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Maple Leafs Start Series Strong, winning panther

May 5, 2025; Toronto, Ontario, Box; Toronto Maple Leafs defender Morgan Rielly (44) is celebrating to score goals against Florida Panthers Goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky (72) in the first period of the second round of the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs in Scotiabank Arena. Compulsory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images

William Nylander had two goals and a assistant, and Toronto Maple Leafs was held on Monday for 5-4 victories against Florida Panthers, who visited the second round of playoff series.

Each of Matthew Knies and Chris Tanev had a goal and help for Maple Leafs, which will host Game 2 on Wednesday.

A few minutes after the Toronto goalkeeper Anthony Stolarz was hit by Florida center Sam Bennett, he stopped eight of nine shots before leaving the game during the second period. Joseph Woll saved 17.

Seth Jones scored goals for Eetu Luostarinen, Uvis Balinskis and Bennett Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky saved 24.

Two later, Luostarinen narrowed Florida's deficit to 4-2 in 1: 39 of the third period, and stuck a pass from Anton Lundell over Woll's glove.

Balinskis scored a goal far from the left Faceoff point to attract Panthers in 4:30.

Knies added late insurance to the frame, a backhand roof in a separation to make 5-3 at 14:00. Bennett cut it to 5-4 at 18:05 with a rising shot from the left apartment, but the panthers could not find another goal.

Nylander, Toronto'ya 33 seconds 1-0 ahead of the first period of Toronto, and a screen with a screen with a Bobrovsky'nin secretly hidden a short side of the right apartment secretly hid.

He made 2-0 at 12:51. Oliver Ekman-Larson fed Nylander's entry into the nest on the left side, where he briefly stuck before the network in front of the network and lifting it on Bobrovsky's glove.

Jones halved the gap with a power game goal at 16:57 and made a shot in the traffic over his right shoulder to make Stolarz 2-1.

Morgan Rielly rushed one-to-one after 19 seconds and beat Bobrovsky with a information stick to do 3-1 at 17:16.

Tanev reached 4-1 in 7:30 of the second period, where his shot from the right and the blocker of Bobrovsky.

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