Noah Gregor scored in regulation and the shootout, helping the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Florida Panthers 2-1 on Tuesday night time.
Back at residence just after a 2-1-1 excursion, Toronto also acquired a reliable general performance from Joseph Woll. The goaltender produced 38 saves in regulation and extra time.
Kevin Stenlund scored for Florida, which picked up a battle-stuffed 5- victory in Ottawa on Monday. Anthony Stolarz created 31 will save.
Evan Rodrigues appeared to have received the shootout for Florida in the fifth round, but was judged to have touched the puck 2 times on his exertion subsequent a movie review.
Gregor scored in the sixth spherical just before Florida’s Nick Cousins hit the write-up, closing out the get for Toronto.
The Leafs suited up on home ice for the to start with time since Nov. 11 following selecting up two victories in Stockholm as component of the NHL International Sequence. Toronto then embarked on a two-activity road vacation as a result of Chicago and Pittsburgh on returning to North The usa.
Wanting to spark a stagnant offense, Leafs mentor Sheldon Keefe break up up struggling forwards Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner from Florida.
Matthews played with William Nylander and Matthew Knies, although Marner skated alongside John Tavares and Tyler Bertuzzi.
Florida opened the scoring at 15:29 of the very first when Stenlund scored his sixth of the season.
Nylander hit the publish and the crossbar in brief succession in the second, such as one particular with Stolarz down and out as Toronto started off to locate its form.
Gregor raced in on Stolarz and roofed his third at 12:54 following Panthers defenseman Dmitry Kulikov had the puck bounce in excess of his adhere at the offensive blue line.
Panthers ahead Jonah Gadjovich was assessed a double minor for higher-sticking on Gregor with 3:04 still left in regulation, but Florida killed that off right until Toronto was whistled for its eighth penalty for way too many adult men on the ice this time with 5.3 seconds remaining on the clock.
Marner and Toronto defenseman Mark Giordano departed in the initially time period. Marner took a shot up superior, but was again for the start out of the second sporting a full cage. Giordano (upper-overall body personal injury) did not return.
UP Next
Panthers: Wrap up a 3-recreation street excursion at Montreal on Thursday.
Maple Leafs: Host Seattle on Thursday.
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