Auston Matthews scored two goals as he set a new career-high mark, and picked up an assist as he led the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 6-4 win over the Florida Panthers.
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#NHL
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00:00:04 - 1st Regulation Period
00:02:36 - 2nd Regulation Period
00:06:00 - 3rd Regulation Period
Gotta stop disconnecting the controller in the third 😮
Talk to Keefe.
Yeah I swear Keefe must be saying “okay we got the lead. Let’s ease up a bit this period and hey top guys, I’m going to give you less time this period against a contending team. 4th line out 6v5. Let’s go win”… 🤦♂️ Swap your best line at the end of the game. Lord have mers
Man, almost every single goal the Leafs scored was within a foot of the blue paint. Never thought they'd make the Panthers of all teams look soft in front of their own net
It's due to the Panthers acquiring Tarasenko and Okposo. They're fine players, but they dilute Florida's jerk quotient.
Leafs will blow it in the playoffs, I'll be waiting. Again...
@@DustyRoads23 why wait when it is inevitable?
Oh well it’ll all be a distant memory when the leafs crash out of the first round
Can we appreciate how a few months back Samsanov couldn't stop a beach ball and is now playing AMAZING!
hes got the most wins out of all NHL tenders since Jan 1, 2024. Not bad. Plus he beat Vassy last year to grant the leafs their 1 playoff series win in decades and decades and decades and decades.
It is just unfathomable that every other team could have had him, admittedly at $3 million a year. But right now (knocks on wood) he looks worth every penny and more.
1. The Leafs always make us sweat. Always. 2. The Robertson goal was a thing of beauty.
Agreed that goal and how he took off to score it was just insane
Robertson is a pure goal scorer, injuries have screwed hon in his young career…hopefully he can stay healthy…he’s very underrated but every game he’s in he always gets good chances of scoring
Leaf fans are FAGS!!!!!!!!
It makes sense that the leafs struggle against teams after they pull their goalie. The leafs entire team is built around offence, we are literally the only team this season to never have been shutout. When the other team has an empty net it’s almost impossible for us to play offense, so it’s just a worst case scenario for us. Every team has a weakness, that’s ours.
That was a sick move. Me as a goalie couldn't have stopped that.
3rd Florida goal. 5 Leaf players staring at the guy behind the net with the puck. Brutal.
No worse than Florida leaving Matthews wide open at the side of the net for a tap-in.
MVP was the one who ran Sammy’s stick out of his hand
Death, Taxes, and Leafs fans finding something to complain about
@@jarodw9166 For good reason. They cant just get up in a game and maintain a lead.
@@Dougie-ex1ov ultimately they did maintain the lead. Teams go up all the time, followed by the momentum swinging back in the favour of the down team. Not uncommon to see somewhat of a comeback after a blow out in the first two periods.
The most dangerous lead in Hockey is 3-1 or in the Leafs case 5-1.
Any lead - 1 seems to be the Leaf’s kryptonite
True 😂
safe to say Leaf's won't mess up a 10-1 lead
Unless it's in the final 4 minutes of a game 7
I was biting the crap out of my nails at the end
Me too
You should be worried, as a leafs fan. Looks like one and done in the first
Yes, those last 8 minutes seemed like 8 days.
Matthews’ determination on that empty netter…wasn’t to be denied
Could see it in his eyes 👀
He makes it look easy@@Mr_Ashley
His ability to keep the puck is crazy.
When Marner comes back, which line will he be added to? Domi, Bertuzzi and Mathews seem to have a good playing chemistry going on the 1st line now.
i honestly wouldnt hate bert/matty/domi and marner/tavares/willy as the top 6, that line of matty with bert and domi has been FIRE lately. I never thought I'd be okay with separating matthews and marner again but here we are.
@@bkoskitalo96 I think 16/91/88 would be too much on one line, though. Kind of a waste of talent and should be spread out, imo. I wish we traded for a 2nd line centre and then put tavares on 3rd line with knies and someone else. Knies is nasty af and he’s huge; imagine going up against him and tavares in the playoffs as a Fkn THIRD line lol RIP, that depth would overwhelm anyone
Don't know but don't break up that first line, they are all scoring and Domi / Burtuzzi are a physical presence.
Marner has been playing with matthews for so long I think it’s wasting talent putting him on line 1 or 2, if he plays on the 3rd line his opponents will be much easier for him. But I’m sure keefe will fck things up at the end
bert mathews domi Mcmann Tavares Nylander Jarnkrok Kampf Marner Knies Dewar Reaves Rielly lyb Benoit McCabe Edmundson and pretty much anyone else. too many to pick from
Reavo best game as a leaf hitting everyone in sight. He's in playoff form .Papi the MVP on his way to 70 pucks.
