The first game of the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Florida Panthers has come to an end. The match played at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto ended with a 4-2 victory for the visitors.
The Panthers’ scorers include Nick Cousins, Sam Bennett, Carter Verage and Brandon Montour. Russian goalkeeper Sergei Bobrovsky made 34 saves. Matthew Neese and Michael Bunting score goals for Toronto.
Florida took a 1-0 lead in the series. The second match of the series will be played on 5 May. The start of the game was scheduled for 2:00 Moscow time.
The current Stanley Cup winners, Colorado Avalanche, had previously left the tournament in the 1/8 stage and lost 4:3 to Seattle Craken in the series. In last year’s final, Colorado hockey players defeated Tampa Bay Lightning.
Formerly Dallas Stars loser In the first game of the second round of the NHL playoffs, Seattle faced off against the Kraken.