a rush.

Max Pacioretty got called in the offensive zone for a trip with less than two minutes to go. Very, very, very bad choice there.

Leafs killed most of the penalty – to overtime now.

The third was a fairly even period, with a lot of play that didn't get too near the net.

The second period was the only wobble from the Leafs.

Overtime

Woll stood up to a big push by Florida.

Knies with a breakaway where he doesn't get much on the shot, and then a few minutes later, the worst outcome.

Brad Marchand 5-4 Florida.

Leafs lead in the series 2-1.

Game 4 is Sunday at 7:30.

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