That’s more like it. Rising to the occasion as we knew they would against a division rival, the Florida Panthers got back on track with a 5-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs at Amerant Bank Arena on Wednesday.

Aleksander Barkov and Carter Verhaeghe had power-play goals, Sam Reinhart had a short-handed score and the Florida Panthers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-1 for only their second win in eight games.

The Florida Panthers defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-1 Wednesday night. This snaps a four-game losing streak for the Cats.

With the Maple Leafs coming to town, there will also be three familiar faces in the building as Steven Lorentz, Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Anthony Stolarz take the ice at Amerant Bank Arena for the first time since helping the Panthers capture the Stanley Cup back in June.

The NHL odds favor Florida but Toronto has been the far better team lately led by the red-hot Mitch Marner. He's been a Panther killer throughout his career and my Maple Leafs vs. Panthers predictions are betting on it happening again tonight.

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There was a bit of drama during Tuesday’s game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Florida Panthers, as we had a goal review in the shootout when Evan Rodrigues appeared to touch the puck after it touched Joseph Woll’s pad during what was originally thought to be his shootout winning goal.

The Toronto Maple Leafs entered Wednesday’s matchup against their Atlantic Division rival Florida Panthers on a bit of a hot streak without their captain in the lineup.