Still, the Maple Leafs find themselves in the best-of-7 Eastern Conference Second Round, tied 2-2 with the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers entering a crucial Game 5 at Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday (7 p.m. ET; CBC, SN, TVAS, ESPN).

Auston Matthews still has yet to score a playoff goal against the Florida Panthers. The Maple Leafs will very likely need that to change if they’re to win two of the next three games and overcome the defending Stanley Cup champions,

The likes of Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, William Nylander, John Tavares and Matthew Knies have never made it to a 2-2 series in Round 2 of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Ten games into their 2025 postseason run,