SUNRISE, Fla. -- It took a trip to sunny South Florida to cool off the Toronto Maple Leafs. Tim Thomas made 20 saves, Brian Campbell had two assists and the Florida Panthers beat Toronto 4-1 on Tuesday night to snap a three-game losing streak. The Maple Leafs had won three straight in frigid Toronto and were 9-1-1 in their last 11 coming into the game. Tom Gilbert, Jesse Winchester, Shawn Matthias and Marcel Goc scored for the Panthers. David Clarkson had the goal for Toronto, and Jonathan Bernier stopped 44 shots. Florida made it 3-1 with 6:38 left when Matthias wrist shot from the right circle beat Bernier on the short side. Goc added an empty-net goal with 2:30 remaining. Every skater on the Panthers had at least one shot on goal. "It was probably our best game of the year," Matthias said. "It was an exciting game for us." Toronto closed to 2-1 on Clarksons goal in the third period following a turnover by Tomas Kopecky in the Maple Leafs zone. Nazem Kadri stole the puck from Kopecky and passed to Clarkson, who beat Thomas at 9:31. "When you score a goal like that and you have a couple shifts where youre moving the puck and getting the puck into their zone, weve shown were a team that can come back from that," said Clarkson, who returned to the lineup after missing eight games with an elbow injury. "We didnt come to play right away tonight." Just when it appeared the Maple Leafs might make a comeback, the Panthers scored twice on Matthias goal and then the empty-netter. "I think it was pretty solid," Panthers coach Peter Horachek said. "Even when there was down time and the game was going the other way, momentum shift, we took it back pretty quickly." The Panthers stretched their lead to 2-0 on Winchesters goal at 5:21 of the third. Scott Gomez made a drop pass to Campbell and his shot from the right circle deflected off Winchester and over Bernier into the top of the net. Campbell was originally credited with the goal before an official scoring change after the game gave it to Winchester. The Panthers had a goal disallowed about a minute later. A shot by Erik Gudbranson was initially ruled a goal, but video review showed the puck hit the post, went across the crease and tight-roped the goal line but never crossed it. While the Panthers felt it was one of their best games of the season, it was the opposite for some Toronto players. "Theres no excuse for the way we played," Maple Leafs forward Mason Raymond said. "Weve had a few tough games this year but nowhere near this bad." The Panthers took a 1-0 lead on Gilberts power-play goal at 1:14 of the second. Gilberts shot from the point got past Bernier, who was screened on the play by Floridas Scottie Upshall. The power-play goal was only the Panthers second in their past 53 opportunities. The Maple Leafs started slow, did not register their first shot until 7:19 in and were outshot 19-4 in the first. "We didnt have anything going except one person in the lineup is outstanding for our hockey club, and that was our goaltender," Toronto coach Randy Carlyle said. "We didnt seem to have any jump or passion to play the game and its kind of mind-boggling right now." NOTES: James van Riemsdyk, fighting the flu, flew in Tuesday morning to join the team in time to play in his 300th NHL game. ... Kadri has three goals and five assists during his four-game point streak. ... Gilbert has 12 points in his last 17 games. Comprar Nike Air Max 90 Baratas . - The Cleveland Indians will place centerfielder Michael Bourn on the disabled list before their opener at Oakland on March 31. Air Max 97 Baratas Hombre .com) - Real Madrid claimed its 20th consecutive win across all competitions by cruising to a 4-1 victory at Almeria on Friday. http://www.tiendasairmaxbaratas.com/zapatillas-air-max-720/max-720-hombre.html . -- Dane Fox scored his 61st and 62nd goals of the season and Brendan Gaunce had a goal and three assists as the Erie Otters downed the Kitchener Rangers 7-3 on Saturday in Ontario Hockey League action. Zapatillas Nike Just Do It Hombre . The 23-year-old Poland international is back as first choice at Arsenal after losing his regular spot in the team on occasions over the last three seasons. Nike Air Max 97 Baratas . His absence against the Celtics comes a day after he scored 43 points in the Heats 100-96 win at Cleveland.TORONTO - The Montreal Impact added Sporting Kansas City goalkeeper Eric Kronberg with the first pick in Stage 1 of the MLS re-entry draft Friday.Only two other players were taken. San Jose Earthquakes used the second overall pick to take goalie Andy Gruenebaum, also of Sporting Kansas City. Toronto FC used the sixth pick to select Real Salt Lake forward Robbie Findley.Every other team passed.Some 60 players remain eligible for Stage 2 of the re-entry draft, which goes Thursday. Teams who choose players at that stage will be able to renegotiate their contracts, as opposed to Stage 1 when teams must pick up the players existing contract options.The 31-year-old Kronberg, Kansas City’s longest tenured-player, started 20 games this season. The nine-year veteran missed part of the year with a broken hand.It was a good opportunity to bring in an experienced goalkeeper with the team, Frank Klopas, Montreals head coach and director of player personnel, said in a statement. Hes a veteran player who will give us depth in an important position.Montreal protected goalie Evan Bush, who started 13 games in 2014, in the expansion draft Wednesday but made veteran Troy Perkins available.Kronberg, whose salary last season was listed at US$120,000, took over as No. 1 in Kansas City after Jimmy Nielsen retired. He went 7-8-5 with a 1.55 goals-against average and seven shutouts in 2014.Gruenebaum, 31, started 11 games this year for Kansas City in Kronbergs absence, with a salary of $85,000, before being sidelined himself at the eend of the season.dddddddddddd He spent eight seasons before that with the Columbus Crew.Sporting Kansas City, which has wasted little time overhauling its roster since exiting in the first round of the playoffs, declined options on both keepers. It currently only has one goalie on its roster in 21-year-old homegrown product Jon Kempin and is looking for help in goal.Findley had one goal in 16 appearances for Salt Lake last season, with eight starts. The 29-year-old U.S. international left MLS after the 2007 season to join Englands Nottingham Forest, returning in 2013.Findley adds some experience to a Toronto strike force that currently features Jermain Defoe, Luke Moore, Brazils Gilberto, Bright Dike and Canadian teenager Jordan Hamilton. He also adds to the wages, with a salary of $245,000 this season. He has 26 goals and 15 assists in 137 career regular season appearances for Real Salt Lake.Robbie brings a wealth of MLS experience to our club. He is a proven goal scorer in our league and has won an MLS Cup, Toronto FC general Mmanager Tim Bezbatchenko said in a statement.The re-entry process covers players at least 23 years old a minimum of three years of MLS experience whose options were not exercised. In addition, players out of contract who have not received a bona-fide offer and who are at least 25 years old with a minimum of four years of MLS experience, and/or players at least 30 years old with a minimum of eight years of MLS experience are included.___Follow @NeilMDavidson on Twitter ' ' '
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