Panthers fall to Leafs

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Niklas Hagman and Phil Kessel each scored

two goals to lift the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 6-4 victory over the

Florida Panthers on Friday night.

Alexei Ponikarovsky had a goal and an assist, Matt Stajan added

an empty-netter with 4 seconds remaining, and Jonas Gustavsson

stopped 26 shots.

Dmitry Kulikov scored twice for Florida, and Radek Dvorak and

Michael Frolik had goals early in the first period. Tomas Vokoun

made 27 saves for the Panthers, who have lost three straight.

Hagman beat Vokoun with a shot at 12:26 in the third period to

make it 5-4 and give the Maple Leafs, coming off a 4-3 victory in

Tampa Bay on Wednesday night, their first lead of the night.