We have to go back a long way for the last all-Canadian conference final. All the way back to 1994, when the Canucks beat the Maple Leafs in the Western Conference final.

The Carolina Hurricanes will play the Toronto Maple Leafs or Florida Panthers in the Eastern Conference Final. The Hurricanes advanced to the conference final for the second time in three seasons by defeating the Washington Capitals 3-1 in Game 5 of the second round in Washington on Thursday.

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.

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.

Here's a look at how Auston Matthews has performed in the playoffs, as well as in elimination games, throughout his career.

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.

The lights couldn’t be brighter, and the noise couldn’t be any louder after the Toronto Maple Leafs didn’t just lose Game 5, they were humiliated.

The Toronto Maple Leafs dropped Game 5 of their second-round playoff series to the Florida Panthers. Toronto is now down 3-2 in the series, and they will be