Mason Raymond, defenseman Cody Franson, Tyler Bozak and Nikolai Kulemin also scored for the Maple Leafs, who improved to 11-5-2 against Atlantic Division opponents and are 8-1-1 in their last 10 contests. Nazem Kadri collected three assists, Phil Kessel notched two and Jonathan Bernier made 35 saves.
Nick Bjugstad and Sean Bergenheim scored to give Florida a 2-0 lead in the first period, but the Panthers allowed the next five goals. Blue-liner Dmitry Kulikov also tallied and Scott Clemmensen stopped 26 shots in just his second start this month.
Franson’s point shot through traffic cut Toronto’s deficit to 2-1 with 3:11 remaining in the first period. The Maple Leafs took the lead less than a minute into the middle session as Raymond buried a wrist shot at the 27-second mark and van Riemsdyk tipped Kessel’s shot past Clemmensen 31 seconds later.
Kulemin made it 4-2 with a quick shot from the side boards that fooled Clemmensen four minutes into the third period. Lupul fired home a one-timer during a power play 2:22 later and Bozak converted a feed from Kessel with 1:23 remaining to cap the scoring.GAME NOTEBOOK: Bergenheim has recorded a point in each of his last five games. … Kadri has collected 12 points in his last seven contests. … The Maple Leafs finished 2-for-3 on the power play.
Florida | Toronto | |
Sean Bergenheim 1 | Points | Nazem Kadri 3 |
Sean Bergenheim 1 | Goals | Joffrey Lupul 1 |
Brad Boyes 1 | Assists | Nazem Kadri 3 |
N/A | Power Play Goals | Joffrey Lupul 1 |
N/A | Short Handed Goals | N/A |
Scott Clemmensen .812 | Save Percentage | Jonathan Bernier .921 |
Scott Clemmensen 26 | Saves | Jonathan Bernier 35 |
Team | Shots | Goals | Power Play | Penalty Kill | Penalty Mins | Face Offs Won |
Florida | 38 | 3 | 0-5 | 1-3 | 8 | 33 |
Toronto | 32 | 6 | 2-3 | 5-5 | 12 | 44 |