Toronto Maple Leafs vs Florida Panthers Prediction: They Will Show an Effective Confrontation

Prediction for the NHL Toronto Maple Leafs vs Florida Panthers match which will take place on May 3rd. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available. 

Toronto overcame the first round of the playoffs for the first time in 19 years. It seemed that the curse of the Canadian team would continue to haunt them endlessly, but now the series of failures has been interrupted. For the second year in a row, the Maple Leafs lost to the experienced Tampa Bay in the quarterfinals of the Western Conference. Previously, the Lightning had reached the Stanley Cup finals three seasons and could be considered a favorite once again. In the first game, Sheldon Keogh's wards lost again – 3:7. This defeat did not break them, as they won three times – 7:2, 4:3, and 5:4. However, they failed the series at the first attempt – 2:4 in the fifth meeting. Fortunately, the overtime of the sixth match remained for the Canadians – 2:1.

Florida is one of the most unexpected participants in the Stanley Cup quarterfinals. The Panthers got used to the new head coach Paul Maurice throughout the regular season. By the end of March, it seemed that no playoffs would be for them, but they gave out a 6-match winning streak and still took eighth place in the Eastern Conference, beating the strongest team in the league - Boston, which set several NHL records in the regular season. The series' debut remained for the Bruins, who won in three games out of the starting four, with a solid margin. Only now, the Southerners did not think to give up but improved and got three consecutive victories – 4:3, 7:5, and 4:3.

Toronto and Florida are two sensational participants in the Eastern Conference semifinals. For the first time in 19 years, the Canadians overcame the first round of the playoffs, and the Southerners won the strongest team in the league at the end of the regular season. The courage they received earlier will help them show an effective confrontation.

The current Stanley Cup draw has already given us several sensations, so predicting the winner of any game is a complicated task. Nevertheless, Toronto played much better on the road in their last series but lost in two out of three meetings at home. Florida, on the contrary, had three consecutive matches with T.D. Garden, where they beat Boston three times in a row.