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 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.

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.

Carter Verhaeghe's three-point night helped the Florida Panthers snap their four-game losing streak with a 5-1 win, cooling off the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday night in Sunrise.

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.