The Toronto Maple Leafs and Florida Panthers meet Tuesday in NHL action at the BB&T Center.

The Toronto Maple Leafs look to avoid back-to-back losses for the first time since mid January. The Toronto Maple Leafs are averaging 3.2 goals per game and are scoring on 20.3 percent of their power play opportunities. Auston Matthews leads Toronto with 28 goals, Mitch Marner has 35 assists and William Nylander has 142 shots on goal. Defensively, the Toronto Maple Leafs are allowing 2.8 goals per game and are killing 83.4 percent of their opponents power plays. Frederik Andersen has given up 141 goals on 1,804 shots faced and Curtis McElhinney has allowed 23 goals on 337 shots. The Toronto Maple Leafs have allowed three or less goals in eight of their last 10 games.

The Florida Panthers look for another victory after winning nine of their last 12 games. The Florida Panthers are averaging 2.9 goals per game and are scoring on 19.5 percent of their power play opportunities. Vincent Trocheck leads Florida with 24 goals, Aleksander Barkov has 38 assists and Jonathan Huberdeau has 146 shots on goal. Defensively, the Florida Panthers are allowing 3.2 goals per game and are killing 78.8 percent of their opponents power plays. Roberto Luongo has given up 48 goals on 648 shots faced and James Reimer has allowed 102 goals on 1,077 shots. The Florida Panthers have allowed three or less goals in nine of their last 12 games.

The Maple Leafs are 5-2 in their last 7 road games, 4-0 in their last 4 vs. Eastern Conference and 14-3 in their last 17 overall. The Panthers are 4-1 in their last 5 home games, 5-1 in their last 6 vs. Eastern Conference and 9-3 in their last 12 overall. The Maple Leafs are 5-11 in the last 16 meetings in Florida, 5-2 in the last 7 meetings and the home team is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings.

The Toronto Maple Leafs are obviously the better team, but they are on the end of a back to back that included overtime and a shootout, so this is a quick and tough turnaround for them. The Florida Panthers have caught fire over the last month and are playing with some improved energy over the last week or so based on the events that took place in South Florida. The Panthers could be a team to watch down the stretch as they chase a possible playoff spot. I'm backing the rested team on their home ice.