Florida Panthers center Eetu Luostarinen (27) and Toronto Maple Leafs center Calle Jarnkrok (19) go for the puck during the third period in Game 6 of a second-round NHL hockey playoff series, Friday, May 16, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) AP

Despite holding a 2-0 series lead against the Florida Panthers in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Toronto Maple Leafs will be watching the Eastern Conference final from home. Toronto lost three straight to the defending Stanley Cup champion Panthers before pulling out a convincing 2-0 win on the road in Game 6 to set up a winner-take-all Game 7 at home.

The Drake betting curse has been well-documented in recent years, and it appears to be alive and well after the rapper let it be known that he bet $1 million on the Toronto Maple Leafs to beat the Florida Panthers Sunday night in Game 7 of their second-round playoff series.

After a disciplined 2-0 win in Game 6 to extend their season, Craig Berube doesn’t want the Toronto Maple Leafs to change much ahead of Game 7 against the Florida Panthers. Berube, who coached St. Louis to a Game 7 Stanley Cup win in 2019, has been clear about what he expects from his team.

A spot in the NHL’s final four is at stake Sunday night in Toronto. The Florida Panthers and Toronto Maple Leafs will play the deciding game of their Eastern Conference semifinal series.

The Florida Panthers are advancing to the Eastern Conference Final for the third consecutive season. The Panthers mauled the Maple Leafs, 6-1, in front of the Toronto faithful on Sunday night. The biggest thorn in Toronto's side in this one was Florida defenseman Seth Jones,