Matthews scores two more, as Maple Leafs hang on to beat Panthers 6-4 in potential playoff preview

— Auston Matthews scored his NHL-leading 61st and 62nd goals of the season to go along with an assist as the Toronto Maple Leafs built a four-goal lead before hanging on late to down the Florida Panthers 6-4 in a potential first-round playoff preview...
Apr 2, 2024, 04:53 am - AP
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Panthers0134
Maple Leafs2316
1st PeriodFLATOR
13:59Nicholas Robertson (12)
Assists: Matthew Knies (20)
01
14:32Auston Matthews (61)
Assists: TJ Brodie (22)
02
2nd PeriodFLATOR
0:47Brandon Montour (7)
Assists: Carter Verhaeghe (38)
12
1:26Tyler Bertuzzi (19)
Assists: Auston Matthews (36), Max Domi (34)
13
8:32David Kampf (7)
Unassisted
14
14:05Matthew Knies (13)
Assists: Pontus Holmberg (10), Nicholas Robertson (12)
15
3rd PeriodFLATOR
2:12Vladimir Tarasenko (22)
Assists: Niko Mikkola (13), Eetu Luostarinen (11)
25
11:58Sam Reinhart (52)
Assists: Vladimir Tarasenko (27), Aleksander Barkov (51)
35
18:10Sam Bennett (17)
Assists: Vladimir Tarasenko (28), Matthew Tkachuk (57)
45
19:14Auston Matthews (62) (Empty Net)
Unassisted
46

Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • Simon Benoit Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Takeaway by William Nylander
  • Auston Matthews faceoff won against Sam Bennett
  • Tyler Bertuzzi hit Brandon Montour
  • Conor Timmins Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Auston Matthews faceoff won against Sam Bennett
  • Evan Rodrigues shot blocked by Conor Timmins
  • Pontus Holmberg faceoff won against Anton Lundell
  • Jonah Gadjovich shot blocked by Simon Benoit
  • Giveaway by Ilya Samsonov
  • Ryan Reaves hit Niko Mikkola
  • Connor Dewar hit Niko Mikkola
  • John Tavares faceoff won against Kevin Stenlund
  • John Tavares Tip-In saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • John Tavares Tip-In saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Nicholas Robertson hit Niko Mikkola
  • David Kampf faceoff won against Eetu Luostarinen
  • Connor Dewar Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Auston Matthews faceoff won against Kevin Stenlund
  • Mark Giordano hit Ryan Lomberg
  • Max Domi Snap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Auston Matthews faceoff won against Sam Bennett
  • Jake McCabe hit Sam Bennett
  • Pontus Holmberg hit Eetu Luostarinen
  • Mark Giordano hit Eetu Luostarinen
  • Mark Giordano Holding against Eetu Luostarinen
  • Carter Verhaeghe shot blocked by Connor Dewar
  • Oliver Ekman-Larsson shot blocked by William Nylander
  • Giveaway by William Nylander
  • Sam Bennett shot blocked by Simon Benoit
  • Auston Matthews faceoff won against Anton Lundell
  • John Tavares hit Carter Verhaeghe
  • Ryan Reaves hit Eetu Luostarinen
  • Connor Dewar hit Gustav Forsling
  • Matthew Knies hit Kevin Stenlund
  • Giveaway by Nicholas Robertson
  • Nicholas Robertson Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Matthew Knies (20)
  • Simon Benoit shot blocked by Tyler Bertuzzi
  • Auston Matthews faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
  • Auston Matthews Goal (61) Wrist Shot, assists: TJ Brodie (22)
  • Sam Bennett shot blocked by Simon Benoit
  • John Tavares Interference against Vladimir Tarasenko
  • David Kampf faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
  • Bobby McMann hit Sam Reinhart
  • David Kampf faceoff won against Anton Lundell
  • Giveaway by Simon Benoit
  • Auston Matthews faceoff won against Eetu Luostarinen
  • Auston Matthews hit Kevin Stenlund
  • Tyler Bertuzzi Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Tyler Bertuzzi Tip-In Wide Left
  • Auston Matthews Wrap-around Wide Right
  • Giveaway by Max Domi
  • Giveaway by Conor Timmins
  • Matthew Knies Roughing against Niko Mikkola
  • Jake McCabe hit Carter Verhaeghe
  • Jake McCabe hit Sam Reinhart
  • Tyler Bertuzzi Goal (19) Tip-In, assists: Auston Matthews (36), Max Domi (34)
