NHL

Florida Panthers at Toronto Maple Leafs

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Florida Panthers
38-38-4
Final
6 - 2
Toronto Maple Leafs
32-34-14

Luostarinen, Samoskevich push Panthers past Maple Leafs 6-2

Eetu Luostarinen tallies goal vs. Maple Leafs

Tomas Nosek, with two goals, Cole Reinhardt and A.J. Greer, into the empty net to go along with an assist, provided the rest of the offense for Florida.

Daniil Tarasov made 17 saves for the Panthers, who snapped a four-game slide.

William Nylander replied with a pair of goals for Toronto, which got 19 stops from Joseph Woll in the club’s fifth straight loss.

Both poised to miss the playoffs, the Maple Leafs and Panthers met in the second round of last spring’s postseason, with Florida topping Toronto in seven games before going on to hoist the Stanley Cup for a second straight June.

The Panthers, who started play one spot above Saturday’s opponent at 26th overall in the NHL standings, jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first period before Nosek made it 3-0 early in the second.

Nylander scored on a power play midway through the period, and added another to make it 3-2 through 40 minutes. Samoskevich made it 4-2 in the third. Greer and Nosek iced it into the empty net.

Up next

Panthers: Host the New York Rangers on Monday

Maple Leafs: Host the Dallas Stars on Monday.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 0:23 Eetu Luostarinen Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Mackie Samoskevich (18)
Goal 1st Period 5:32 Cole Reinhardt Goal (6) Backhand, assists: Donovan Sebrango (6), Vinnie Hinostroza (11)
Goal 2nd Period 1:32 Tomas Nosek Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Marek Alscher (1)
Goal 2nd Period 10:55 William Nylander Goal (27) Wrist Shot, assists: John Tavares (40), Easton Cowan (17)
Goal 2nd Period 13:16 William Nylander Goal (28) Snap Shot, assists: none
Goal 3rd Period 4:13 Mackie Samoskevich Goal (11) Snap Shot, assists: A.J. Greer (15), Eetu Luostarinen (20)
Goal 3rd Period 15:56 A.J. Greer Goal (16) Wrist Shot, assists: Eetu Luostarinen (21), Mackie Samoskevich (19)
Goal 3rd Period 18:07 Tomas Nosek Goal (2) Backhand, assists: Noah Gregor (4)

Statistics

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15 Blocked Shots 14
23 Hits 26
3 Takeaways 4
25 Shots 19
0 Power Play Goals 1
1 Power Play Opportunities 1
0.0 Power Play Percentage 100.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
20 Faceoffs Won 36
35.7 Faceoff Win Percent 64.3
11 Giveaways 12
1 Total Penalties 1
2 Penalty Minutes 2
Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Anthony Stolarz, G Out Apr 16
Calle Jarnkrok, C Out Apr 15
Dakota Joshua, C Out Apr 11
Brandon Carlo, D Out Apr 11
Florida Panthers Florida Panthers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Carter Verhaeghe, C Out Apr 15
Sam Bennett, C Out Apr 15
Gustav Forsling, D Out Apr 15
Tomas Nosek, LW Out Apr 15
Seth Jones, D Out Apr 9

Game Information

Scotiabank Arena

Location: Toronto, ON
Attendance: 18,327 | Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Buffalo 50 23 109 9
Tampa Bay 50 26 106 6
Montreal 48 24 106 10
Boston 45 27 100 10
Ottawa 44 27 99 11
Detroit 41 31 92 10
Florida 40 38 84 4
Toronto 32 36 78 14
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