NHL Game Preview: Toronto Maple Leafs at Florida Panthers with Line Combinations 5/9/2025

Mitch Marner and Chris Tanev celebrating a goal
Photo via Palm Beach Post

Game 3: Toronto Maple Leafs (2-0) at Florida Panthers (0-2)
Venue: Amerant Bank Arena
Date: Tonight – May 9
Time: 7:00 pm EST

TV: TruTV, TNT, TVAS
Radio:
Toronto – 1050 TSN
Florida – 560 AM WQAM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Toronto +1.5 ML +190
Florida -1.5 ML -230
O/U 5.5

Purchase tickets via Ticketmaster

Toronto Maple Leafs News & Notes:

The Maple Leafs take a 2-0 series lead to Florida for Game 3. This is the first time since 1963 that the Leafs have taken 2-0 series leads in two different playoff series. Toronto is two wins away from their first Eastern Conference Final since 2002. The Leafs lost both games in Sunrise during the regular season by scores of 5-1 and 3-1.

Florida Panthers News & Notes:

The Panthers are down two games to none in a playoff series for the first time since the 2023 Stanley Cup Final against the Vegas Golden Knights. The defending Stanley Cup champions are 1-1 at home this postseason. Florida has been carried by their third line who have a combined plus-23 rating.

Toronto Maple Leafs Projected Lines

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

McCabe-Tanev
Rielly-Carlo
Benoit-Ekman-Larsson

Woll
Murray

Get Toronto Hockey Merchandise Here: Toronto Hockey

Florida Panthers Projected Lines

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

Forsling-Ekblad
Mikkola-Jones
Schmidt-Kulikov

Bobrovsky
Vanecek

Buy Florida Hockey Merchandise Below!

Florida Hockey – Inside The Rink

Players To Watch:

Toronto Maple Leafs

William Nylander – Six goals and seven assists
Mitch Marner – Two goals and eight assists
Auston Matthews – Two goals and six assists

Florida Panthers

Anton Lundell – Three goals and five assists
Eetu Luostarinen – Two goals and six assists
Brad Marchand – One goal and six assists

Injury Report:

Toronto Maple Leafs

D Jani Hakanpaa – IR
G Anthony Stolarz – No timetable

Florida Panthers

None

Next Game

Game 4: May 11 at Florida

Season 4. Episode 33. Sweens Extension – Bruins Benders Podcast

 Join the Bruins Benders Podcast as they cover the HOTTEST topics in the Boston Bruins market, along with…- Don Sweeney signs a two-year extension.- Bruins reportedly not waiting for coaches still in the playoffs? What changed?- Is the coaching search really coming down to Jay Leach and Ryan Mougenel?- Jeremy Swayman encouraging play at the World Championships?& Much More!Bruins Benders Premium Hoodies $55https://shop.insidetherink.com/products/get-bent-premium-hoodieBruins Benders Long Sleeve Tee $40https://shop.insidetherink.com/products/bruins-benders-long-sleeve-tee-1Bruins Benders Tee $30https://shop.insidetherink.com/products/bruins-benders-t-shirt-1For more from us, visit: insidetherink.com/bruins-bendersBoston Bruins Trade Rumors, Boston Bruins News, Boston Bruins, Jeremy Swayman, Joonas Korpisalo, Charlie McAvoy, Brandon Carlo, Nikita Zadorov, Hampus Lindholm, Mason Lohrei, Andrew Peeke, Parker Wotherspoon, Johnny Beecher, Mark Kastelic, Justin Brazeau, Cole Koepke, Trent Frederic, Matthew Poitras, Charlie Coyle, Pavel Zacha, Morgan Geekie, Brad Marchand, David Pastrnak, Elias Lindholm, Oliver Wahlstrom, Fabian Lysell, Georgii Merkulov, Joe Sacco, Don Sweeney, Cam Neely, Brandon Carlo Trade#nhl #nhlbruins #hockey #bostonbruins #nhlplayoffs #bruins #nhlhockey #nhlmemes #boston #nhlallstar #nhldiscussion #nhlnews #nhledits #nhldraft #bruinsnation #nhlawards #nhltrade #hockeylife #tdgarden #nhlhighlights #bostonsports #bruinshockey #bruinsfan #nhlblackhawks #nhlglobalseries #nhlfi #nhlleafs #nhltrades #nhltradedeadline #nhlcanadiens #nhl #nhlnews #hockey #nhlhockey #nhlplayoffs #nhledits #nhldiscussion #nhlmemes #nhldraft #nhlallstar #hockeylife #hockeynews #hockeymemes #nhlhighlights #icehockey #sports #hockeyislife #nhlbruins #hockeyplayers #hockeyfan #hockeyplayer #hockeyedits #stanleycup #nhlawards #hockeygame #hockeyboys #hockeygram #hockeyfights #nhltrade #nhltrades 
  1. Season 4. Episode 33. Sweens Extension
  2. Season 4. Episode 32. Dude, Where's My Coach?
  3. Season 4. Episode 31. The Draft Lottery
  4. Season 4. Episode 30. The Bruins Are Watching The Playoffs
  5. Season 4. Episode 29. The Offseason Begins.

Discover more from Inside The Rink

Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.

Matt Barry

Leave a Reply

Photo of the ECHL Western Conference Final 2025

ECHL Western Conference Finals – Recap Game 4: Kansas City Mavericks vs. Toledo Walleye

Ohio’s for lovers, well, until you meet in game 4 of the Western Conference Finals like the Toledo Walleye and Kansas City Mavericks did Thursday night. The Mavericks needed the win to tie things up. Toledo looks to be the first team to win at home. For the goaltenders, Walleye starts Carter Gylander, who brought […]

Read More
Edmonton Oilers Western Conference Final 2025 vs. Dallas Stars

Edmonton Oilers Playoff Thoughts: Round 3, Game 2

The Edmonton Oilers, for a team that didn’t play any games for exactly one week, looked really good in the first and second periods of Game 1. There were no signs of rust whatsoever. They looked like they would take a 1-0 series lead in Round 3, just like they did last year. If only […]

Read More
Joshua Ravensbergen Draft Profile

2025 NHL Draft Prospect Profile: Joshua Ravensbergen

Joshua Ravensbergen is a 6-foot-5, 195-pound NHL Draft prospect from North Vancouver, British Columbia. The 18-year-old netminder has spent the last two seasons with the Prince Edward Cougars of the Western Hockey League. Ravensbergen saw his numbers dip slightly this season, but with a much heavier workload. In 51 games, the goaltender posted a 3.00 […]

Read More
© 2021-2025 Inside The Rink®
This website has no affiliation to any of the hockey leagues it reports on. All materials not owned by Inside The Rink LLC are used for editorial purposes only. Privacy Policy