  • Auston Matthews faceoff won against Kevin Stenlund
  • Conor Timmins Snap Shot High and Wide Left
  • Tyler Bertuzzi Backhand saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • David Kampf faceoff won against Sam Bennett
  • David Kampf Deflected saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Takeaway by Nicholas Robertson
  • Sam Reinhart shot blocked by Mark Giordano
  • Mark Giordano hit Sam Reinhart
  • Giveaway by Simon Benoit
  • Simon Benoit hit Kevin Stenlund
  • Ryan Lomberg shot blocked by Jake McCabe
  • Bobby McMann hit Gustav Forsling
  • Connor Dewar Snap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Ryan Reaves Tip-In Wide Left
  • David Kampf Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Ryan Reaves hit Anton Lundell
  • David Kampf Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: none
  • John Tavares faceoff won against Kevin Stenlund
  • Giveaway by Conor Timmins
  • Auston Matthews hit Gustav Forsling
  • Giveaway by Bobby McMann
  • Bobby McMann hit Oliver Ekman-Larsson
  • Ryan Reaves Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Connor Dewar Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • William Nylander Slap Shot High and Wide Right
  • Takeaway by John Tavares
  • Auston Matthews Snap Shot High and Wide Left
  • Pontus Holmberg faceoff won against Anton Lundell
  • Pontus Holmberg faceoff won against Anton Lundell
  • Matthew Knies Goal (13) Tip-In, assists: Pontus Holmberg (10), Nicholas Robertson (12)
  • John Tavares faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
  • Giveaway by John Tavares
  • Giveaway by TJ Brodie
  • William Nylander Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Ryan Reaves hit Brandon Montour
  • Auston Matthews faceoff won against Kevin Stenlund
  • Auston Matthews hit Jonah Gadjovich
  • Auston Matthews Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Conor Timmins hit Eetu Luostarinen
  • Connor Dewar hit Gustav Forsling
  • Niko Mikkola shot blocked by Ryan Reaves
  • Oliver Ekman-Larsson shot blocked by Jake McCabe
  • TJ Brodie Snap Shot saved by Anthony Stolarz
  • Auston Matthews faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
  • Conor Timmins hit Eetu Luostarinen
  • Ilya Lyubushkin Snap Shot saved by Anthony Stolarz
  • Giveaway by David Kampf
  • John Tavares faceoff won against Sam Reinhart
  • Simon Benoit hit Sam Reinhart
  • Takeaway by Ilya Samsonov
  • Evan Rodrigues shot blocked by Ilya Lyubushkin
  • Ryan Reaves hit Oliver Ekman-Larsson
  • Ryan Reaves hit Evan Rodrigues
  • Simon Benoit Holding against Evan Rodrigues
  • Jake McCabe hit Aleksander Barkov
  • Pontus Holmberg hit Vladimir Tarasenko
  • TJ Brodie Wrist Shot saved by Anthony Stolarz
  • Anton Lundell shot blocked by TJ Brodie
  • Niko Mikkola shot blocked by TJ Brodie
  • Simon Benoit hit Kevin Stenlund
  • Matthew Knies hit Matthew Tkachuk
  • Max Domi Backhand saved by Anthony Stolarz
  • Tyler Bertuzzi hit Matthew Tkachuk
  • Ryan Reaves hit Oliver Ekman-Larsson
  • Jake McCabe hit Eetu Luostarinen
  • Bobby McMann hit Aaron Ekblad
  • John Tavares Wrist Shot saved by Anthony Stolarz
  • Ryan Reaves hit Dmitry Kulikov
  • Connor Dewar hit Eetu Luostarinen
  • Max Domi Backhand saved by Anthony Stolarz
  • Auston Matthews faceoff won against Kevin Stenlund
  • Connor Dewar hit Niko Mikkola
  • Jake McCabe hit Sam Reinhart
  • Takeaway by Jake McCabe
  • William Nylander Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Giveaway by Auston Matthews
  • Vladimir Tarasenko shot blocked by William Nylander
  • Takeaway by Auston Matthews
  • Auston Matthews Goal (62) Wrist Shot, assists: none
  • Connor Dewar hit Niko Mikkola
  • Icing
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against John Tavares
  • Aaron Ekblad Snap Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
  • Gustav Forsling hit William Nylander
  • Off-side
  • Auston Matthews shot blocked by Niko Mikkola
