Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Panthers Dropped By Maple Leafs

     The Florida Panthers lost to the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 at Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday night. The Panthers continued their four-game road trip in Canada. 
     The Maple Leafs increased their gap for first place in the Atlantic Division. They clinched a postseason spot with the victory. 
      There was no scoring in the opening frame. Florida(44-27-4) took a 1-0 lead at the 1:03 mark of the second period on a Gustav Forsling tally. 
     The Maple Leafs evened it 1-1 with 8:29 left in the second. William Nylander fired a shot and John Tavares deflected it in. 
      In the third period, Toronto(46-25-4) leaped to a 2-1 advantage with 9:10 remaining. Mitch Marner placed in a snap shot from the right circle past Sergei Bobrosky 
      It became 3-1 for the Leafs with 4:51 left in the third period. Marner sent a long lead pass from his own left circle. Matthew Knies skated through the slot area and slipped in a backhand pass from the crease area.
     The Cats got a power-play goal with 2:38 to go in the third and they trailed 3-2. Sam Reinhart collected his 37th goal of the season on a forehand shot from long range by Anthony Stolarz. 

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