The Maple Leafs (optional) and Florida Panthers skated at Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday.

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After dropping two straight games in Florida, Leafs coach Craig Berube is urging his players to embrace the moment as they return home for Game 5 on Wednesday night.

"[Berube] talked about how this is what you work for," said centre John Tavares, "to play in these types of games and to get to this point in the season, in the series, so we're excited about it."

The second-round series between Atlantic Division heavyweights is now deadlocked at 2-2, but Toronto still owns home-ice advantage. The Leafs are 4-1 at Scotiabank Arena in the playoffs and have won 11 of their past 12 games here overall.

The Leafs have had two days to regroup after getting shutout in Game 4, including a full practice on Tuesday.

"I thought our practice was really good yesterday," Berube said. "Guys were in a great frame of mind. We understand what type of game it’s going to be and gotta go out and execute."

"I like the mood," said Tavares. "I like the attitude."

The Leafs responded well after losing two in a row to the Ottawa Senators in the first round. They bounced back by clinching the series in Game 6 in Ottawa.

"We’ve responded all playoffs long, frankly, whether it’s through a series or through a game," said defenceman Jake McCabe. " I think our resilience has been solid and composure’s been good so I don’t expect that to change."

The Leafs are 1-4 when hosting a Game 5 in the Auston Matthews era, so this is........

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