in unison shortly after the Leafs eliminated the Tampa Bay Lightning from the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs ... considering Florida's postseason pedigree. The defending champion Panthers, who advanced ...

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.

With the win the Stars become the new Stanley Cup favorite ... Also on Sunday, the defending Cup champion Florida Panthers evened their series with the Toronto Maple Leafs at two games a piece.

Florida Panthers center Carter Verhaeghe (23) celebrates after scoring a goal during the second period in Game 3 of a second-round NHL hockey playoff series, Friday, May 9, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla against the Toronto Maple Leafs. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) AP

Florida Panthers center Carter Verhaeghe (23) smiles after scoring a goal during the first period of Game 4 of a Stanley Cup playoffs second-round series against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday, May 11, 2025, at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Fla. Alie Skowronski [email protected]

Edmonton's Corey Perry scored two goals in the first period of Game 3, becoming the third-oldest player in Stanley Cup playoff history with a multigoal period; at 39 years, 359 days old, he is behind Nicklas Lidstrom (41) and Teemu Selanne (40) at the time they had a multigoal period in a playoff game.

NHL on ESPN host and play-by-play voice Steve Levy was kind enough to join the show and discuss the latest happenings in the playoffs, including the red-hot Edmonton Oilers and tightening series between the Carolina Hurricanes and Washington Capitals.

One of the biggest things that we did was we set the tone. We were given a job. We did exactly what we needed to do — just being able to be relied upon when called.’