I think Reaves has earned himself some playoff time. Being tough but not taking penalties. Making things difficult in the opposing end, and being responsible in his own end.
@@stevencooke6451 Very true. If he stays out of the box he's a great asset for fear alone
@@floop74 Tkachuk and Bennett did seem unnaturally tame last night.
Robertson faked the fff out of their goalie.
Skate went up, he went left
Man I don’t understand how he’s so damn talented but so stupid sometimes lol I really want him to succeed because his ceiling is so high, but jesus he makes some really stupid decisions when super simple options are available snd they often lead to cycles or shots against us
not many goalies use the poke check any more
@@davidjohnson-fw5coa poke check can result in being in a very vulnerable position for a goalie if done incorrectly or at the wrong time…aka concussions
@@DropBear_42 That's a perfect way to put the situation. I noticed all of these things. I really like robertson when he's good, but sometimes it feels like his reach and his passing are very sub par
After it was 5-1, Florida really almost said “April Fools”
Least will choke 1st round Florida almost came back to win
@Mattoilers Panthers put their effort in too late, that's why the Leafs were able to hold on
@@Mattoilers97 key word “almost”.
@@Polara1524Every single game they have to “hold on” cause they have no idea how to win a game without letting in 4-5 goals ☠️ Buffalo the other night was the first shutout I’ve seen the leafs get in years.
@@shoresy4084 what about nashville? los angeles? winnipeg?
Samsonov was on fire tonight.
Тарасенко хорош гол и два асиста, а защита сегодня спала у пантер.
That has to be one of the highest skilled empty net goals ever. Dangles for days
There is nobody else on the team I would like making that attempt.
Man sanny has been on a tear in net of late and im all for his resurgence and wont be afraid to say i thought he was done. Still worried about the stinkers in the playoffs though. But he can make a 10 bell save every night it seems
to be a Leaf tender you need 1 or 2 TEN BELL saves or else its a loss. You can't be a normal tender and be on the leafs. If sammy gets traded to a normal team he will get GOD STATS
The athleticism of Samsonov on that save..Woo!
Kampf with an unreal celly damn
What was he doing?
@@DiamondKingVideos enthusiastically pointing at the fans. I think it's him indicating that they're part of this.
@@jarodw9166 ah gotcha I thought he was signaling a helldivers code for a sec there haha
The Toronto Maple Leafs, the only team that can make a win feel like a loss. Lol
😂😂true
What are you talking about? That was a great win over the Panthers. It’s people like you that make this a toxic “fan” base.
@@NotaGabeItchGreat win? What?
Two more for Auston .❤
С такой обороной как у пантер, даже соперники не нужны.
Как у вашиков.
Oh my goodness that save was actually crazy.
Just the Leafs doing Leafs things 😂 happy for Matthews, Samsonov made some incredible saves as well. GO LEAFS GO
Тарасенко снова заиграл, молодец главное не сбавить обороты
Nice f'n goal, Nick. Love it.
Лифчики без судей никуда. Метьюз сбивает игрока и забивает липовый гол. И так будет весь плэй оф,присудят любою команду при первой возможности
Florida made a late push but Canada's team holds on for the win
Leafs played like garbage in the 3rd
We always do
Canada's team? Ah, ha, ha, ha, ha. The team Canadians hate the most.
@johnbrowne2170 1. Absolutely no reason to hate a team. 2. Most popular team in the league, by fans and haters. 3. You say you hate them but are obsessed with them, like every other hater. I hate the term "Canada's team" but if any team is considered, it's definitely the Leafs
@@jeffreycairns767 The Blue Jays suck to as does Toronto's soccer team.
I can't let my grandma watch Toronto games anymore afraid she gonna have a heart attack lol.
What a stupid comment
Would’ve loved to see a full Florida comeback
They are not for the faint of heart. I had to stop watching the third period.
I had to watch this one twice. So good
Another WIN by Canada’s FAVOURITE TEAM!!! 🍁
I guess you and some others are thinking that by writing it over and over and over it will make it true
@@GdF420 Just look at the crowds in Canadian Arenas, half filled with Leaf fans when the Buds are on the road. I do cheer for Edmonton in the West during the playoffs though. Great night cap games. Leafs VS Oilers would be an amazing final.
