Mitch Marner and Matthew Knies each scored one goal and an assist to beat Toronto 3-2 in Florida on Wednesday, so that the Maple Leafs can win a place in the Stanley Cup playoffs and expand their leadership on the Atlantic Department.
John Tavares also found the network for the first Maple Leafs (46-25-4, 96 points), which in the last nine games (7-1-1) achieved their seventh win. Toronto Anthony’s goalkeeper achieved 29 parades against his former team.
Sam Reinhart collected an assist and an assist and Gustav Forsling scored for the third Panther (44-27-4, 92 points), which are a point behind the second-placed Tampa Bay Lightning. Sergei Bobrovsky turned 23 shots aside.
With 9:10 in the competition, Auston Matthews discovered an open Marner who climbed onto a knee and scored a goal home to bring Toronto 2-1.
Knies scored the games with 4:51 with 4:51 when he took a beautiful Stertastenspass from Marner before bury a back on a runaway.
Reinhart brought the Panthers into one with a 2:25 Power Play destination, but the visitors could not find a balance.
Bobrovsky was on his game early in the Panthers fold.
The two-time Vezina trophy-winning goalkeeper closed two chances from Matthews, including a net front saving of the sniper’s return attempt almost seven minutes after the matchup.
Forsling broke the dead end a little more than a minute into the middle frame. After Panthers’ defender took a pass from Reinhart, he blew up a blow into the back of the network.
The Maple Leafs finally loved Bobrovsky with 8:29 in the second when Tavares tilted perfectly placed in Nylanders. Tavares achieved his 36th season goal and his 14th place in the last 16 excursions.
The upper line of Toronto found the Maple Leafs in the last framework for three minutes, but Knies’ seam tip found the post.
The Bobby McMmann of the Maple Leafs was loose on a runaway with 9:36 in the regulation, but Bobrovsky switched him on.
Marner shot the tie -reakend gate to Bobrovsky, moments later.
Marner extended his point strips to six games (three goals, seven templates) with the marker.
The stolance helped keep the Maple -Leafs up when he was looked after an open Niko Mikkola with 7:31 with 7:31.
The Panthers were without captain Aleksander Barkov, who was previously excluded due to an injury to the upper body, and Nico Sturm, who has an undisclosed injury.
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