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Puck in Netting
  • Kevin Stenlund hit TJ Brodie
  • Giveaway by Ryan Lomberg
  • Jonah Gadjovich hit Simon Benoit
  • Aleksander Barkov Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
  • Ryan Lomberg Boarding against Jake McCabe
  • Takeaway by Aleksander Barkov
  • Sam Reinhart Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
  • Evan Rodrigues hit Mark Giordano
  • Matthew Tkachuk Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Ryan Lomberg Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
  • Off-side
  • Sam Bennett faceoff won against Auston Matthews
  • Puck in Netting
  • Matthew Tkachuk hit Simon Benoit
  • Puck in Netting
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against David Kampf
  • Puck in Netting
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against David Kampf
  • Oliver Ekman-Larsson hit Pontus Holmberg
  • Puck in Netting
  • Anton Lundell Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
  • Anton Lundell hit Conor Timmins
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against John Tavares
  • Carter Verhaeghe hit TJ Brodie
  • Carter Verhaeghe Backhand Hit Right Post
  • Sam Reinhart Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Jonah Gadjovich hit Nicholas Robertson
  • Giveaway by Dmitry Kulikov
  • Sam Reinhart hit Max Domi
  • Puck in Netting
  • Matthew Tkachuk hit Simon Benoit
  • Evan Rodrigues hit Jake McCabe
  • Oliver Ekman-Larsson Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
  • Giveaway by Anton Lundell
  • Brandon Montour shot blocked by Sam Bennett
  • Sam Bennett Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Evan Rodrigues Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Hand Pass
  • Niko Mikkola hit Pontus Holmberg
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against David Kampf
  • Carter Verhaeghe Snap Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
  • Matthew Tkachuk Tip-In Wide Right
  • Brandon Montour Goal (7) Slap Shot, assists: Carter Verhaeghe (38)
  • Vladimir Tarasenko hit Mark Giordano
  • Giveaway by Vladimir Tarasenko
  • Jonah Gadjovich Roughing against John Tavares
  • Aaron Ekblad hit William Nylander
  • Sam Reinhart hit William Nylander
  • Takeaway by Sam Reinhart
  • Sam Reinhart Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
  • Dmitry Kulikov hit Nicholas Robertson
  • Eetu Luostarinen Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
  • Takeaway by Eetu Luostarinen
  • Eetu Luostarinen Backhand Wide Right
  • Takeaway by Kevin Stenlund
  • Jake McCabe shot blocked by Aaron Ekblad
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Anton Lundell faceoff won against Nicholas Robertson
  • Vladimir Tarasenko Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
  • Anton Lundell Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
  • Icing
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Pontus Holmberg
  • Aleksander Barkov hit Mark Giordano
  • Ryan Lomberg hit William Nylander
  • Takeaway by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Takeaway by Kevin Stenlund
  • Giveaway by Sam Bennett
  • Aaron Ekblad hit David Kampf
  • Evan Rodrigues hit Mark Giordano
  • Giveaway by Dmitry Kulikov
  • Aleksander Barkov Interference against John Tavares
  • On-Ice Official
  • Conor Timmins shot blocked by Kevin Stenlund
  • Takeaway by Anton Lundell
  • Niko Mikkola hit Jake McCabe
  • Giveaway by Eetu Luostarinen
  • Niko Mikkola hit Nicholas Robertson
  • Brandon Montour Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
  • Sam Reinhart Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Kevin Stenlund hit Tyler Bertuzzi
  • High Stick
  • Anton Lundell Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Icing
  • Sam Reinhart hit TJ Brodie
  • Evan Rodrigues Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Niko Mikkola hit Ryan Reaves
  • Off-side
