With Game 5 approaching, Mitch Marner shares unexpected remarks about veteran rival Brad Marchand, adding intrigue to the Toronto Maple Leafs–Florida Panthers playoff showdown.

Brad Marchand scored a game-winning goal in overtime to give the Panthers their first win in their series vs. Toronto. Florida trails the Maple Leafs 2-1.

Brad Marchand and the Florida Panthers finally punched back at the Toronto Maple Leafs in the second round of the 2025 NHL Stanley Cup playoffs. Down 2-0 in the series, the Panthers found themselves close to dropping a third consecutive game on Friday, as the contest went to overtime.

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.

Brad Marchand continues his historic dominance over the Toronto Maple Leafs, scoring a clutch overtime winner in Game 3 of the NHL Playoffs. With 33 career playoff points against Toronto, Marchand is a postseason force,

Panthers minority owner Doug Cifu has been suspended by the NHL after vulgar posts toward Maple Leafs fans during the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Following the 2-0 loss in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs Second Round, Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews delivered a stern message to his teammates about the Florida Panthers, led by Brad Marchand and Matthew Tkachuk.

The four-word post wasn't the first time Bissonnette has taken aim at Marchand and the Panthers. At the start of the month, ahead of the start of the Maple Leafs-Panthers series, Bissonnette warned Florida. “Now it's on to Goliath, the Florida Panthers, and we have unfinished business with you,” Bissonnette said.

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Roberto Luongo and Brad Marchand used to be playoff rivals. But now, in his role as a Florida Panthers executive, Luongo seems to love Marchand.

Sometimes, an NHL player more or less owns a particular opponent. Whether it’s happenstance or deliberate dominance, there are unquestionably powerful performances made by certain NHLers against certain teams.