Luostarinen, Samoskevich push Panthers past Maple Leafs 6-2

Q: What was the final score of the Panthers vs. Maple Leafs game on April 11, 2026?

The final score was Florida Panthers 6, Toronto Maple Leafs 2.

Q: Who were the key players in the Panthers' victory over the Maple Leafs?

Eetu Luostarinen and Samoskevich were key players in the Panthers' victory.

Q: Where did the Panthers vs. Maple Leafs game take place?

The game took place in Toronto.

Q: What date did the Panthers defeat the Maple Leafs 6-2?

The Panthers defeated the Maple Leafs on April 11, 2026.

Florida Panthers' Eetu Luostarinen (27) takes the puck around the net as Toronto Maple Leafs' Simon Benoit (2) and goaltender Joseph Woll, center, defend in front of the net during first-period NHL hockey game action in Toronto, Saturday, April 11, 2026. (Cole Burston/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Toronto Maple Leafs' John Tavares (91) celebrates a goal on Florida Panthers goaltender Daniil Tarasov (40) during second period NHL action in Toronto on Saturday, April 11, 2026. (Cole Burston/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Florida Panthers' Cole Reinhardt, left, collides with Toronto Maple Leafs' Jake McCabe (22) in front of Maple Leafs goaltender Joseph Woll, right, during first-period NHL hockey game action in Toronto, Saturday, April 11, 2026. (Cole Burston/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Toronto Maple Leafs' Michael Pezzetta (61) skates the puck past Florida Panthers' Ludvig Jansson (54) during second period NHL action in Toronto on Saturday, April 11, 2026. (Cole Burston/The Canadian Press via AP)

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TORONTO (AP) — Eetu Luostarinen and Mackie Samoskevich had a goal and two assists each as the Florida Panthers cruised past the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-2 on Saturday night.

Tomas Nosek, with two goals, Cole Reinhardt and A.J. Greer, into the empty net to go along with an assist, provided the rest of the offense for Florida.

Daniil Tarasov made 17 saves for the Panthers, who snapped a four-game slide.

William Nylander replied with a pair of goals for Toronto, which got 19 stops from Joseph Woll in the club’s fifth straight loss.

Both poised to miss the playoffs, the Maple Leafs and Panthers met in the second round of last spring’s postseason, with Florida topping Toronto in seven games before going on to hoist the Stanley Cup for a second straight June.

The Panthers, who started play one spot above Saturday’s opponent at 26th overall in the NHL standings, jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first period before Nosek made it 3-0 early in the second.

Nylander scored on a power play midway through the period, and added another to make it 3-2 through 40 minutes. Samoskevich made it 4-2 in the third. Greer and Nosek iced it into the empty net.

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