The Florida Panthers go to another final of the Eastern Conference.
Meanwhile, the Toronto Maple Leafs stay once again to collect the pieces.
Eetu Luostarinen and Brad Marchand had a goal and two assists each when Florida straightened Toronto 6-1 in a dominant effort to take game 7 and win the second round playoff series of the teams on Sunday.
Seth Jones, with a goal and an assistance, Anton Lundell, Jonah Gadjovich and Sam Reinhart also scored for the Stanley Cup defending champions. Aleksander Barkov also had two assists.
Florida will play the Hurricanes of Carolina for a place in another series of titles. Game 1 goes on Tuesday in Raleight, NC
Max Domi responded for Toronto, who now goes to an uncertain season out of season.
The Leafs led the 2-0 confrontation of the Atlantic division in the back of the consecutive victories in the home before the Panthers won three in a row to climb 3-2, including a 6-1 Whitewell 6-1 in game 5 that looked a lot like Sunday.
The Leafs, who have won only two series in 11 attempts in the time of Auston Matthews-Mitch Marner, now turn to a potentially turbulent summer. Marner will become a free free agent on July 1, while John Tavares is also in an agreement that expires.
The president of the team, Brendan Shanahan, the unwavering defender of the nucleus of talented strikers of the franchise led by Matthews, Marner, Tavares and William Nylander, also has a contract beyond this season.
Toronto now has 0-7 in game 7, and 0-6 with Marner and Matthews that date back to 2018, in the Salary era of the NHL.
