Florida Panthers at Toronto Maple Leafs
· National Hockey League
Luostarinen, Samoskevich push Panthers past Maple Leafs 6-2
Tomas Nosek, with two goals, Cole Reinhardt and A.J. Greer, into the empty net to go along with an assist, provided the rest of the offense for Florida.
Daniil Tarasov made 17 saves for the Panthers, who snapped a four-game slide.
William Nylander replied with a pair of goals for Toronto, which got 19 stops from Joseph Woll in the club’s fifth straight loss.
Both poised to miss the playoffs, the Maple Leafs and Panthers met in the second round of last spring’s postseason, with Florida topping Toronto in seven games before going on to hoist the Stanley Cup for a second straight June.
The Panthers, who started play one spot above Saturday’s opponent at 26th overall in the NHL standings, jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first period before Nosek made it 3-0 early in the second.
Nylander scored on a power play midway through the period, and added another to make it 3-2 through 40 minutes. Samoskevich made it 4-2 in the third. Greer and Nosek iced it into the empty net.
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Panthers: Host the New York Rangers on Monday
Maple Leafs: Host the Dallas Stars on Monday.
Regular Season SeriesSeries tied 2-2
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 0:23 | Eetu Luostarinen Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Mackie Samoskevich (18) |
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Goal | 1st Period 5:32 | Cole Reinhardt Goal (6) Backhand, assists: Donovan Sebrango (6), Vinnie Hinostroza (11) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 1:32 | Tomas Nosek Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Marek Alscher (1) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 10:55 | William Nylander Goal (27) Wrist Shot, assists: John Tavares (40), Easton Cowan (17) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 13:16 | William Nylander Goal (28) Snap Shot, assists: none |
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Goal | 3rd Period 4:13 | Mackie Samoskevich Goal (11) Snap Shot, assists: A.J. Greer (15), Eetu Luostarinen (20) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 15:56 | A.J. Greer Goal (16) Wrist Shot, assists: Eetu Luostarinen (21), Mackie Samoskevich (19) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 18:07 | Tomas Nosek Goal (2) Backhand, assists: Noah Gregor (4) |
Statistics
 FLA |
 TOR |
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|---|---|---|
| 15 | Blocked Shots | 14 |
| 23 | Hits | 26 |
| 3 | Takeaways | 4 |
| 25 | Shots | 19 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
| 1 | Power Play Opportunities | 1 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 100.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 20 | Faceoffs Won | 36 |
| 35.7 | Faceoff Win Percent | 64.3 |
| 11 | Giveaways | 12 |
| 1 | Total Penalties | 1 |
| 2 | Penalty Minutes | 2 |
Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Kirill Marchenko, RW | Injured Reserve | Oct 29 |
| Miles Wood, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 28 |
| Nick Blankenburg, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 23 |
| Marshall Rifai, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 22 |
| John Tavares, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 17 |
Florida Panthers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Brad Marchand, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 29 |
| Aleksander Barkov, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 29 |
| Jacob Markstrom, G | Injured Reserve | Oct 20 |
| Jonah Gadjovich, LW | Injured Reserve | Sep 17 |
