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Panthers Fall 5-4 Against Toronto - Game Recap

William Nylander scored a pair of goals against the Panthers as Toronto handed Florida a 5-4 defeat on Tuesday at Scotiabank Arena.

The Maple Leafs were a -158 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.5.

Toronto got goals from William Nylander(2), Dryden Hunt, Alexander Kerfoot, and Auston Matthews in the victory. Hunt opened the scoring at 2:38 of the first period.

Ilya Samsonov stopped 11 of 11 Florida shots in the victory.

Josh Mahura, Anton Lundell, Aleksander Barkov, and Carter Verhaeghe scored for the Panthers, finding the net behind Ilya Samsonov.

Florida got a 32-stop effort from Sergei Bobrovsky in the loss.

On the power play, Toronto went 2-for-7, while the Panthers were 1-for-3 with the man advantage.

Florida lost the shots on goal battle to Toronto by a margin of 37-19.

Toronto heads into a battle against the Jets. Florida, meanwhile, will have their next action against Montreal.