SUNRISE, Fla. -- Carter Verhaeghe had a goal and two assists, and the Florida Panthers ended a four-game losing streak with a 5-1 win against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Amerant Bank Arena on Wednesday.

After dropping four straight games and six of the last seven, the Florida Panthers turned the corner on Wednesday, defeating the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-1 at Amerant Bank Arena. Mackie Samoskevich scored the game winning goal 5:36 into the first period,

Carter Verhaeghe's three-point night helped the Florida Panthers snap their four-game losing streak with a 5-1 win, cooling off the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday night in Sunrise.

Aleksander Barkov and Carter Verhaeghe had power-play goals, Sam Reinhart had a short-handed score and the Florida Panthers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-1 for only their second win in eight games