Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov (16) celebrates with the bench after scoring against the Tampa Bay Lightning during the second period in Game 5 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series, Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) (Chris O'Meara, Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
SUNRISE, Fla. – The Florida Panthers know who they’ll be facing in round two.
It’s their old friends, the Toronto Maple Leafs.
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Toronto defeated the Ottawa Senators in Game 6 of their first-round series on Thursday night.
The NHL has yet to release a schedule for the start of the Panthers-Leafs series.
This will be the second postseason meeting between Florida and Toronto.
The Panthers eliminated the Leafs in the second round of the 2023 playoffs.
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David Dwork joined the WPLG Local 10 News team in August 2019. Born and raised in Miami-Dade County, David has covered South Florida sports since 2007.
