Panthers beat Maple Leafs to snap 5-game losing skid

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The Panthers’ Nate Schmidt, second from left, skates with the puck as the Maple Leafs’ William Nylander, right, defends during Tuesday’s game in Sunrise, Florida. LYNNE SLADKY — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Eetu Luostarinen scored about a minute into the third period, and the Florida Panthers defeated the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 on Tuesday night and helping the reigning Stanley Cup champions snap a five-game losing streak.

Gustav Forsling also scored for Florida, which got 17 saves from Sergei Bobrovsky. Carter Verhaeghe sealed it with an empty-net goal with 46.9 seconds left.

John Tavares scored his 37th goal of the season for Tampa Bay, which saw its four-game winning streak snapped.

The Panthers got center Aleksander Barkov back in the lineup after he missed three games with an upper-body injury. Florida — which has four games left — closed within four points of Toronto and two of Tampa Bay in the Atlantic Division race.

Canadiens 4, Red Wings 1 >> Josh Anderson scored the winner with 9:12 remaining in the third period and Sam Montembeault made 35 saves as Montreal beat visiting Detroit for its sixth straight win. Montreal built an eight-point cushion over Detroit, the New York Rangers and the Columbus Blue Jackets for the Eastern Conference’s second wild-card spot with one more game played.

Penguins 5, Blackhawks 0 >> Erik Karlsson scored his 200th career goal to help Pittsburgh Penguins beat visiting Chicago. Sidney Crosby and Kris Letang also scored for Pittsburgh, which lost 3-1 at Chicago on Sunday. Kevin Hayes added two goals in the third period.

Bruins 7, Devils 1 >> David Pastrnak scored and added two assists to reach the 100-point mark and Jeremy Swayman made 20 saves as Boston won in a rout at New Jersey. Michael Callahan, Jakub Lauko, Casey Mittelstadt, Morgan Geekie, Fraser Minten and Cole Koepke also scored for the Bruins, who won for only the second time in their last 13 games

Sabres 3, Hurricanes 0 >> James Reimer made 33 saves and helped lead Buffalo past Carolina. Reimer’s first shutout of the season was the 31st of his career and first since Feb. 17, 2024.

Blue Jackets 5, Senators 2 >> Mathieu Olivier and Justin Danforth each had a goal and an assist, and Columbus beat visiting Ottawa.