TORONTO — Jared Spurgeon and Marat Khusnutdinov scored in the first period, Filip Gustavsson stopped 31 shots, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 on Wednesday night. Marcus Foligno added an empty-netter in the final minute as Minnesota won its second straight to improve to 3-5-0 in their last eight games.

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Revenge is best served cold and on the ice… at least in hockey.  Exactly one week after the Los Angeles Kings defeated the Florida Panthers 2-1 at Crypto.com arena in Southern California, the Panthers returned the favor,

The Toronto Maple Leafs have had to carry on without goaltender Anthony Stolarz, who has been unavailable for the last several weeks after he underwent a procedure to remove a piece of cartilage in his knee.

Stolarz, who won the Stanley Cup with the Florida Panthers in June as Sergei Bobrovsky’s backup, had a 9-5-2 record, 2.15 goals-against average, .927 save percentage and one shutout before undergoing surgery — there was no structural damage found — to deal with a loose piece of cartilage or bone in his knee.

Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Anthony Stolarz (41 ... Stolarz, who won the Stanley Cup with the Florida Panthers in June as Sergei Bobrovsky's backup, had a 9-5-2 record, 2.15 goals-against average, .927 save percentage and one shutout before undergoing ...

Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and two assists, Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 30 shots for his second shutout of the season, and Florida beat Los Angeles.

Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Anthony Stolarz ... Stolarz, who won the Stanley Cup with the Florida Panthers in June as Sergei Bobrovsky's backup, had a 9-5-2 record, 2.15 goals-against average,

For the Toronto Maple Leafs to ... And in Florida, the Panthers will be giving Sergei Bobrovsky and Spencer Knight a combined $14.5 million. You can see why Leafs GM Brad Treliving has to be ...

“I’m playing with my food here a little bit,” the Florida Panthers’ veteran coach said.

Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and two assists, Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 30 shots for his second shutout of the season, and the Florida Panthers beat the Los

Brothers Jack Hughes and Luke Hughes each collected a goal and an assist as the New Jersey Devils scored four times in the second period and rolled to a 5-0 rout of the visiting Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday night in Newark,