Brad Marchand, Florida Panthers
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Brad Marchand saved the Panthers season from the brink with his overtime goal in Game 3 against the Maple Leafs, giving Florida a 5-4 win.
Marchand scored the game-winning goal with 4:33 left in overtime as Florida beat Toronto in Game 3 of their second-round playoff series.
The four-word post wasn't the first time Bissonnette has taken aim at Marchand and the Panthers. At the start of the month, ahead of the start of the Maple Leafs-Panthers series, Bissonnette warned Florida. “Now it's on to Goliath, the Florida Panthers, and we have unfinished business with you,” Bissonnette said.
That's where Marchand delivered the goods, and it was clear that the Panthers social media team was pumped up based on their post right after the game. “May God bless the dinosaur that died to make the fossil fuel that was treated to become gas in the car that took Brad Marchand's mom to the hospital to give birth to him,
The Florida Panthers still trail Toronto in their playoffs series 2-1. But Marchand’s goal means they can pull even in Game 4 on Sunday.
Throughout the playoffs, Marner and Marchand have scored 12 and eight total points, respectively, although Marner has appeared in one more game than his older foe as the Leafs played a six-game first-round series against the Panthers' five-game one.
Brad Marchand continues his historic dominance over the Toronto Maple Leafs, scoring a clutch overtime winner in Game 3 of the NHL Playoffs. With 33 career playoff points against Toronto, Marchand is a postseason force,
Former Panther Oliver Ekman-Larsson delivered a high hit on Florida forward Evan Rodrigues in the third period of Game 4, and Rodrigues did not return. Rodrigues suffered an undisclosed injury that sidelined him for Game 5 on Wednesday, Florida coach Paul Maurice said.