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Florida Panthers forward Brad Marchand made history on Sunday night as the team defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs, 6-1, in Game 7 of their playoff series.
Marchand will be there again when the Maple Leafs try to end that drought, though this time with the Florida Panthers in Game 7 of their second-round series at Scotiabank Arena on Sunday (7:30 p.m. ET; CBC, TVAS, SN, TNT, truTV, MAX). The winner will face the Carolina Hurricanes in the conference final.
The Panthers' win over the Maple Leafs completes the Brad Marchand trade, sending a 2027 first-round pick to Boston.
The Florida Panthers, once seemingly with their backs against the wall in this second-round Stanley Cup playoffs series, on Friday have their first opportunity to knock out the Toronto Maple Leafs and advance to the Eastern Conference final for a third consecutive year.
Florida Panthers official Douglas Cifu blasted a Maple Leafs fan, taking shots at Canada, making incendiary comments on the Israel-Palestine war.