The Leafs led 2-0 within the first six minutes and 3-1 at the start of the second period. After that, three unanswered goals by Sam Reinhart, Carter Verhaeghe, and Jonah Gadjovich put Florida ahead before Morgan Rielly tied it 4-4 in the third.

With the benefit of last change on home ice, Panthers coach Paul Maurice's matchup changes were the root cause of Toronto's Game 3 loss.

Brad Marchand scored on a deflected shot at 15:27 of overtime and the Florida Panthers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-4 on Friday night to cut their deficit in the Eastern Conference semifinal series to 2-1.