NHL Game Preview: Florida Panthers at Toronto Maple Leafs with Line Combinations 5/5/2025

Brad Marchand skating for the Florida Panthers
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Game 1: Florida Panthers (0-0) at Toronto Maple Leafs (0-0)
Venue: Scotiabank Arena
Date: Tonight – Monday, May 5
Time: 8:00 pm EST

TV: ESPN, CBC, Sportsnet
Radio:
Florida – 560 WQAM AM
Toronto – TSN 1050

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Florida -1.5 ML -125
Toronto +1.5 ML +105
O/U 5.5

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Florida Panthers News & Notes:

The Panthers eliminated the Tampa Bay Lightning in six games in round one. Florida’s most effective line as been the third line of Marchand-Lundell-Luostarinen. The Panthers defeated the Maple Leafs in five games in the second round in 2023, the two teams only postseason meeting.

Toronto Maple Leafs News & Notes:

The Maple Leafs ousted the Ottawa Senators in six games in round one. The Leafs have only won two playoff series since 2004. Toronto is looking to make their first Eastern Conference Final since 2002.

Florida Panthers Projected Lines

Verhaeghe-Barkov-Reinhart
Rodrigues-Bennett-Tkachuk
Luostarinen-Lundell-Marchand
Greer-Sturm-Boqvist

Forsling-Jones
Mikkola-Ekblad
Schmidt-Kulikov

Bobrovsky
Vanecek

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Toronto Maple Leafs Projected Lines

Knies-Matthews-Marner
Pacioretty-Tavares-Nylander
McMann-Holmberg-Domi
Lorentz-Laughton-Jarnkrok

McCabe-Tanev
Rielly-Carlo
Benoit-Ekman-Larsson

Stolarz
Woll

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Players To Watch:

Florida Panthers

Sam Reinhart – Two goals, four assists
Eetu Luostarinen – One goal, four assists +6
Brad Marchand – Four assists +5

Toronto Maple Leafs

Mitch Marner – One goal, seven assists
William Nylander – Three goals, six assists
Auston Matthews – Two goals, five assists

Injury Report:

Florida Panthers

None

Toronto Maple Leafs

D Jani Hakanpaa – IR

Next Game

Wednesday, May 7
Game 2: Florida at Toronto

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