The Florida Panthers got thumped 6-2 on home ice by the Toronto Maple Leafs in a second straight disappointing performance, following Tuesday’s loss to lowly Philadelphia.
Auston Matthews lit the lamp twice including the eventual game-winner when the contest was still close. Toronto pulled away by scoring the game’s final three goals.
After Matthews opened the scoring from long range at 5:05, from Mitch Marner and Mark Giordano, Matthew Tkachuk tied the game with a power-play goal at the 14:25 mark.
Matt Murray somehow stopped Tkachuk’s first shot from a sharp angle, but Tkachuk was able to get the rebound over the goal line.