GDT: ECSF: (A1) Toronto Maple Leafs vs (A3) Florida Panthers - GAME 3 - 7 PM EST IN FLORIDA

[IceManCat]

At some point, there will be a low-scoring game in this series.

Sunday

 

[Leaf Fans]

Where is Matthews? Who is Matthews? Why is Matthews? What is Matthews?

He played a solid game tonight. He was in on half the Leafs goals. It would be nice if he potted a few of his own.

 

[Strangle]

Florida felt like the better team in regulation tonight. Overtime goes that way sometimes unfortunately. Gotta bury your chances or you might lose on a play like that.

Only really in the 2nd.

Leafs looked like the better team in the 1st, 3rd and in OT

 

[TheImpatientBoomer]

@Evilhomer you owe me $150 Nostradamus

Where is the little @Evilhomer hiding?

 

[warrior60]

So who's to blame? The refs? The quality of the ice? Bad luck?

Bettman

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

Meh not worried. Panthers win by the skin of their teeth with their backs against the wall. Leafs taking this in 6.

That’s exactly what Toronto did in the games in Toronto. I expect Florida to win game 4. Probably another one goal game

 

[floridada]

Panthers needed 2 own goals at home to steal one in OT

Completely ignoring the own goals off Jones and Forsling, bud?

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

All those good looks and then THAT goes in. Just throw it on net in OT.

It's pretty much how most OT goals happen. It's rare that you see the Draisaitl/McDavid type goal happen in OT. Always seems to be some innocent shot through traffic that just happens to get deflected on the way to the net.

 

[SPLBRUIN]

It dosen't take much for a series to swing, if the Panthers get on a roll look out. Mathews doing his usual disappearing act isn't helping the Leafs cause.

 

[David Suzuki]

Panthers fighting for their playoff lives. 3-0 would have been too deep a hole. But can they count on Rielly for another couple on Sunday?

Carlo is due for one...

 

[sinDer]

And we have a series!

I like how good the Panthers looked in OT. You could tell that they’ve been there before.

I still think that the Panthers are running out of gas. I don’t see them winning this series, but this win sure feels good.

If I was a Leafs’ fan, I wouldn’t be concerned at all.

 

[5 14 6 1]

Pretty entertaining game. TO was significantly better in OT but thems the bounces

 

[Divine]

And we have a series!

I like how good the Panthers looked in OT. You could tell that they’ve been there before.

I still think that the Panthers are running out of gas. I don’t see them winning this series, but this win sure feels good.

If I was a Leafs’ fan, I wouldn’t be concerned at all.

I didn’t think giving both Knies and Nylander a breakaway was looking good. Bob saved them in OT.

 

[Strangle]

It dosen't take much for a series to swing, if the Panthers get on a roll look out. Mathews doing his usual disappearing act isn't helping the Leafs cause.

Leafs are giving them all they can handle and more right now

 

[McFlyingV]

I didn’t think giving both Knies and Nylander a breakaway was looking good. Bob saved them in OT.

True, but Bob also gave them game 2. Bob give and Bob take.

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

Florida has been a pretty resilient group the last few seasons. I don’t think that changes any time soon

 

[ProjectPanthers]

Matthews streak at giving the puck away right in the slot for a glorious scoring opportunity is at 3 games #Selke

 

[IceManCat]

Leafs are giving them all they can handle and more right now

And still got outplayed in 2/3 games by the Panthers

 

[jcs0218]

If you’ve ever played competitive sports, you know that after this game not a single player is hanging their head.

Both teams played their asses off down to a man

I have played a lot of competitive sports, and games like this kept me up at night if I was a Toronto player.

Being one shot away from potentially going up 3-0 in the series would feel regretful.

Not saying they won't be able to put it behind them and move on to win the next game. But it was a missed opportunity to basically guarantee that you win the series.

 

[Strangle]

And we have a series!

I like how good the Panthers looked in OT. You could tell that they’ve been there before.

I still think that the Panthers are running out of gas. I don’t see them winning this series, but this win sure feels good.

If I was a Leafs’ fan, I wouldn’t be concerned at all.

Leaf fans aren’t concerned. This team has everything they need to win.

But they’re playing the toughest out in the league right now and they’re gonna need to keep up their level of play for 60 minutes every game.

And even that doesn’t guarantee they’ll win all the game, but I feel pretty good about their chances in a 7 game series if they can stay consistent.

Can’t afford to lose many periods like they did in the the 2nd tonight, thoug)

 

[Strangle]

I have played a lot of competitive sports, and games like this kept me up at night if I was a Toronto player.

Being one shot away from potentially going up 3-0 in the series would feel regretful.

Not saying they won't be able to put it behind them and move on to win the next game. But it was a missed opportunity to basically guarantee that you win the series.

The only thing that should keep you up all night is if you know you didn’t leave it all out on the ice.

These two teams both did that tonight

 

[Ratsreign]

yep. lack of depth will be Toronto's undoing.

Idk, depth players a big reason they were up 2-0

 

[GQS]

If I was a Leafs’ fan, I wouldn’t be concerned at all.

Well if you were a Leafs fan you'd definitely be concerned. Everytime it looks like they're starting shake off their playoff ghosts, they find a way to put doubt in their fans' minds again.

 

[Gjman2019]

And we have a series!

I like how good the Panthers looked in OT. You could tell that they’ve been there before.

I still think that the Panthers are running out of gas. I don’t see them winning this series, but this win sure feels good.

If I was a Leafs’ fan, I wouldn’t be concerned at all.

Back and forth.......Times when Toronto looks faster and better and other periods where Florida's half court and physical game looks like it's tiring out the Leafs.....

Getting 4 on Bob and not winning is what hurts though.......

 

[Strangle]

I didn’t think giving both Knies and Nylander a breakaway was looking good. Bob saved them in OT.

Knies was gassed on that break or he would have been able to get a better shot off