The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Florida Panthers to go up 2-0 in their second round series, maintaining home ice advantage as the series shifts to Florida. Pacioretty, Nylander, Domi, and Marner scored for the Leafs.

Round 2, Game 2 Recap: Leafs win another close game
Discipline won them the game.
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William Nylander is tied for the playoff lead in points. He's also now an all-time 5th in playoff goals for the franchise, six goals from Mats Sundin and Dave Keon, and eight goals from the franchise leader Wendel Clark. Meanwhile, Morgan Rielly has the most playoff goals from a defender in playoff history, and is two back of Borje in all-time defender points.

Craig Berube on William Nylander leading the NHL playoffs in points: “There is no stage too big for this guy... He doesn’t feel pressure... He thrives on this stuff”
Head coach Craig Berube addressed the media after the Maple Leafs’ 4-3 win over the Panthers in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series. On the track-meet nature of the game: It was a little back-and-forth, for sure — probably a little too much at times. With the way they play, they’re quick […]
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With their 2-0 lead in the series, the Leafs now hold the best probability of winning the Stanley Cup, with a second round win most likely to happen in four or five games, according to MoneyPuck. They still have to play those games, but the Leafs are in an excellent position to make the conference finals for the first time in this era.

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Julia Gosling scored twice for the Toronto Sceptres in their first round series in the PWHL playoffs. They beat Minnesota 3-2. Captain Blayre Turnbull also scored for Toronto. Kristen Campbell made 24 saves. They lead the best-of-five series 1-0, with Game 2 on Friday night (I'll be there!) simultaneously with the Leafs playing in Florida.

https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/pwhl/toronto-sceptres-minnesota-frost-game1-1.7529486

Frost’s Curl-Salemme ejected in Game 1 loss to Sceptres
Julia Gosling scored twice in her playoff debut as the Toronto Sceptres defeated the Minnesota Frost 3-2 on Wednesday in Game 1 of their best-of-five semifinal series.
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The Niagara Ice Dogs are on their third GM and sixth coach since 2022. Maybe they should move back to Mississauga?

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