The Toronto Maple Leafs had themselves a banner night at home against the Florida Panthers on Wednesday night. Not only did they beat the divisional rival Florida Panthers in a crucial late-season matchup to create some separation in the division,

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Marner leaving could mean a full-time top-line role for William Nylander. But even if Nylander continues to play away from Auston Matthews more than with him, losing Marner would necessitate the addition of another top-six winger in free agency or via trade.

Mitch Marner broke a tie at 10:50 of the third period, and the Toronto Maple Leafs clinched a Stanley Cup Playoff berth with a 3-2 win against the Florida Panthers at Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday. After Auston Matthews retrieved his own rebound,

Mitch Marner and Matthew Knies each tallied a goal and an assist to help Toronto beat the visiting Florida Panthers 3-2 on Wednesday, allowing the Maple Leafs to stretch their lead atop the Atlantic Division.

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Toronto’s top line stepped up in a major way in the third. Auston Matthews set up Mitch Marner to give the Leafs the lead with nine minutes to play, and Marner then made a perfect stretch pass to set up Knies for a breakaway goal.

For the first time since late November, the Panthers have lost three straight games, capped off by Wednesday’s 3-2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs. The big news that came down before the game was that Panthers Captain Sasha Barkov would be out due to an upper-body injury.