
Florida Panthers at Toronto Maple Leafs
· National Hockey LeagueMaple Leafs beat the Panthers 3-2 in an Atlantic Division showdown

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.
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.
FLA leads series 2-1
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 2nd Period 1:03 | Gustav Forsling Goal (10) Slap Shot, assists: Sam Reinhart (41), Sam Bennett (25) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 11:31 | John Tavares Goal (36) Tip-In, assists: William Nylander (38) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 10:50 | Mitch Marner Goal (24) Snap Shot, assists: Auston Matthews (40), Matthew Knies (25) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 15:09 | Matthew Knies Goal (26) Backhand, assists: Mitch Marner (69), Jake McCabe (21) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 17:22 | Sam Reinhart Goal (37) Wrist Shot, assists: Mackie Samoskevich (15), Seth Jones (24) |
Statistics
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7 | Blocked Shots | 21 |
39 | Hits | 25 |
3 | Takeaways | 2 |
31 | Shots | 26 |
1 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
2 | Power Play Opportunities | 1 |
50.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
25 | Faceoffs Won | 23 |
52.1 | Faceoff Win Percent | 47.9 |
23 | Giveaways | 13 |
1 | Total Penalties | 2 |
2 | Penalty Minutes | 4 |
Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Jake McCabe, D | Day-To-Day | Apr 2 |
David Kampf, C | Day-To-Day | Apr 2 |
Jani Hakanpaa, D | Injured Reserve | Feb 1 |
Florida Panthers Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Aleksander Barkov, C | Out | Apr 2 |
Nico Sturm, C | Out | Apr 2 |
Dmitry Kulikov, D | Out | Mar 31 |
Matthew Tkachuk, LW | Injured Reserve | Mar 31 |
Game Information
Scotiabank Arena
Location: Toronto, ON
Attendance: 19,066 | Capacity:

Location: Toronto, ON
Attendance: 19,066 | Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
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46 | 25 | 96 | 4 |
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44 | 25 | 93 | 5 |
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44 | 27 | 92 | 4 |
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39 | 29 | 84 | 6 |
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35 | 30 | 79 | 9 |
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34 | 33 | 75 | 7 |
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32 | 36 | 70 | 6 |
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30 | 36 | 69 | 9 |