Florida Panthers

Coming off a highly-impressive team effort in a playoff atmosphere in Tampa Bay, the Maple Leafs have made the trip south to Sunrise to face the ...

I really liked what I’ve seen from them, and now you add in Blackwell and Abruzzese. I thought [Abruzzese] had a great game on the road against Tampa last night — not an easy thing for a player with his inexperience to do, but he showed positive progression, so we like how some of that depth is coming together. No doubt, he makes a big difference to the mindset of our team and the confidence of our team. This is different, though — we truly have seven guys that can play every night and can play in any situation. That’s the decision we’ll make here today, but I think we’re in a good spot here now with Muzzin coming back. When you have a player like [Barkov] on your team, he can play anywhere and probably be the best player in any position. Obviously, his shot is elite and he’s just always in the mix. We know we’re both going to be in and we’re going to have to go through each other if we want to win, so it’s just fun to see where we’re at right now. Holl’s game is in a better place than it was when the two last played together, and hopefully, Muzzin is rejuvenated and refreshed in a similar manner to Jack Campbell since his layoff. The Panthers have scored 23 times and given up 13 in just four games, while the Leafs have scored 25 and given up 12. Different challenges arise every game — you play some teams that are out of the playoffs that play extremely hard and other teams don’t so it’s hard to gauge. This will be a tough test against a rested Panthers team playing at home (where they’re 28-6-0), but the Leafs might be able to ride in on the wave from last night’s victory and jump on Florida early. Comparatively, the Leafs have wins against the Lightning, Panthers, and Bruins all within the last nine days.

Jonathan Huberdeau scored his second goal of the game in OT and also had three assists, helping the Florida Panthers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs.

NOTES: Huberdeau became the first Quebec-born skater to record a 100-point season since Tampa Bay teammates Vincent Lecavalier (108) and Martin St. Louis (102) both accomplished the feat in 2006-07. It was one of those games, it’s fun for the fans, probably fun for the players in a lot of ways, but not as much fun for us.” Muzzin added on with 11:20 left in the second period. “We go from having a chance on a breakaway to go up 6-1 to taking a too-many-men-on ice penalty right after. It was Giroux’s first goal since being acquired from Philadelphia on March 19. I’m not going to focus on all that stuff, I’m going to focus on the fact we played a good hockey game today.” Only one other team in NHL history has also done so twice in a single campaign, the 1983-84 Oilers (Oct. 19, 1983 and Dec. 7, 1983). It’s been fun, but we haven’t done anything in the playoffs.” “I’m sure their coach is scratching his head a little bit, too. We’ve got to figure out how to manage the game the right way.” “But we’ve got to work so we’re not down 5-1 or 6-2. “It’s been a fun year.

SUNRISE, Fla. -- Jonathan Huberdeau had two goals, including the game winner in overtime Tuesday night, and the Florida Panthers outlasted the Toronto Maple ...

"We're really good at home, and it's because of these guys," Huberdeau said as he pointed to the fans in his postgame in-arena interview on the bench. Mitchell Marner, Matthews' linemate, had two goals and four points in the loss for the Maple Leafs, who had defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning, 6-2, the night before. Florida has now won five in a row, and eight of nine. At 102, Huberdeau ended his night second in the league in scoring. Auston Matthews, Toronto's leading scorer, came into the game needing one goal to get to 55, which will be a single-season record for the Original Six franchise. Tuesday's game featured four goalies, two short-handed goals, six power-play goals, and fans of both teams on their feet most of the night.

Jonathan Huberdeau scored his second goal of the game in overtime and also had three assists, helping the Florida Panthers overcome a four-goal deficit to ...

"You don't want wild swings in a game where we had control." "We go from having a chance on a breakaway to go up 6-1 to taking a too-many-men-on ice penalty right after. We've got to figure out how to manage the game the right way." It was one of those games, it's fun for the fans, probably fun for the players in a lot of ways, but not as much fun for us." "I'm sure their coach is scratching his head a little bit, too. "But we've got to work so we're not down 5-1 or 6-2.

Call it a potential playoff preview, call it a collapse, call it a comeback or simply call it a fun night at the rink — the only thing Toronto's hectic 7-6 ...

That’s a big factor here,” said the coach, in favour of internal competition. • The Maple Leafs have faced the Panthers twice now… April 23 will be the final shot a revenge match. We rise to the occasion,” Spezza said. “I was looking to come out of this segment with a sense of whether we can compete with the very best in our division. Naturally, Florida, which allowed five in a row, scored the next five. “It’s great to play the really good teams. “You don’t want wild swings in the game. “Muzz is a huge guy in our locker room. (Mario Lemieux held the previous record at 47 seconds, in 1989.) I think that answer is unequivocally yes." In a blink, the Maple Leafs led 5-1…