Schedule and 2022-23 Results
Regular Season Records: Toronto 50-21-11=111pts, Florida 42-32-8=92pts
Game 1 on Tuesday, 02 May: Florida wins at Toronto, 4-goals-2
Game 2 on Thursday, 04 May: Florida wins at Toronto, 3-goals-2
Game 3 on Sunday, 07 May: Toronto loses at Florida, 3-goals-2(OT)
Game 4 on Wednesday, 10 May: Toronto wins at Florida, 2-goals-1
Game 5 on Friday, 12 May: Florida wins at Toronto, 3-goals-2(OT)

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 5: The Florida Panthers visited and defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-goals-2(OT) to complete a 4-games-1 best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1526 victory. With the series 1526 win, the Florida Panthers improve their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record to 6-7 overall and 2-1 in the Quarterfinals round. With the series 1526 loss, the Toronto Maple Leafs see their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record fall to 36-45 overall and 5-14 in the Quarterfinals round. The win order for the victorious Florida Panthers in series 1526 was WWWLW: Series 1526 thus becomes the seventeenth NHL Quarterfinals-round series, the 54th NHL series (all rounds), and the 103rd MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow that win order to completion. As a result of their series 1526 Game 5 victory, the Florida Panthers now have a four-Game 5 winning streak in best-of-7 NHL playoff series irrespective of Games 1-4 outcomes.

After Game 4: The Toronto Maple Leafs visited and defeated the Florida Panthers 2-goals-1 to reduce the Florida Panthers best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL series 1526 lead to 3-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-1, the Florida Panthers have a series record of 1-0 and a Game 5 record of 1-0. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-1, the Toronto Maple Leafs have a series record of 1-15 (with an active 14-series losing streak) and a Game 5 record of 6-10. With their series 1529 Game 4 win, the Toronto Maple Leafs stave off a four-game sweep by the Florida Panthers, and are one-fourth of the way to the sixth comeback from a 3-games-nil deficit in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series.

After Game 3: The Florida Panthers hosted and defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-goals-2(OT) to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1526 lead of 3-games-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-nil, the Florida Panthers have a series record of 1-0 and a Game 4 record of 0-1. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-nil, the Toronto Maple Leafs have a series record of 1-11 (with an active 11-series losing streak) and a Game 4 record of 3-9. The series 1526 Game 3 loss by the Toronto Maple Leafs ends the six-Game 3 winning streak by the Leafs in best-of-7 NHL playoff series irrespective of Games 1-2 outcomes. The Toronto Maple Leafs achieved the first MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 comeback from a 3-games-nil deficit for a 4-games-3 series victory in series 42, over the Detroit Red Wings in the 1942 NHL Finals. In series 1526, the Toronto Maple Leafs become the 392nd MLB/NBA/NHL team to fall behind 3-games-nil in a best-of-7 playoff series, and will strive to repeat their series 42 comeback and become the sixth MLB/NBA/NHL team to emerge with a 4-games-3 victory; for their part, the Florida Panthers in series 1526 will strive to achieve the 250th MLB/NBA/NHL four-game sweep in a best-of-7 playoffs series.

After Game 2: The Florida Panthers visited and outscored the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-goals-2 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1526 lead of 2-games-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the Florida Panthers have a series record of 1-0 and a Game 3 record of 1-0. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the Toronto Maple Leafs have a series record of 4-17 and a Game 3 record of 9-12. The sole previous best-of-7 NHL playoff series led 2-games-nil by the Florida Panthers was series 701, in which Florida went on to defeat the Boston Bruins in five games in the 1996 NHL Preliminary round.

After Game 1: The Florida Panthers visited and bested the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-goals-2 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1526 lead of 1-game-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Florida Panthers have a series record of 3-1 and a Game 2 record of 1-3. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Toronto Maple Leafs have a series record of 17-29 and a Game 2 record of 25-21. With their series 1526 Game 1 win, the Florida Panthers snap a seven-Game 1 losing streak in best-of-7 NHL playoffs series. In the history of best-of-7 NHL playoff series beginning in 1939, teams such as the Florida Panthers which win Game 1 by a 4-goals-2 score on the road have a 12-8 (.600) series record.

Pre-series assessment: In the 2022-23 NHL regular season, the Toronto Maple Leafs finished 19 points ahead of the Florida Panthers. From 1939 through the 2023 NHL Preliminary round, when NHL teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by 19 regular-season points, they have posted a best-of-7 playoff series record of 6-9 (.400) in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1526 is the 81st best-of-7 NHL playoff series for the Toronto Maple Leafs, and the 13th for the Florida Panthers. In best-of-7 NHL playoff series, the Toronto Maple Leafs have an all-rounds series record of 36-44, a Quarterfinals-round series record of 5-13, and a Game 1 record of 34-46, while the Florida Panthers have an all-rounds series record of 5-7, a Quarterfinals-round series record of 1-1, and a Game 1 record of 4-8 (with an active seven-Game 1 losing streak). Series 1526 is the first best-of-7 NHL playoff series meeting between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Florida Panthers.