Samsonov perfect in relief, Nylander ends it in overtime.
It was two imperfect teams playing an imperfect game with imperfect officiating.
Ilya Samsonov came to the rescue, perfect in facing 11 shots. He made a number of saves to keep the Leafs’ chances alive, including flashing the glove on Gustav Forsling and the right pad on Carter Verhaeghe.Though the Panthers are in a middling spot in terms of the standings, they are among the elite in the league across many categories, including possession, the creation of high-danger scoring chances, and expected goals.
“We’re trying to increase his workload on home ice,” Keefe said. “He’s had a lot of road games. We thought he did a really good job for us against Nashville when we were in here.” The Leafs had otherwise dominated the early going, outshooting Florida 14-7 in the first 20 minutes and getting goals from Hunt and Kerfoot.Samsonov settled into the game quickly, but that was the only part that was settled in a penalty-filled second period that had frequent video reviews, a few kerfuffles and some baffling officiating.
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