Panthers Beat Maple Leafs 6-2, End Skid

TORONTO - The Florida Panthers defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-2 on Saturday night at Scotiabank Arena, ending a four-game losing streak for the visitors in a matchup between two teams eliminated from playoff contention.

Eetu Luostarinen and Mackie Samoskevich each recorded a goal and two assists to lead the Panthers' offense. Tomas Nosek added two goals, while Cole Reinhardt and A.J. Greer also scored, with Greer's coming into an empty net. Goaltender Daniil Tarasov stopped 17 of 19 shots faced to secure the victory. For Toronto, William Nylander scored both goals, including one on the power play, but the Maple Leafs extended their skid to five games. Joseph Woll made 19 saves in the loss.

The Panthers jumped to a 2-0 lead in the first period before Nosek extended it to 3-0 at 13:32 of the second, marking his first goal of the season after recovering from knee surgery. Nylander responded with a power-play goal midway through the period and added another late in the frame to pull Toronto within 3-2 entering the third. Samoskevich restored the two-goal margin early in the final period, and empty-net goals from Greer and Nosek sealed the outcome.