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,

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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.

The shutout was his second of the season and the 46th of his career, putting him third among active goalies behind Marc-Andre Fleury (75) and Jonathan Quick (62). Bobrovsky has won three straight starts,

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.

BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Maple Leafs and the Minnesota Wild hit the ice in a non-conference matchup. Toronto is 19-10-0 at home and 30-18-2 overall. The Maple Leafs have a 13-5-1 record when scoring a power-play goal.

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.

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 Angeles Kings 3-0 on Wednesday night.

Bobrovsky is expected to start at home against the Kings on Wednesday, Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site reports. Bobrovsky has a 20-11-2 record, 2.80 GAA and .898 save percentage in 33 appearances in 2024-25.

The Toronto Maple Leafs are expected to be aggressive ahead of the trade deadline. One analyst calls them to make a blockbuster with a rival. NHL analyst Jesse Courville-Lynch of The Hockey ...

The Toronto Maple Leafs are preparing for a key piece of their team to return soon. One half of the team's goaltending tandem, Anthony Stolarz, has been out for over a month with a lower-body injury.