The Toronto Maple Leafs once again faced a winner-take-all Game 7 and once again, Brad Marchand, now a member of the Florida Panthers, was standing in their way. The Marchand and Matthew Tkachuk-led Panthers defeated the Maple Leafs 6–1 on Sunday, not only advancing the defending-champion Panthers to the Eastern Conference finals, but also leaving the ex-Boston Bruins star alone in the NHL history books.
He's the first player to win five winner-take-all Stanley Cup playoff games against the same franchise. Marchand, a Maple Leafs fan as a child growing up in Nova Scotia, initially had a little bit of fun at the team's expense during an interview on TNT.
