Florida Panthers go for the sweep vs the Toronto Maple Leafs East 2nd Round Game 4 – Wednesday, 7 ET on ESPN (FLA leads 3-0)
Florida Panthers go for the sweep vs the Toronto Maple Leafs East 2nd Round Game 4 – Wednesday, 7 ET on ESPN (FLA leads 3-0).
SERIES TRENDS
Teams that hold a 3-0 lead in a best-of-seven Stanley Cup Playoffs round hold an all-time series record of 199-4 (.980).
The four teams to earn a series win after facing a 3-0 deficit were the Kings in the 2014 First Round, Flyers in the 2010 Conference Semifinals, Islanders in the 1975 Quarterfinals and Maple Leafs in the 1942 Stanley Cup Final.
Of the 203 best-of-7 series all-time to start with one team winning the first 3 games, the team leading has gone to sweep the series 127 times (62.6%).
When the series began, the Maple Leafs were a -200 betting favorite at Caesars Sportsbook, with the Panthers coming back as +175 underdogs.
The Panthers are now -1000 to win the series with the Maple Leafs at +650 in their quest to become the 5th team to recover from a 3-0 deficit and win the series.
At the beginning of the series, the Maple Leafs were the betting favorite to win the Stanley Cup at +350 and the Panthers were +1000, the 2nd-largest underdog ahead of the Kraken at 18-1.
The Panthers are now +350, the shortest odds to win the Cup.
Florida Panthers Fun Facts
According to Stathletes’ projections (think ESPN Analytics-type projections -based on data, performance, etc.), the Panthers chance to Reach Conf Final is at 94.3% entering Tuesday night’s action.
They have a 48.5% chance to win the Conference Final and at 25.2% they are the current Cup favorite thanks to the 3-0 lead over the Leafs!
Trailing 3-1 heading into Game 5 vs the Bruins, their chance of winning the last 6 (3 straight in that Bruins comeback + now a 3-0 lead on Leafs) was just about 0.9%.
The Panthers had an 8.4% chance to reach the 2nd Round after falling behind Boston 3-1, and a 1.9% chance to win the Cup. Now they a have a 25% chance to win it all.
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS NOT SO FUN FACTS
The Maple Leafs are down 3-0 in a best-of-7 series for the 12th time in franchise history. In 9 of those 12 instances, they were swept out of the playoffs.
Twice they were eliminated in five games, but in the 1942 Stanley Cup Final, they won 4 straight against the Canadiens, becoming the first of four teams to accomplish the feat in Stanley Cup playoff history.
The Maple Leafs did not have a power play opportunity in Game 3. It marked the first time since the NHL first started tracking team PP and PK numbers in 1977-78 that Toronto didn’t have the man advantage for an entire game (250th playoff game in that span).
The last game the Maple Leafs did have a power play opportunity was Mar. 10, 2022 against the Coyotes (lost 5-4 in OT).
In the First Round against the Lightning, the Maple Leafs averaged 9.74 giveaways per 60 minutes, which were 8th most. The turnover rate has risen in this series, as the Maple Leafs have the most giveaways per 60 minutes at 14.09.
Lots more coming up today on Shemon and Sheppard 2-6pm.
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