John Tavares struck for two power-play goals in the second period to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 5-2 win over the Florida Panthers, who were playing their seventh straight game on the road.
The Panthers continued a recent trend of falling behind early when Auston Matthews passed over to T.J. Brodie and his shot was tipped in by defense partner Morgan Rielly forty-nine seconds after opening puck drop. Before the goal, Mason Marchment had possession and got the puck high in the air, but failed to clear zone.
As they usually do, the Cats bit back, tying things up at the 10:11 mark.