The Florida Panthers tied their second-round playoff series with the Toronto Maple Leafs after two strong games at home.

And partially as a result, the defensive effort the Panthers demonstrated in that game was what they had been trying to find ...

The swing game in the series is on Wednesday in Toronto. Panthers head coach Paul Maurice spoke after practice on Tuesday.

Max Domi was handed a $5,000 fine for checking Aleksander Barkov from behind in the closing seconds of Florida's 2-0 win.

Florida's penalty kill was successful ... Barkov did not return to the game and Hagel was issued a 5-minute penalty. Panthers coach Paul Maurice did not have an update on the captain postgame.

Chris Tanev has set the tone for the Maple Leafs' resilient blue line and laid it on the line in a physical series against Florida. Luke Fox has the story on the "Head of the snake," as teammates and ...