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 With Toronto's Cody Franson serving a hooking penalty, fellow
defenseman Dmitry Kulikov skated along the blue line before his soft
wrist shot was tipped home by Boyes. Scottie Upshall sealed the win
with an empty-net goal as the Maple Leafs fell for the first time in
15 opportunities while carrying a lead into the third period.
Jimmy Hayes scored his third goal in two contests and Jonathan
Huberdeau, captain Willie Mitchell and Kulikov also tallied for the
Panthers, who improved to 6-0-1 in their last seven home games and
5-1-1 in their last seven overall. Roberto Luongo finished with 13
saves to pick up the victory in the offensive slugfest.
 James van Riemsdyk netted his third goal in four contests and
Richard Panik, Nazem Kadri and defenseman Roman Polak also tallied
for Toronto, which has dropped four of its last five following a
season-high six-game winning streak. Joffrey Lupul notched a pair of
assists to surpass the 400-point plateau and James Reimer turned
aside 29 shots.
With Huberdeau serving a hooking penalty, van Riemsdyk chipped home
a centering feed from Franson to give the Maple Leafs a 3-2 lead
with 2:30 remaining in the second period and Kadri converted from in
close to double the advantage 89 seconds later. Kulikov beat Reimer
under the crossbar to trim the deficit 2:45 into the third and
Mitchell's blast from the point forged a 4-4 tie midway into the
session.
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GAME NOTEBOOK: Panik exited the contest after having his head bounce
off the ice following a brutal hit from Upshall. ... Panthers C Dave
Bolland won 17-of-25 faceoffs against his former team. ... Toronto G
Jonathan Bernier sat out with what coach Randy Carlyle called
flu-like symptoms and the team said in a statement that he is not
showing any signs of the mumps. The Maple Leafs recalled G
Christopher Gibson from the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey
League to serve as Reimer's backup.
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