Joseph Woll did everything he could to hold the line.
The Maple Leafs goaltender stretched, contorted and sprawled to make save after save against the Panthers’ onslaught.
His teammates weren’t close to that level.
Woll stopped 35 of the 37 shots he faced Sunday in Toronto’s stifling 2-0 loss to Florida that evened the teams’ second-round playoff series 2-2.
The Leafs, who fell 5-4 in overtime two nights earlier, again had a chance to push the defending Stanley Cup champions to the brink, but instead were second-best most of the night — other than their netminder.
“He was great,” Toronto captain Auston Matthews said. “Helped keep it a 1-0 game there for the most part on some plays that we can’t let happen.”
At one point getting outshot 20-5, the Leafs held a parade to the penalty box in the first period thanks to four straight minors, with the only puck to beat Woll coming off the …