Not in this century, but like u say= night cap games, so dream on.@@soul76can
Now you’ve guaranteed every Canadian not a Leafs fan will be cheering when they exit in Round 1 in comedic fashion.
lol all these small town canadians are mad because we fill their own arenas with fans... Leafs definitely have the biggest fan base.. which means theyre canadas fav team. its just facts
2:14 WOW!
No worries! My favorite two teams going against. Entertaining game
What a great win for Canadas team
Florida flopped in the end
Powered by America's Best.....Auston City Limits....!!
I'll take any Canadian team to break the Bettman streak.
@@stevencooke6451 as will I!
what a god damn save that was in the 1st
Love it when players cheer with the crowd.
I really hope that the leafs keep this line up for next season it’s really been working
Судя по тому как играет Торонто, у них больше всех шансов взять кубок
It’s insane to me that on most teams there’s at most like 4, maybe 5 goal scorers. On the leafs, nearly every offensive player can consistently score AND half our defence too LMFAO
And then choke in the playoffs.
Now if only our defense and half our offense could also defend
В Торонто очень много хороших нападающих игроков💪
Leafs, always gotta make things interesting
why won't they stop being like this 😭
Hopefully once Rielly gets back it will help them defend leads. Not sure who will start in net in the playoffs? Sammy is making some amazing saves but these leads also seem to evaporate as of late.
@@soul76can its not just Rielly. You can make an argument that 3 of the top 6 defencemen are out right now. Rielly, Edmundson, Liljegren back in and Timmins, Giordano, Brodie out. Not to mention Marner and Jarnkrok who are also out are among their better defensive forwards
@@soul76canNot Samsonovs fault at all in this one 3rd and 4th goals were totall blunders by Leafs D men. First Panthers goals totall BS. Overall leafs were better.
Pre that first goal you just knew it was a home game by how clearly you can hear the players voices!😤
Matthews with 62 goals, baby!! Canada's team strikes again, with the huge W and zero points for the Florida kitty cat. Amiright guys?
florida clinched anyways
Woooooo!!! Canada’s team wins again!! And the official best player in hockey has 62 Goals!! Luv it!! 🍁💙🇨🇦
Not a good win though
Matthews is the 5th best player in hockey
@@jeffreycairns767Kitties tucked tail and off to Montreal they go! Wooo!!!!
@@shoresy4084I’m sorry, I can’t hear you from 62 goals
@@independentmind6345 They'll meet again very soon. Hope we don't play them in the first round though
Good game by the Leafs against the league's best GA team. They almost let it slip away in the third but held on. These are the kind of games they'll have to win to compete in the playoffs
Matthews finally getting some easy ones! it’s been what 8 years of highlight goals? It’s about time he gets a tap in. Matthews haters are tearing up the posters they have on their bedroom walls 😂 Dirty pass by Brodie
Why would they have Matthew's posters if they hate him? 😵💫 Duh didn't think that one through did you 😂
Finally they have a goalie that looks the part of a winner. let's hope this holds, Samsonov stays healthy and lifts his game when in the playoffs. The team needs to have a goalie they can have confidence in and rises to the job. After that players can play their game and the offence can score.
Jesus Toronto, as a B's fan who's actually rooting for you this year in your own way, you sure do know how to blow leads still.
They did not blow the lead, we gave Florida a fighting chance.
Bruins fans have no business talking about blowing leads 😂 bruins captain seems to kiss lick and ultimately chock on things. Bruins aren’t the same with out chara and now bergeron.
stop taking God's name in vain;;;;its a stupid game!
They did not blow the lead they won there was no tie learn hockey oh sorry your a B's fan commenting on a game in which your team took no part of
jeez leafs fans are even salty toward people who are rooting for them 😅
Супер терминатор игра❤❤❤😋😀🙂😎
At 7:27 , what is TJ Brodie even doing? Completely misread the play and didn't pressure Tarasenko at all. Come on dude. Leafs nearly blew this game because of how bad Brodie is playing. Even the 4th goal was on him too. Matthews basically rescued the team at the end there. Good Lord.
Sitting Perfetti worked they should sit Pionk too
Oho ooo wow that was a good game for the Leafs! Hope U guys keep it up hey! Go Leafs Go! Great job guys! 👏👏👏💙💙💙💙👍👍
Raise your hand if you had a heart attack in the third period ✋
Samsonov is the worst goalie in the league to count on shutting the doors and holding a lead. The D is lazy too.
Зря ты так! Всё валить на Самсонова. Это ведь хоккей, за что мы и любим эту игру. Бобровский точно спать ушёл!
