Overview
- Auston Matthews was celebrated pregame for becoming Toronto’s all-time goals leader at 422, with franchise great Mats Sundin in attendance.
- Matthew Knies recorded a goal and an assist, Easton Cowan opened the scoring, Bobby McMann added an empty-netter, and Joseph Woll made 31 saves in a 32–23 shots-against night.
- Brad Marchand did not play the third period after a late second-period sequence, and coach Paul Maurice called the decision precautionary, citing something Marchand had been dealing with.
- Earlier in the day, Marchand said he nearly chose Toronto in free agency and remarked that Leafs fans ‘ran Mitch Marner out of town.’
- Toronto welcomed Brandon Carlo back from foot surgery as Jake McCabe sat with a short-term lower-body issue and William Nylander remained on retroactive IR, while Florida’s injuries included Seth Jones listed week-to-week.