The Florida Panthers and Toronto Maple Leafs are set to clash in a pivotal Game 5 of their Eastern Conference Second Round series tonight at Scotiabank Arena. With the series locked at 2-2, both teams will be looking to seize control in this best-of-seven matchup. The game is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET and will be broadcast on CBC, TVAS, SN, and ESPN.
Panthers Projected Lineup
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Jesper Boqvist — Aleksander Barkov — Sam Reinhart
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Carter Verhaeghe — Sam Bennett — Matthew Tkachuk
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Eetu Luostarinen — Anton Lundell — Brad Marchand
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A.J. Greer — Tomas Nosek — Jonah Gadjovich
Defense Pairings
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Gustav Forsling — Aaron Ekblad
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Niko Mikkola — Seth Jones
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Nate Schmidt — Dmitry Kulikov
Goaltenders
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Sergei Bobrovsky
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Vitek Vanecek
Scratched: Jaycob Megna, Uvis Balinskis, Mackie Samoskevich, Nico Sturm
Injured: Evan Rodrigues (undisclosed)
Maple Leafs Projected Lineup
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Matthew Knies — Auston Matthews — Mitch Marner
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Max Pacioretty — John Tavares — William Nylander
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Bobby McMann — Max Domi — Pontus Holmberg
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Steven Lorentz — Scott Laughton — Calle Jarnkrok
Defense Pairings
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Morgan Rielly — Brandon Carlo
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Jake McCabe — Chris Tanev
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Simon Benoit — Oliver Ekman-Larsson
Goaltenders
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Joseph Woll
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Matt Murray
Scratched: Dakota Mermis, Philippe Myers, Nicholas Robertson, David Kampf, Ryan Reaves, Artur Akhtyamov, Dennis Hildeby
Injured: Jani Hakanpaa (lower body), Anthony Stolarz (undisclosed)
Key Notes
Oliver Ekman-Larsson is expected to play after missing Tuesday’s practice due to illness. Leafs coach Craig Berube hinted at possible game-time lineup decisions, though they are not injury-related. Notably, forward David Kampf, who has been sidelined since April 2, skipped the team’s optional morning skate, raising speculation he could be reinserted into the lineup.
