Because of their religion, Eric and Marc didn’t wear the special jerseys which were to support LGBTQ people.
Auston Matthews was the top scorer with 2 goals for the Canadian team as goaltender Matt Murray helped a lot with 33 stopped shots. Each William Nylander and Mitchell Marner recorded goal and assist. John Tavares gave 3 assists for the impressive victory.
This was 3rd win for Toronto in their last 4 NHL matches and came after their loss to the New York Islanders 7-2 two days ago.
The goals notched Nick Cousins and Matthew Tkachuk for the home team, but it didn’t help; this was their 2nd straight loss.
LEAFS WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWIN!!@LGCanada | #LeafsForever pic.twitter.com/ofx5w5zsuS
— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) March 24, 2023
For the Panthers, the center Sam Bennett missed the game as this was his 2nd consecutive absence, but we have no info for his injury. Forward Anthony Duclair started after being unavailable because of an illness the previous game.
Toronto Maple Leafs will visit Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday, while Florida Panthers will travel to New York to face Rangers.