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.

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 on Wednesday night for only their second win in eight games.

It was effectively a four-point game and the Florida Panthers proved why they’re the reigning champs, defeating the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-1. Toronto’s four-game winning streak was snapped and it finally looked worse for wear,

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.

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.

After winning four games in a row and coming into Wednesday night’s tilt against the Florida Panthers with a 7-1-0 record without Auston Matthews, the Maple Leafs were brought back to earth against a Florida team that looked much more like the one that won a Cup five months ago than the one teams had seen in the past few weeks.