The Florida Panthers scored an epic upset against the Boston Bruins by playing at a high tempo and wearing them down with its 1-2-2 OZ forecheck. Meanwhile, the Toronto Maple Leafs had trouble with Tampa’s 2-3 OZ/1-1-3 NZ FC and won in six despite being slightly out-possessed at 5v5.
In the opening round, TOR struggled transitionally because it was seldo…
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