The Florida Panthers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 2–0 on Sunday night to tie their series a two games a piece. Things got especially chippy as the final horn sounded after Max Domi hit Aleksander Barkov from behind to send him headfirst into the boards as the game ended.
From there a skirmish broke out with lots of gloves and sticks being put in people's faces and the referees had to work to separate the players and send them to their dressing rooms.
THINGS GET NASTY AT THE END OF GAME 4 BETWEEN THE CATS AND LEAFS 😳🫨 pic.twitter.com/MN5KlQspWQ
— Gino Hard (@GinoHard_) May 12, 2025
While the scene unfolded on the ice Florida's Matthew Tkachuk was shown directing some comments towards the Leafs' bench and could be overheard saying, "I'm going after you." He also winked, made a gesture with his elbow and reached his stick out to the Leafs bench to point.
Matthew Tkachuk was telling Willy Nylander that he was going after him next game because of the Domi hit on Barkov 😳 pic.twitter.com/dF0bYkJRxH
— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) May 12, 2025
Matthew Tkachuk was pointing at someone on the Leafs bench and making an elbowing gesture 🫣 pic.twitter.com/AQbTRgtvOt
— Gino Hard (@GinoHard_) May 12, 2025
Game 5 is Wednesday night in Toronto. There should be plenty of drama without even taking into account the fact that it's a tied Stanley Cup playoff series.
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