FLA 5–1 TOR Final · W
Panthers/Schedule/Recap Thu, Feb 26, 2026 · 2025-26 regular season
Florida Panthers
FLA · 30-25-3
5–1
FinalW
Toronto Maple Leafs
TOR · 27-23-9
1ST2ND3RDT FLA 316010211537 TOR 07011112130 goals · shots on goal
Meeting 3 this season — the Panthers trail the season series 1–2
FLA 30-25-3 · TOR 27-23-9 · Meeting 3 this season — the Panthers trail the season series 1–2

Panthers beat the Maple Leafs

The Panthers earned it: 2.3 expected goals to 1.2, and a 5–1 win to show for it.

Who had the better chances

The Panthers created the better chances: 2.3 expected goals to 1.2, on 37 and 30 shots on goal.

FLA 2.3 xG · 37 shots TOR 1.2 xG · 30 shots
0
1
2
1st 0.8 · 0.2
2nd 0.7 · 0.6
3rd 0.8 · 0.4
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Panthers win 71.
FLA 71%TOR 29%

Goals and penalties

6 goals · 8 penalties
← Panthers shoot this way Maple Leafs shoot this way →
On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list
1st period
1
Anton Lundell · wrist shot, a good chance (13%)
1–0
PEN
03:37 Nicolas Roy· Tripping
Verhaeghe scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
2
05:13 Carter Verhaeghe PPGWG
Evan Rodrigues, Anton Lundell · Power play (Roy, tripping) · wrist shot, a good chance (19%)
2–0
PEN
15:43 Aaron Ekblad· Hooking
Killed
2 min
Minor
3
16:40 Evan Rodrigues SH
Unassisted · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (6%) that found a way in
3–0
2nd period
PEN
05:30 Jake McCabe· Slashing
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
11:09 Mackie Samoskevich· Slashing
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
18:49 Aaron Ekblad· Roughing
Tavares scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
PEN
18:49 Simon Benoit· Roughing
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
PEN
18:49 Aaron Ekblad· Roughing
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
3rd period
4
00:47 John Tavares PP
Auston Matthews, Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Power play (Ekblad, roughing) · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (10%) that found a way in
3–1
PEN
10:01 Matias Maccelli· Tripping
Killed
2 min
Minor
5
16:51 Brad Marchand EN
Unassisted · snap shot, into an empty net
4–1
6
18:08 Matthew Tkachuk EN
Sam Bennett, Sam Reinhart · wrist shot, into an empty net
5–1
Goaltending
+0.6
vs expected
29/30 saves · 1 GA · 1.6 xGA Stopped 0.6 more goals than an average goalie would have.
+0.3
vs expected
32/35 saves · 3 GA · 3.3 xGA Gave up about what the shots he faced would predict.
Team FLATOR
Shots on goal
37
30
Expected goals
2.3
1.2
Hits
19
21
Blocks
13
10
Faceoffs
56%
44%
Power play
1/3
1/2
Penalty minutes
8
8
The Panthers went 1-for-3 on the power play and allowed 1 on 2 Maple Leafs power plays.