The Maple Leafs are out of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Belleville's Nick Cousins scored at 15;32 of overtime and...
Florida Panthers forward Nick Cousins of Belleville celebrates his game-winning goal over the Toronto Maple Leafs in overtime NHL second round Stanley Cup playoff hockey action in Toronto, on Friday, May 12, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank GunnBelleville’s Nick Cousins scored at 15;32 of overtime and Sergei Bobrovsky made 50 saves as the Florida Panthers downed Toronto 3-2 on Friday to win the teams’ second-round playoff series 4-1.
Cousins buried his second goal of the playoffs off the rush shortside on Leafs rookie Joseph Woll in the extra period to send his team to the Eastern Conference final for the first time since 1996. Aaron Ekblad and Carter Verhaeghe, with a goal and an assist each, provided the rest of the offence for the Panthers.
Florida the team with the fewest points to qualify for the post-season took all three games in Toronto and improved to 6-1 on the road this spring after also upsetting the record-setting Boston Bruins. The Panthers will meet the Carolina Hurricanes in the third round after they got past the New Jersey Devils in five games.
Morgan Rielly and William Nylander replied for the Leafs, who advanced in the playoffs for the first time in nearly two decades when they topped the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round.
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