
NHL playoffs: Panthers shut out Maple Leafs 2-0 to tie series at two games apiece
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 23 shots for his fifth career playoff shutout, Carter Verhaeghe and Sam Bennett scored and the Florida Panthers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-0 on Sunday night in Game 4 to even the best-of-seven NHL Eastern Conference semifinal series.
Verhaeghe scored on a power play in the first period, Bennett added the insurance marker with 7:50 left and Bobrovsky did the rest. He’s the first goalie with two shutouts this year in the playoffs.
Joseph Woll stopped 35 shots for the Maple Leafs, who took a 2-0 series lead with a pair of home wins and now return there for Game 5 on Wednesday night with the series tied.
Verhaeghe’s goal came on Florida’s fourth power play of the first period. Matthew Tkachuk, along the left-wing boards, threaded a pass through the slot and past two defenders onto the waiting stick of Verhaeghe — who slammed a one-timer past Woll.