Maple Leafs beat the Panthers 3-2 in an Atlantic Division showdown
Maple Leafs beat the Panthers 3-2 in an Atlantic Division showdown
TORONTO — Mitch Marner scored the goal-ahead goal midway through the third period, Anthony Stolarz made 29 saves and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Florida Panthers 3-2 in an Atlantic Division showdown Wednesday night.
John Tavares and Matthew Knies also scored to help division-leading Toronto wrap up a playoff spot and and move three points ahead of Tampa Bay and four in front of Florida. Marner and Knies also had assists.
Sam Reinhart had a goal and an assist for defending Stanley Cip champion Florida. Gustav Forsling also scored, and Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 23 shots. Takeaways
Panthers: Florida was without captain Aleksander Barkov after he was hurt Tuesday night in a 3-2 overtime loss in Montreal. The club also continues to play without star forward Matthew Tkachuk and defenseman Aaron Ekblad, .
Maple Leafs: Tavares has 15 goals in 20 games since the 4 Nations Face-Off to lead the NHL. The 34-year-old pending unrestricted free agent has 36 goals in in 68 games this season.
Key moment
Marner made it 2-1 with 9:10 left after Bobrovsky, who stopped Bobby McMann on a breakaway moments earlier, couldn’t squeeze the initial shot off the stick of Auston Matthews. Key stat
{{/usCountry}}Marner made it 2-1 with 9:10 left after Bobrovsky, who stopped Bobby McMann on a breakaway moments earlier, couldn’t squeeze the initial shot off the stick of Auston Matthews. Key stat
{{/usCountry}}Matthews needs one goal to become the fifth player in franchise history with at least 30 in their first season as captain. He would join Rick Vaive , Darryl Sittler , Mats Sundin and Dave Keon . Up next
{{/usCountry}}Matthews needs one goal to become the fifth player in franchise history with at least 30 in their first season as captain. He would join Rick Vaive , Darryl Sittler , Mats Sundin and Dave Keon . Up next
{{/usCountry}}Both teams play Saturday night. The Panthers are at Ottawa. The Maple Leafs host Columbus.
{{/usCountry}}Both teams play Saturday night. The Panthers are at Ottawa. The Maple Leafs host Columbus.
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