The Florida Panthers visit the Toronto Maple Leafs for Game 7 of their Eastern Conference semifinals series Sunday.

Florida Panthers star forward Matthew Tkachuk admits he feels bad for the Toronto Maple Leafs after another early playoff exit.

The Maple Leafs (52-26-4) finished first in the Atlantic Division with 108 points, six ahead of the Tampa Bay Lightning and eight of the Panthers. Toronto then won only its second postseason series in 21 years by eliminating the Ottawa Senators in six games in the first round.

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.

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Matthew Knies was injured late in Game 6 of the team's second-round playoff series with the Florida Panthers. Knies was in and out of the lineup for Toronto, and there had been some concern over his status for Game 7.

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.

Another year has ended in heartbreak for the Toronto Maple Leafs and their fans. The Florida Panthers went into Toronto for Game 7 of their second-round playoff series and routed the Leafs, 6-1, to reach the Eastern Conference Final for the third consecutive season.

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.