Panthers beat Maple Leafs in OT, take 3-0 series lead

Panthers beat Maple Leafs in OT, take 3-0 series lead

SUNRISE, Fla. - Sam Reinhart scored at 3:02 of overtime as the Florida Panthers defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Sunday to take a commanding 3-0 lead in their second-round playoff series. The centre grabbed the puck behind the net and wrapped it around on a surprised Joseph Woll before the Panthers spilled off the bench. It was Reinhart's fifth goal of the playoffs. Anthony Duclair and Carter Verhaeghe had the other goals for Florida, which won the first two games on the road and can close the best-of-seven matchup with a sweep Wednesday back at FLA Live Arena. Sergei Bobrovsky made 22 saves for the Panthers, who are up 3-0 in a series for the first time since 1996. Erik Gustafsson and Sam Lafferty replied for Toronto.  Woll stopped 18 shots after replacing Ilya Samsonov, who was injured in a collision with Leafs defenceman Luke Schenn in a case of friendly fire early in the second period. Samsonov made eight saves. The Leafs fell to 3-1 on the road in the playoffs, all in OT and have lost three in a row for the first time since late October following a tough night for star forwards Mitch Marner, Auston Matthews and John Tavares.