His final act as a celebrated star at Scotiabank Arena may ultimately be remembered for a dance of a much darker variety after he inexplicably spun off a defender in his own zone and tossed a no-look backhand pass up the middle of the ice to open the floodgates for the Florida Panthers on Wednesday night.

Maple Leafs fans made their feelings about Auston Matthews quite clear on Wednesday night. A member of the Toronto faithful tossed Matthews’ jersey onto the ice as the team was in the midst of getting dismantled 6-1 by the Panthers at ScotiaBank Arena.

In their biggest home game in decades, the Toronto Maple Leafs were beaten 6-1 by the Florida Panthers. Their captain, Auston Matthews, offered a stern message to his team after the beatdown Wednesday.

But in 2024-25, Murray appeared in 21 games for the Marlies, going 10-5-4 with a 1.72 GAA and .934 SP. On Dec. 20, 2024, he played his first NHL game since April 2, 2023. He stopped 24 of 27 shots for a win over the Buffalo Sabres.

The Toronto Maple Leafs face the Florida Panthers in Game 5 of the second-round of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs on Wednesday, May 14, 2025.

Still, the Maple Leafs find themselves in the best-of-7 Eastern Conference Second Round, tied 2-2 with the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers entering a crucial Game 5 at Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday (7 p.m. ET; CBC, SN, TVAS, ESPN).

Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Anthony Stolarz is "feeling much better" amid his recovery from the injury that left him briefly hospitalized on May 5, head coach Craig Berube told reporters Tuesday.

Toronto Maple Leafs star centerman John Tavares is projected to get a hefty three-year deal in free agency this summer.