The Toronto Maple Leafs were defeated by the Florida Panthers 3-2 in overtime at the FLA Live Arena in Florida on Sunday. They now trail the series 3-0.
The Maple Leafs are now on the brink of elimination from the 2023 playoffs. The Panthers, on the other hand, have won six consecutive playoff games and are poised to advance, with Sam Reinhart scoring the game-winning goal in overtime.
The star forward line of the Maple Leafs once again failed to impress. Leafs fans were not at all pleased with their team's display and took to Twitter to share their thoughts.
Here are some of the top reactions:
Toronto Maple Leafs on the brink of elimination
Sam Lafferty put the Maple Leafs a goal up at the 2:26 mark of the first period after he slotted in a pass from David Kampf. This was the only goal scored in the first period.
Anthony Duclair tied the game for the Florida Panthers in the second. He converted an assist from Aron Ekblad past Joseph Woll on a powerplay at the 2:26 mark of the second period.
Five minutes later, the Maple Leafs responded. Erik Gustafsson slotted a wrister that bounced off Mark Staal's stick into the back of the net to put the team 2-1 ahead.
The Leafs' lead, however, did not last long. Carter Verhaeghe processed a deflected shot from Radko Gudas into the back of the net to tie the game at 2-2. The third period saw neither team score a goal, leading to overtime.
Sam Reinhart scored the winner for the Florida Panthers with a wrap-around shot three minutes into overtime.
Goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky continued his incredible run and made 22 saves with a .917 save percentage.
The two teams will return for Game 4 on Wednesday.