After allowing two quick goals and then allowing the Leafs to build a 3-1 lead, the Panthers stormed back with three unanswered goals in the second period to build a 4-3 lead. It was a lead they would give up in the third period, but Brad Marchand did what he does best and sunk the Leafs with an overtime goal.

Toronto had a pair of two-goal leads — 2-0 and 3-1 — in Game 3, and has beaten Bobrovsky 13 times so far in this series, all while never trailing by more than one goal at any point. The confidence, the Maple Leafs said, remains high.

The difference between the Maple Leafs seizing a 3-0 stranglehold and the Panthers making his series a serious struggle was a lucky bounce. Thing is, that luck can be earned.