Toronto had a pair of two-goal leads — 2-0 and 3-1 — in Game 3, and has beaten Bobrovsky 13 times so far in this series, all while never trailing by more than one goal at any point. The confidence, the Maple Leafs said, remains high.

Maple Leafs star William Nylander added an assist in Game 3 against the Panthers to complete a feat not seen since 1994.

Toronto answered back just after the halfway point of the third period through a Morgan Rielly tally, but that was the last Leafs goal of the contest. Florida now has the edge in momentum going into Game 4 on home ice on Sunday, where a Panthers win levels the series.