SUNRISE, Fla. — With one final breakaway chance in overtime Monday, the Florida Panthers missed out on clinching their spot in the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs.
Their playoff fortunes, though, are still in their own hands after rallying to force overtime before losing the Toronto Maple Leafs, 2-1, in Sunrise.
Star forward John Tavares scored with 21.3 seconds left in the five-minute, 3-on-3 extra session to stun the Panthers and force them to sweat out at least 24 more hours to find out of they’ll make the postseason.