The Panthers beat the Maple Leafs 5-1 to snap an uncharacteristic four-game losing streak that obviously didn’t sit well with this proud team.

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 on Wednesday night for only their second win in eight games.

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.

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.

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.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Florida Panthers NHL game to be played on November 27, 2024 on ESPN.

Between defensive lapses, miscommunications and outright turnovers, it’s been more difficult lately for the Panthers to both keep the puck out of their own net and exit their end of the ice with any consistency fluidity.

The last time these two teams met, the Maple Leafs fell 3-1 to the Panthers in Florida, with Marner scoring the lone goal for Toronto.

The two top teams in the Atlantic Division face off as the Toronto Maple Leafs face the Florida Panthers. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Maple Leafs-Panthers prediction and pick. The Maple Leafs come into the game sitting at 13-6-2 on the year,