Round 2, Game No. 4: Lines, Betting Odds for Maple Leafs at Panthers

SUNRISE — The Florida Panthers enter Game 4 against the Toronto Maple Leafs with a chance to clinch their first Eastern Conference finals berth since 1996.

Even after taking a 3-0 lead in the series, the focus has remained the same: Go day-by-day and continue playing the same game.

”Throughout the playoffs, we’ve kind of taken the mentality of taking just one game at a time,” Josh Mahura said.

”Regardless of whether we are up and down, we’re just looking forward to coming to the rink and playing tonight.”

The Panthers will not be changing much as they enter Game 4.

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They will run the same lineup since starting their six-game playoff winning streak during Game 5 of the first round.

Ryan Lomberg is still missing with a hand injury — although he did skate in a yellow, non-contact jersey in Wednesday morning’s pre-game skate — and the lines will remain the same.

“We have been reasonably healthy, I mean everybody’s got their guys that are dealing with something but being able to put those guys in the lineup and that consistency in your routine, it’s important,” coach Paul Maurice said.

”You just can’t be a slave to it because you have to handle the adversity and what you would eventually call distractions and things that change in your day.”

The Panthers know the Maple Leafs will be throwing the kitchen sink at them in Game 4, desperately trying to keep their season alive.

But the thought of preventing a Game 5 in Toronto is not on Florida’s mind either.

They are preparing for Wednesday’s game the same way they have with the past six, and that seems like that has worked out just fine.

“Regardless of where the series is at, we know they are going to come out and give their best effort,” Mahura said.

“We are just coming to the rink preparing to play our best game of the series.”

The starting goalies will be Sergei Bobrovsky and Joseph Woll.