Maple Leafs down Panthers 3-2
TORONTO -- Leo Komarov and Zach Hyman each scored a goal and added an assist, and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Florida Panthers 3-2 on Tuesday night.
Auston Matthews scored his 35th goal of the season for Toronto (36-24-15) to set a team record for rookies.
Reilly Smith and Jaromir Jagr scored for the Panthers (33-32-11), who have lost two in a row.
Curtis McElhinney made 25 saves in the Toronto goal.
Florida goaltender James Reimer stopped 12 of 14 shots before he left with a head injury in the second period. He was replaced by Retro Berra, who stopped 10 of 11 shots.
The Maple Leafs took a 3-1 lead at 3:32 of the third period on a short-handed goal by Hyman with Matt Martin serving a roughing penalty. Komarov's pass found Hyman at the blue line and he went in to beat Berra.
Martin and Alex Petrovic had been sent off with fighting majors at 3:21 with Martin also picking up a minor.
Jagr scored his 15th goal of the season on a power play at 19:04 of the third.
Matthews scored at 11:54 of the first period. Hyman passed from behind the net to Matthews in the low slot.
Wendel Clark held the previous Toronto rookie record with 34.
William Nylander also picked up an assist to extend his team rookie record consecutive games point streak to 12.
An uncovered Komarov had plenty of time to slap home his 13th goal of the season from the right circle on a pass from Connor Brown at 14:43 of the first period.
Reimer left the game at 11:07 of the second period after Toronto's Brian Boyle ran into him. Boyle and Florida's Colton Sceviour fought behind the goal. Each received majors, and Boyle also received a slashing penalty. Berra replaced Reimer.
Smith scored his 14th goal of the season at 15:31 of the second period to cut Toronto's lead to 2-1, redirecting a pass to the low slot from Keith Yandle.
NOTES: Maple Leafs G Frederik Andersen (upper-body injury) is listed as day-to-day after leaving Toronto's 5-2 loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday. G Curtis McElhinney started Tuesday, and his backup was G Garret Sparks, who was called up from the Toronto Marlies of the AHL. ... Toronto had D Roman Polak back in the lineup after he served a two-game suspension for an illegal hit. ... With Toronto LW Josh Leivo (undisclosed) and RW Nikita Soshnikov (upper body) injured, the Leafs called up RW Kasperi Kapanen from the Marlies. ... The Maple Leafs start a three-game road trip Thursday when they visit the Nashville Predators. ... The Panthers play the third game of four straight on the road on Thursday against the Montreal Canadiens.