Florida Panthers head coach Paul Maurice had one word to summarize his reaction to the Toronto Maple Leafs' breakaway chances in overtime of Game 3. William Nylander and Matthew Knies each had legitimate opportunities to win the game for Toronto in overtime before Brad Marchand’s deflected shot beat Joseph Woll at 15:27 of the extra period.

With the benefit of last change on home ice, Panthers coach Paul Maurice's matchup changes were the root cause of Toronto's Game 3 loss.

The Toronto Maple Leafs entered Game 3 in Florida with a 2–0 series lead. Game 3 was going to be the Maple Leafs’ biggest test as the Florida Panthers would look to avoid going down 3–0 in the series.