In their meeting with Florida Saturday, the Leafs weren’t ready to start the game and put in a less than stellar opening 40 minutes. The Panthers, standings aside, can make life hard on teams through the neutral zone and the Leafs were reluctant to get pucks in deep and go to work down low in the Panthers zone. In the third, the Leafs came out with shuffled lines and dominated, coming back from 2-0 down and then again from 3-2 down, with Mitch Marner and John Tavares’ brilliance earning them a point they arguably hadn’t earned on the merits of their 60-minute performance.
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Florida Panthers – Game #35 Preview & Projected Lines
