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Panthers win home opener, hold off Toronto 3-1 in playoff rematch

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Kevin Stenlund and Oliver Ekman-Larsson got their first Florida goals, Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 30 shots and the Panthers won their home opener by topping the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 in a playoff rematch Thursday night.

Stenlund scored with 2:52 left in the first, Ekman-Larsson made it 2-0 with seven seconds left in the opening period and that was enough for Bobrovsky. Sam Reinhart added a short-handed empty-net goal as time expired.

Mitch Marner scored his first goal of the season, coming on the power play, midway through the second period for Toronto.