Maple Leafs vs. Panthers observations: Auston Matthews held off as playoff matchup set


by The Athletic

The Athletic— With their playoff fate undecided, the found themselves in an interesting situation ahead of Tuesday’s game. That uncertainty was decided by the end of the second period against the . After tomorrow’s final regular-season game, the will be their opponent. Advertisement The Leafs took an early 2-goal lead from Mitch Marner on the power play and after a well-battled opening period. However, the Panthers turned a gear in the second in what was one of Toronto’s most porous periods of the season....

CBS Sports—2024 NHL playoff schedule: Bruins vs. Maple Leafs scores, series standings, Stanley Cup Playoffs bracket. The Bruins and Maple Leafs should offer one of the more entertaining series of the opening round

The Athletic—Bruins vs. Maple Leafs playoffs primer: Game 1 goalie call, Reaves vs. Maroon, DeBrusk's last stand?. BOSTON — The fiercest playoff rivalry of late is firing up again. The Bruins will play the in Round 1 of the playoffs. A 3-1 Boston loss to the on Tuesday night, coupled with a 5-2 win over the Maple Leafs, locked the Bruins into the second seed in the Atlantic Division. Advertisement The team expects Game 1 to be Saturday at TD Garden. Game 2 would be April 22. This will be the fourth time since 2013 that the Bruins and Leafs meet in the first round. They have all gone the Bruins’ way. The...

Sportsnet.ca—Maple Leafs' Matthews in vs. Lightning and shooting for 70. Auston Matthews — stalled at 69 goals and hungry for 70 — will play in an otherwise meaningless Game 82 for the Toronto Maple Leafs and Tampa Bay Lightning Wednesday night at Amalie Arena.