Two days after a Game 7 triumph in Toronto, the Florida Panthers square off with the Carolina Hurricanes in the NHL's Eastern Conference Final.

The Panthers have a quick turnaround this week, going from Game 7 of the conference semifinals against Toronto on Sunday to Game 1 of the conference final against Carolina on Tuesday.

The result extended Toronto’s streak of playoff disappointment to their seventh consecutive Game 7 loss, but Panthers coach Paul Maurice pushed back on the narrative built around the Leafs.

Prior to the Florida Panthers’ Game 7 of their second-round Stanley Cup playoffs series against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday, coach Paul Maurice took a moment to send his “deepest sympathies and condolences” to Winnipeg Jets forward Mark Scheifele, who he coached for nine seasons, after Scheifele’s father Brad died unexpectedly on Friday.

Paul Maurice didn’t hold back when speaking about the Florida Panthers’ important win over Auston Matthews’ Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2025 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs.

So far in these playoffs, nobody on the Florida Panthers roster has collected more points than Brad Marchand and no skater has logged more ice time than Seth Jones. Meet the latest examples of Bill Zito pushing all the right buttons.

The Florida Panthers tied their second-round playoff series with the Toronto Maple Leafs after two strong games at home. Despite going down 2-0 to open the series, the Panthers never flinched. Tkachuk missed a portion of the end of the year,

Although the Florida Panthers trail 2-0 to the Toronto Maple Leafs, head coach Paul Maurice isn't worried about goalie Sergei Bobrovsky. It's the opposite. After a rough Game 1, Bobrovsky bounced back, despite giving up four goals. The Florida head coach said what he thought went well.

A few days after his Florida Panthers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round of the playoffs, Paul Maurice said coaches should stay away from the handshake line at the end of a series. “I think it should be on the players,