Florida Panthers defensemen Nate Schmidt and Seth Jones speak to the media on their team’s off day in Toronto before Game 2 of their second-round playoff series on Tuesday, May 6, 2025.
The Panthers lost 5-4 to the Maple Leafs in Game 1; Anthony Stolarz left the game with a suspected concussion not long after getting hit by Sam Bennett in the second period.
Bennett did not face any supplemental discipline from the NHL and will play in Game 2.
The Leafs hold a 1-0 series lead with Game 2 in Toronto on Wednesday at 7 (ESPN).
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Monday, the Leafs led 2-0, 3-1, and 4-1 before the Panthers mounted a comeback in the third on goals from Eetu Luostarinen, Uvis Balinskis, and Sam Bennett. Seth Jones scored to make it 2-1 in the first.
Former Florida goalie Anthony Stolarz was knocked out of the game with an apparent concussion not long after colliding with Bennett in the crease. Stolarz had previous had his mask knocked off by a Sam Reinhart slapshot.
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9 Comments
Waiting outside Florida hotel in the 6 and still haven’t seen Bennet. I think they are hiding him.
He didn’t check in last night in the 6. I promise he won’t be going back to Florida walking
Jones looked HORRIBLE in game 1. Terrible pinching decisions and slow on defending his man. Get your shit together.
Keep hiding Sam losers, it will be a shame if anything happens to Sam or Bob game 2.
Who you gonna take out next boys? That's the way you want to play? Took out Hagel, Stolarz, who's next?
Hagel was very intentional. Stolarz is a ridiculous accident. Didnt get look like he even was hit and Sam showed zero follow through in his direction. Leaf's looking for excuses on this one.
NHL Headquarters rules no harm no rule…Let’s move on and quit dwelling on this non incident…
Nothing like an elbow and concussion to thr Leafs star goalie. Florida is the dirtiest team around.
Hope the team is staying focused on the task at hand – it’s very promising to see Bennett completely take up the mental real estate of the opponents they’ve turned him into a larger than life boogie man.