Maple Leafs 3, Panthers 2: Peter Holland scored early in the third period as Toronto benefited from injuries to both of Florida's goaltenders to snap its franchise-high 16-game road skid (0-14-2).

Al Montoya replaced Roberto Luongo (upper body) to begin the second period and retreated to the locker room with an apparent lower-body injury after yielding Nazem Kadri's goal just 22 seconds into the third. Montoya returned to the ice several minutes later and permitted Holland to clean up a rebound at 5:28 to give the Maple Leafs a 3-2 lead but exited shortly thereafter as Luongo came back to finish the game.

Tyler Bozak netted a power-play goal for Toronto, which posted its first road victory since a 4-3 shootout triumph at Boston on Dec. 31. Jonathan Bernier turned aside 40 shots to record his third win in four outings.

Rookie defenseman Aaron Ekblad scored with the man advantage and Brandon Pirri also tallied for the Panthers, who remained two points behind Boston for the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference. Jimmy Hayes recorded two assists, Luongo stopped all 19 shots he faced - including 16 in the first period - and Montoya finished with 12 saves.

Hayes' nifty pass from atop the left faceoff circle set up Pirri, who wristed a shot from the slot that sailed between the pads of Bernier with 18 seconds remaining in the first period to open the scoring. Bozak cleaned up a rebound 4:40 into the second before Ekblad's blast from the point 8 1/2 minutes later regained the lead for Florida, but Kadri scored from the right doorstep - and tumbled into Montoya in the process.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Toronto C Leo Komarov's sharp-angle shot struck Luongo in the neck at 4:03 of the first period, causing the veteran netminder to remain on the ice for several moments. Luongo received medical attention after the play and finished the period before being relieved by Montoya to begin the second. ... Robb Tallas served as Montoya's backup early in the third period before Luongo re-entered the contest. The 41-year-old Tallas is the team's goaltending coach and last appeared in an NHL game on Feb. 19, 2001. ... Ekblad's 11th goal of the season broke the franchise record for rookie defensemen set by Ed Jovanovski in 1995-96.