"Recent waiver claim Troy Stecher opened the scoring at the 5:24 mark. After taking a low to high pass from Bobby McMann, Stecher beat Sergei Bobrovsky with a wrister from the right point through a screen. The second assist on Stecher's first of the season went to Dakota Joshua. The Panthers were up 7-1 on the shot clock before the goal."
"With Bobrovksy shrugging off the two early goals and putting on a clinic to keep his team close, the Panthers finally solved Joseph Woll 14:43 into the middle frame with Aaron Ekblad off for holding. After Anton Lundell and Sam Reinhart worked an unsuccessful give-and-go off the rush, the determined pair of penalty killers were able to regain possession of the puck. Lundell chipped a centering pass in front and Reinhart pulled Woll to his left before firing home for his 14th of the campaign."
"Nick Robertson applied heavy pressure to Gustav Forsling while he was chasing down a dump-in, forcing him to weakly backhand the puck to former Cat Steven Lorentz. Lorentz' centering pass struck Mackie Samoskevich, then dribbled in front where a backchecking Ekblad had his stick lifted by Scott Laughton and bumped into Bobrovsky. Laughton was able to find the loose puck, which came back to him off Ekblad's skate, and swipe it home for his first goal and point of the season."
Toronto jumped ahead with two first-period goals, including a wrister from recent waiver claim Troy Stecher and a Dakota Joshua finish set up by Bobby McMann. Sergei Bobrovsky made multiple saves to keep Florida within reach while Joseph Woll allowed a Sam Reinhart goal 14:43 into the second during an Aaron Ekblad penalty. Late third-period pressure and a chaotic defensive turnover produced Scott Laughton's first goal and point of the season. Auston Matthews and Max Domi connected to free John Tavares for an empty-net goal, resulting in a 4-1 score and Florida's third straight home loss.
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