With all of that going for them and the chance to take control of their second round series against the Florida Panthers on home ice, the Maple Leafs delivered one of the ugliest performances in recent Stanley Cup Playoffs memory as the Panthers put them on the brink of elimination with a demonstrative and clinical 6-1 win in Game 5.

The Florida Panthers, who lost the first two games of the series, went ahead 3-2 with a 6-1 rout of the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 5.

Florida Panthers center Carter Verhaeghe (23) celebrates after scoring a goal during the second period in Game 3 of a second-round NHL hockey playoff series, Friday, May 9, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla against the Toronto Maple Leafs. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) AP

As the NHL’s Stanley Cup playoffs continue to unfold, the odds of a Canadian team winning it all seem to get better and better.

The Toronto Maple Leafs lost starting goalie Anthony Stolarz early in their series against the Florida Panthers. The veteran net minder was backstopping the tea