Indeed, the Maple Leafs came into this contest having lost six consecutive Game 7s, including five with Matthews, Marner, forward William Nylander and defenseman Morgan Rielly in the lineup. This was their chance to finally change the narrative.

The Toronto Maple Leafs fell short in an eighth consecutive winner-take-all game with a 6-1 drumming at the hands of the Florida Panthers. After working hard to secure a shot at redemption on home ice following a 6-1 blowout loss in Game 5,

It all comes down to this for the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Florida Panthers. Sunday's game marks the conclusion of a wild roller coaster of a series that included two wins to start for Toronto, then three straight for Florida,