  • Tyler Bertuzzi shot blocked by Dmitry Kulikov
  • Auston Matthews shot blocked by Dmitry Kulikov
  • Takeaway by Ryan Lomberg
  • Giveaway by Gustav Forsling
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against John Tavares
  • Aleksander Barkov hit John Tavares
  • Sam Bennett hit Nicholas Robertson
  • Anton Lundell Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Aleksander Barkov Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Icing
  • Oliver Ekman-Larsson hit Tyler Bertuzzi
  • Vladimir Tarasenko Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Vladimir Tarasenko Goal (22) Tip-In, assists: Niko Mikkola (13), Eetu Luostarinen (11)
  • Niko Mikkola hit Ryan Reaves
  • Kevin Stenlund hit TJ Brodie
  • Jonah Gadjovich hit Ilya Lyubushkin
  • Ryan Lomberg hit Ryan Reaves
  • Matthew Tkachuk Tip-In saved by Ilya Samsonov
  • Matthew Tkachuk Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
  • Aaron Ekblad hit Connor Dewar
  • Evan Rodrigues Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Oliver Ekman-Larsson Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Auston Matthews
  • Brandon Montour hit Tyler Bertuzzi
  • Niko Mikkola Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Anton Lundell hit Tyler Bertuzzi
  • Icing
  • Sam Bennett faceoff won against John Tavares
  • Oliver Ekman-Larsson Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Sam Bennett faceoff won against David Kampf
  • Brandon Montour Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Brandon Montour Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Brandon Montour hit David Kampf
  • On-Ice Official
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against David Kampf
  • Matthew Tkachuk Tip-In saved by Ilya Samsonov
  • Aleksander Barkov hit Pontus Holmberg
  • Vladimir Tarasenko Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
  • Oliver Ekman-Larsson hit Max Domi
  • Ryan Lomberg hit Conor Timmins
  • Puck in Benches
  • Kevin Stenlund hit Simon Benoit
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against John Tavares
  • Evan Rodrigues Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Ryan Lomberg hit Conor Timmins
  • Sam Reinhart Goal (52) Snap Shot, assists: Vladimir Tarasenko (27), Aleksander Barkov (51)
  • Evan Rodrigues Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Sam Bennett faceoff won against Auston Matthews
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against John Tavares
  • Aleksander Barkov hit Jake McCabe
  • High Stick
  • Anton Lundell faceoff won against David Kampf
  • Ryan Lomberg hit TJ Brodie
  • Takeaway by Anton Lundell
  • Ryan Lomberg Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Jake McCabe shot blocked by Jonah Gadjovich
  • Giveaway by Brandon Montour
  • Off-side
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against John Tavares
  • Sam Bennett hit Jake McCabe
  • Anton Lundell Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
  • Aaron Ekblad Slap Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against John Tavares
  • Vladimir Tarasenko Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
  • Vladimir Tarasenko Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
  • Icing
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against John Tavares
  • Brandon Montour Snap Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
  • Matthew Tkachuk Backhand Wide Left
  • Sam Bennett Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Sam Reinhart faceoff won against David Kampf
  • Aleksander Barkov Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Sam Bennett Goal (17) Snap Shot, assists: Vladimir Tarasenko (28), Matthew Tkachuk (57)
  • On-Ice Official
  • Puck in Netting
  • Brandon Montour hit Jake McCabe
  • Sam Bennett hit Bobby McMann
  • Icing
  • Kevin Stenlund faceoff won against David Kampf
  • Niko Mikkola hit Connor Dewar
  • Ryan Lomberg hit Simon Benoit
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