The Toronto Maple Leafs'and Florida Panthers'meet in Game 4 of a best-of-7 Eastern Conference semifinals series Wednesday. The Panthers lead the series 3-0. Puck drop from FLA Live Arena is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET (ESPN). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Maple Leafs vs. Panthers odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
The Panthers picked up the 3-2 overtime victory Sunday in Sunrise, pushing the Maple Leafs to the verge of being swept.
The Maple Leafs got off to a quick start, taking a 1-0 lead thanks to a 1st-period goal by C Sam Lafferty, and that’s how things ended up after the first 20 minutes.
While things were going well for the Leafs on the scoreboard, the Leafs lost G Ilya Samsonov to an upper-body injury due to a friendly fire incident in a collision with D Luke Schenn. Samsonov was unable to return and will miss Game 4. G'Joseph Woll was forced into just the 2nd playoff appearance of his career and will make his 1st postseason start Wednesday.