Leafs steamroll Panthers 7-5 Globe_Sports
Toronto Maple Leafs center John Tavares and goaltender Frederik Andersen celebrate with teammates after defeating the Florida Panthers at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto on March 25, 2019. Tavares scored four goals in the victory.With the spectre of an opening-round playoff dance with the Boston Bruins all but a foregone conclusion, the primary concern for the scuffling Toronto Maple Leafs with just six games now remaining in the regular-season schedule is health and consistency.
Ironically, after he swatted in his fourth of the night into a gaping side of the net early in the third period, giving the Leafs a 6-2 lead, no souvenirs to commemorate the moment hit the ice − even though the four-goal achievement was the first in Tavares’s career.The Leafs were coming off a 2-1 overtime loss to the lowly New York Rangers on Saturday and, heading into the game against the Panthers, had registered just one win in their past four outings and two in their past seven.
Toronto has been beaten up physically by injury and illness but on that front, the scenario appears to be brightening.The club welcomed back defenceman Martin Marincin to the lineup on Monday after a three-game absence brought about by a case of the flu. To make room for his return, Igor Ozhiganov was banished to a seat in the press box.
Tavares, trying to become Toronto’s first 50-goal scorer during the regular season since Dave Andreychuk bagged 53 during the 1993-94 campaign, said with the playoffs looming it is only natural for the team to start fine-tuning their game for the second season. Marleau began the offensive slugfest, snapping a shot past Montembeault after a great cross-ice feed from Nazem Kadri for a 1-0 Toronto lead after 2:06.
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