How to watch Panthers vs Maple Leafs today: TV, streaming info for Stanley Cup playoff game

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The Florida Panthers grabbed control of home ice advantage — by force — with Wednesday's 6-1 destruction of the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena. Now, the Panthers return to Sunrise with a chance to finish off their Atlantic Division rivals and clinch a third straight trip to the Eastern Conference Final.

Holding a 3-2 series lead in the best-of-seven, the Panthers host Toronto at 7 p.m. Friday inside Amerant Bank Arena. Florida defended its barn in Games 3 and 4, courtesy of Brad Marchand's overtime winner followed up by Sergei Bobrovsky's 23-save shutout.

The Panthers generated offense from unlikely sources in Game 5. Dmitry Kulikov, Jesper Boqvist, Niko Mikkola and A.J. Greer each scored their first goals of the playoffs, sandwiched between Aaron Ekblad's opener with 5:22 left in the first period and Sam Bennett's power-play marker midway through the third.

Nick Robertson, playing for the first time in the series, busted up Bobrovsky's bid for back-to-back shutouts with 1:06 left in regulation. The Russian netminder has stopped 54 of Toronto's last 55 shots.

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A two-time, 60-goal scorer, Auston Matthews has not found the back of the net in 10 career second-round playoff games — all against the Panthers. He's fired 20 shots on goal in the series, but has been limited to just three assists.

Leafs coach Craig Berube said Thursday that goaltender Anthony Stolarz, a member of the Panthers' 2024 Stanley Cup champion squad, was "unlikely" to make the trip to South Florida. Joseph Woll is expected to make his fifth straight start.

The Carolina Hurricanes await the winner, closing out the Washington Capitals in five games Thursday night. Andrei Svechnikov broke a 1-1 tie with 1:59 to go in the third, and Seth Jarvis sealed the Metropolitan Division series with an empty-netter.

Florida Panthers forward Eetu Luostarinen (27) and defenseman Seth Jones (3) congratulate defenseman Niko Mikkola (77) on his goal against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Here's everything you need to know to watch the Panthers game, including time, TV schedule and streaming information:

BetMGM favors the Panthers to close the series Friday, listing them with -250 odds on the moneyline but a +115 underdog to cover the 1.5-goal spread in doing so.

The over-under is set at 5.5 goals.

The game starts at 8 p.m. ET on Friday, May 16.

TNT and truTV will carry Game 6 between the Panthers and Maple Leafs. Kenny Albert, Eddie Olczyk and Jody Shelley are on the call from Sunrise.

8 p.m.

TNT, truTV

Fubo.