Toronto could not have hoped for anything better. Overtime, and William Nylander winds up with a long clearing pass on his stick and no Florida defensemen in sight. A dream scenario with one of two 50-goal overall scorers in the NHL this season all alone,

The Maple Leafs defenseman understandably was devastated after Brad Marchand ’s shot deflected off him and past goalie Joseph Woll at 15:27 of overtime to give the Florida Panthers a 5-4 victory in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Second Round at Amerant Bank Arena on Friday.

The Toronto Maple Leafs lost Game 3 in overtime, 5–4 to the Florida Panthers. It was arguably their most chaotic game of the postseason. A strong start led to unfortunate deflections, lost momentum, and missed opportunities to close things out.