{"id":276135,"date":"2025-05-12T04:46:37","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T04:46:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/12\/maple-leafs-hc-makes-his-thoughts-crystal-clear-about-high-penalty-count-in-shutout-game-4-loss\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:08:31","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:08:31","slug":"maple-leafs-hc-makes-his-thoughts-crystal-clear-about-high-penalty-count-in-shutout-game-4-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/12\/maple-leafs-hc-makes-his-thoughts-crystal-clear-about-high-penalty-count-in-shutout-game-4-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"Maple Leafs HC makes his thoughts crystal clear about high penalty count in shutout Game 4 loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4913544\" data-slug-id=\"2514357\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Toronto <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/us\/nhl\/toronto-maple-leafs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Maple Leafs<\/a> head coach Craig Berube was blunt in assessing the root cause for his team\u2019s shutout loss in Game 4 against the Florida Panthers on Sunday night.<\/p>\n<p>During the post-game press conference, Berube didn\u2019t mince his words about the unusually high number of penalties the Maple Leafs took in the game.<\/p>\n<p>Berube stated:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWe don\u2019t need to take those [stick penalties], the hooking, and the interference. We will be smarter than that. In the end, I really liked our physicality and compete out there. The guys played hard.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>In total, the Maple Leafs took eight penalties totaling 27 minutes. The Panthers ended up converting on one of their six power play opportunities, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/us\/nhl\/carter-verhaeghe-contract\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Carter Verhaeghe\u2019s<\/a> first-period power play goal standing as the game-winner.<\/p>\n<p>Berube added:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIt is a tough series. They are a very good team. We know that. It is a battle.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/us\/nhl\/youtube\">\n<div class=\"yt-wrapper\">                    <noscript><iframe title=\"CRAIG BERUBE, Maple Leafs Playoff Postgame: Florida Panthers Even Series with Game 4 Win\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ekLaXafNG7U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/us\/nhl\/youtube\" data-embed=\"ekLaXafNG7U\">\n<div class=\"play-button\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" height=\"370\" width=\"660\" data-img=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/05\/799d9-17470236215552-1920.jpg\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/05\/799d9-17470236215552-1920.jpg\" class=\"lazy-img\" alt=\"youtube-cover\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Maple Leafs were shut out for the second time this postseason. The Leafs lost Game 5 of their first-round series against the Ottawa Senators, 4-0. However, the Leafs bounced back in Game 6 to wrap up the series.<\/p>\n<p>As such, the Leafs will be looking for a similar bounce-back effort in Game 5 on Wednesday night at Scotiabank Arena.<\/p>\n<p>Game 5 stands as the most crucial game in the series, as the winner will have a chance to close out the series in Game 6 in Florida next Friday night.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Maple Leafs\u2019 discipline falters in Game 4<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sk-app-thumbnail\" alt=\"penalty trouble derailed the Leafs' offense in Game 4 against the Panthers - Source: Imagn\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/05\/26154955-1747023737.jpeg\"\/><img class=\"lazy-img\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" data-img=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/05\/26154955-1747023737.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/05\/26154955-1747023737.jpeg?w=190 190w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/05\/26154955-1747023737.jpeg?w=720 720w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/05\/26154955-1747023737.jpeg?w=640 640w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/05\/26154955-1747023737.jpeg?w=1045 1045w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/05\/26154955-1747023737.jpeg?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/05\/26154955-1747023737.jpeg?w=1460 1460w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/05\/26154955-1747023737.jpeg?w=1600 1600w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/05\/26154955-1747023737.jpeg 1920w\" alt=\"penalty trouble derailed the Leafs' offense in Game 4 against the Panthers - Source: Imagn\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/05\/26154955-1747023737.jpeg?w=640\" bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,&lt;svg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%201920%201280%22&gt;&lt;\/svg&gt;\"\/><figcaption>penalty trouble derailed the Leafs&#8217; offense in Game 4 against the Panthers &#8211; Source: Imagn<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/us\/nhl\/news-27-000-000-leafs-d-man-backs-captain-auston-matthews-despite-scoring-woes-stanley-cup-playoffs-he-s-leader\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Toronto Maple Leafs<\/a> have played a tough, physical game throughout their second-round series with the Florida Panthers without falling into penalty trouble.<\/p>\n<p>In the first three games of the series, the Leafs took a total of nine penalties for 20 minutes. However, the Leafs let their guard down in Game 4, more than doubling their total penalty minutes from the first three games.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, it\u2019s fair to assume that running into significant penalty trouble hampered the Leafs\u2019 offense to the degree that the team was unable to get anything going offensively.<\/p>\n<p>The Leafs had three power play opportunities of their own but failed to cash in. It\u2019s worth pointing out that Toronto did get a couple of looks with the man advantage. 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