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Toronto Maple Leafs eliminated from NHL playoffs after 3-2 OT loss to Florida
Toronto Maple Leafs are out of the Stanley Cup playoffs.Nick Cousins scored at 15:32 of overtime and Sergei Bobrovsky made 50 saves as the Florida Panthers downed Toronto 3-2 on Friday to win the teams’ second-round playoff series 4-1.Cousins buried his second goal of the playoffs off the rush shortside on Leafs rookie Joseph Woll in the extra period to send his team to the Eastern Conference final for the first time since 1996.Aaron Ekblad and Carter Verhaeghe, with a goal and an assist each, provided the rest of the offence for the Panthers.Florida _ the team with the fewest points to qualify for the post-season _ took all three games in Toronto and improved to 6-1 on the road this spring after also upsetting the record-setting Boston Bruins.