The Loafs were on golf mode in the 3rd period almost blowing another lead. 😅
Bobrovsky is still looking for that puck
The Toronto Maple Lead blowers almost done it again.
Первые четыре шайбы были забиты по вине Куликова.
Let's not get too excited! Lot's of work to be done by the boys in blue and white. Great game though! Brodie is doing well, all you haters can see how he gets all ffffff up with Rielly. Let's GO MAPLE LEAFS, LET'S GO!!!👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
I was hoping to see Domi and Tkachuk dance
5-1 going into the third period. Yeah, the Leafs can blow this.
Matthews on FIRE! GO LEAFS!
Ok... I've ragged on lya but he does have excellent reflexes when he sees the puck and is more than great in close, but... he seems to not be able to track some clear long shots or find the puck when he knows it's behind the net or coming into his peripheral vision. Has he had his eyesight checked out REALLY good? By pros? Seriously. Maybe something could be done to give him 100% goodness in these areas?
Just thinking this, like dudes make some incredible saves and let’s in some doozies and it seems to be a consistent thing. Strange tbh.
How do you play extremely well for 40 mins against 1 of the best teams in the East and the league, up 5-1 and then completely take your foot of the gas in the 3rd? Leafs gotta play better in the last 20 mins. They were trouncing Florida
bobro COULD BE an obstacle for the Panthers in the playoffs...
Leafs went playoff mode in the third
This game is just a regular season game. The leafs had a hard time with the lead, the cats didnt start well going down 5-1. Two good teams. GG both teams. On to the next one.
Florida showing their true colors. There won't be a magical spring this time boys.
Robertson goal 🫠🥴🥴
As a Bruins fan, thank you Toronto
Roberts reminds me of a young Gilmour such a talented young man
Robertson*
That leafs team lives dangerous, they continue to blow big leads
Congrats Leafs on beating your nemesis in the up coming playoffs. Good show of grit but I feel you still need to work on a more aggressive point man coverage from the wingers. Go Leafs Go. This team looks like it will be grittier in the playoffs. We have a good chance of getting past round 2 this year. Should be fun. Goal tending is weak and winger defensive coverage is too.
This is truly one of the leafs win of all time
Keefe thinks the Leafs must play 20 minutes of D once they have a lead.
@@-Subtle-Keefe is the main problem they blow so many leads, I seen a video of him a month ago ish congratulating them for “their early push” where they scored 5 in the first two periods then let 4 in the third and he thought it was great that they only played 30 minutes of hockey because according to him “they only needed it” it’s embarrassing. And to add to that yeah I’ve never understood why they choose to play ONLY D when they’re up by a margin, they’re awful at playing D and samsonov is a terrible goalie who lets in constant stinkers when it matters. For the leafs the best defence is more offence, scoring 2-3 more in the third and putting the game way outta reach makes much more sense then trying to play a shutdown style, failing at it and letting in 4 goals and blowing the lead.
@@shoresy4084you and authur au are some of the most weirdest people on leafs comments. Writing paragraph after paragraph. Get a hobby ffs
pointing finger is easy@@harleenkaur1408 look into the mirror. GFYS 😂😂
Only complaint is locking the game down in the third Unacceptable but glad they pulled it off
hell yea. The only time I, a bruins fan, will ever root for those leafs. GGs!
Get your priorities straight Bruins' fan
@@GdF420 common florida fan L
Yea but we will never root for you
@@GdF420 average Florida fan with no life
Половину защитников пантер надо исключить из профессионального спорта за такие поперечные пасы и возню в своей зоне🤬🤬🤬 И 2 гола листьев как под копирку, из-за медленного защитника пантер всегда кто-то из Торонто успевал замкнуть дальнюю штангу…🤦🏻♂️ Плюс Самсонов заколдовал ворота, что все шайбы, которые он не смог поймать прилетали в штангу😂 Торонто заслужили победу👍🏻 Но мое мнение - ничья была бы эпичнее, красивее и справедливее🙂
If the panthers can step on the gas in the 3rd down by 4, i wouldn’t to play them with their foot on the gas coming out for the 1st period. Especially in the playoffs. Toronto barely made it out of there alive lol
Cool story. How's Montreal doing? Lmfao scabs fans obsessed with Toronto these days. 😂
@@harleenkaur1408cool story, how's YM doing? I just FYD since she's cute. ?? 😂😂😂
@@harleenkaur1408 just talking hockey sweetheart. Playoff angst is hitting early eh 🤣
You re a sore salty loser.
