After practice on Tuesday, Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube said Stolarz was "doing much better," but didn’t provide a timetable for his return. On Thursday, just one day before Game 6 in Florida, Berube offered a new update.

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.

The Florida Panthers have won three straight games against the Toronto Maple Leafs in the playoffs, taking a 3-2 series lead. Despite going down 2-0 to start the series, the Panthers haven't flinched and now sit one win from advancing back to the Eastern Conference Final.

The NHL Playoffs continued on Wednesday with a pair of pivotal Game 5 matchups. The Florida Panthers made it a 3-2 series with a thrashing of the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Edmonton Oilers will look to close out the series against the Las Vegas Golden Knights later on Wednesday night.

The Panthers blew out the Maple Leafs, beating Toronto 6-1 in Game 5 of the series on Wednesday. Florida can punch its ticket to its third straight Eastern Conference finals at home on Friday.

After getting back into the series with a couple of wins on home ice, the Florida Panthers look to push the Toronto Maple Leafs to the brink of elimination on the road on Wednesday night.

The Toronto Maple Leafs need a strong response at home in Wednesday’s Game 5 against the Florida Panthers. Florida battled back into the series with a pair of home wins. Now it’s on Toronto to hold serve at home in the battle of Atlantic Division teams.

Multiple Toronto Maple Leafs players have taken responsibility as they stare down their ninth straight postseason failure.