The Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Florida Panthers 5-4 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Second Round at Scotiabank Arena on Monday.

William Nylander had two goals and an assist in the first period, with Matthew Knies and Chris Tanev each adding a goal and an assist, and Max Pacioretty and Jake McCabe both had two assists for the top-seeded Maple Leafs. Anthony Stolarz made eight saves on nine shots for Toronto before leaving the game with an undisclosed injury at 10:14 of the second period; Joseph Woll added 17 saves in relief.

Game 2 between Toronto and Florida will take place on Wednesday in Toronto.

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