I thought they were gonna come back in the third but Mathew’s got the empty net for his 62
And mccabe keeps Watching the puck instead of taking his man. Hilarious defense
As a Habs fan, I'm rooting for the Leafs this time. Too bad they're cursed
Oilers and scabs fans seem more interested in the Leafs than leafs fans based on some of the comments I've seen. Those two fanbases define what an inferiority complex looks like.
If you really wanna see how delusional they are check out the Canadiens and oilers HF board forums. They literally talk about the Leafs even when they aren't playing them. 😂😂
@@radewedden5663to be fair HF boards as a whole is delusional. 40 year old virgin moderators don't help either. Reddit is way better.
@@radewedden5663I got banned from HF for saying Matthews was better than Laine. That entire forum is petty af 😂
POINTING fingers@@radewedden5663then why u, MF, check out other teams forum. The only MF obsessing with the oliers & Habs are MF Maple Queefs fans. 😂😂😂look yourself in the mirror
Rent free Oilers & Habs fans FYM FYS FYW FYD 😂😂❤
Auston Matthews and the Toronto Maple Leafs win over Sam Reinhart and the Florida Panthers 6-4 in their Atlantic Division matchup 🏒🔵⚪🇨🇦🍁 Toronto Maple Leafs went up to 43-22-9, while the Florida Panthers move to 47-23-5
Thanks Florida for helping Mathews on the road to 70 😅
bruh i had the classic “third period leaf fan anxiety” syndrome. that was pretty close 😨😨
I wouldn’t be Happy about that Win…. Florida just exposed our worst weakness season/Playoffs….. Falling apart after getting aLead
They won in regulation. End of. If this was a game 7 you'd all be ecstatic.
Game 7? Ya. Not even close to what I’m saying
@@jimmykrackin6344clean your krackin and go to sleep skuntt
@@_ConnorMcDavidlmao fake MF McDavid😂😂
Sammy century man wins congratulations eh, Austin automatic sweet 62, take the win and try to work harder with leads, backseat cruising is a crashing zone, win win 2 points momentum in the right direction, keeping the foot on the gas in a steady application and we got the cup coming homey boys and girls, nice victory keep marching forward troops 🏆🇨🇦🍻
Повезло Листьям в любом случае если в плове они попадут на Пантер отлетят без шансов.
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Great game. Just need to condition themselves for endurance in the playoffs. Especially for the third period. 3 unanswered goals. Yikes.
God! That third goal by Florida shows what the leafs wingers need to work on. Robertson and Knies were collapsed down into the slot marking no one, getting in the way and not looking behind them for the point attack. Florida used 3 forwards to score against 5 leaf defenders collapsed around the goal, puck watching.
*Florida Making a comeback Auston Mathews: "Yeah, No."
If the Leafs can sweep the Panthers in 2 periods then they definitely have a better chance of winning the first round of this is who their opponents could be and DEFINITELY not the Bruins considering they’ve lost their last 7 games with them through the past couple of seasons.
Why the Leafs play Colorado goal song?
Panthers really went in the 3rd down 5-1 and almost tied it. I can't believe I'm saying this but if the panthers and leafs meet in round 1 leafs take it in 5.
Very doubtful. Leafs played very well for 2 periods while the Panthers didn't for the same 2. The 3rd is when we saw the real Panthers vs a horrible Leafs team. Overall, Panthers are the much better team
Panthers would sweep them again. (I know it was 4-1)
Babrovsky is still recovering from last year the guy lost like 6 pounds a game 😂 complete warrior but he won’t be able to repeat another miracle run
@phils6733 OH I'm sure Bettman will help the Panthers, again
@@jeffreycairns767 The difference between these teams isn't as big as you'd think! We're 2 games back of the panthers with one game in hand. Leafs have been constantly changing their lineup and I think they've found their footing as of late. Bertuzzi finally putting in work and will be a big factor in playoff hockey. Let's hope they keep Robertson in the lineup too. If not that's just wasted talent imo 💯
Brutal 3rd period... it's a 60 minute game
How did samsonov let in that first goal
He say: I'm lettin' it in-n-n... Dammit!
Brody lacks urgency in both ends while Robertson has gone from larva to butterfly .
If a line is clicking, there's no need to "promote" a player from that line.
So many people yesterday predicted that the Panthers would run the Leafs out of the rink. I'm sure there is enough doom & gloom to be found in the third period to keep the haters going.
Auston =the best striker in the world
MELTING LEAFS.
Молодцы! 👍🔥