etico Madrid man is trying to overcome a thigh injury, and Guidolin is hesitant to throw him directly into the fire if hes not 100 percent healthy.I want to see him train with intensity and

TORONTO -- Connor Brown is having fun playing for his hometown Toronto Maple Leafs.On Thursday night, the 22-year-old rookie came through with the best game of his career in from of the home fans.Brown had two goals and two assists for a career-high four points to lead the Maple Leafs to a 6-1 victory over the Florida Panthers for their seventh win in nine home games.It really is a dream come true playing in your home city, Brown said. I was a Toronto Maple Leaf fan my whole life. Its a pretty awesome experience.Mitch Marner had another impressive goal, and Leo Komarov, James van Riemsdyk and Jake Gardiner also scored for the Maple Leafs. Nazem Kadri had two assists and Frederik Andersen stopped 27 shots.All but one of Torontos eight wins this season have come at home.I think every time you step on home ice you still cant believe it, said Marner, who grew up in nearby Thornhill, Ontario. A hundred years of this team and luckily enough were part of that now.The win spoiled Florida goalie James Reimers first start in Toronto since leaving the Maple Leafs in the offseason. Reimer finished with 24 saves an d Aaron Ekblad scored the lone goal for the Panthers.The Maple Leafs got to their former goalie quickly, scoring three times in the first period -- including two by Brown.Brown deflected Morgan Riellys point shot past a surprised Reimer nearly six minutes in. The goal was initially ruled off for a high stick, but was later overturned on video review.After Ekblad evened the score at 1-1 with only his fourth point of the season -- all goals -- Brown scored again. This time, he eluded a check along the boards by Ekblad, continued a hard drive down the right side of the ice and then flung a shot on goal as he avoided a diving Jason Demers.Brown crashed into the boards and popped up with a visor full of snow after the shot beat Reimer, who was taken aback by the goal once more.Signed to a five-year, $17 million deal in the summer, Reimer is 2-3-1 record in his first seven games with Florida.Marner padded the lead to two as he gained control of the puck just inside the Florida blue line, took a step on defenseman Michael Matheson and then made a series of dekes to beat Reimer.He was still fighting off the advances of Matheson prior to scoring, waiting until the last possible moment to slide the puck from backhand to forehand, tucking it just around the left pad of the goalie.I was really committed on going to the backhand, Marner said. Last second, I kind of just wanted to try and make a move and see what happens.Marner now has six goals and 10 points in his last seven games, trailing only Winnipeg winger Patrik Laine in rookie scoring (16 points).Brown added his third point when he lofted a pass to Komarov on a Toronto rush, the Finnish winger flipping a shot past Reimer for the 4-1 lead. He notched his fourth point on Gardiners third of the year late in the third.The line of Brown, Komarov and Kadri not only managed to score a bunch but shut down the Panthers top unit, which features Aleksander Barkov and 44-year-old Jaromir Jagr.We can play him against real good players, which is positive, Leafs coach Mike Babcock said of Brown, who was playing in only his 24th game.Van Riemsdyk, coming off his first hat trick as a Leaf on Tuesday, got the Leafs fifth goal late in the second. He picked off a flubbed pass by Dylan McIlrath in the Florida zone and beat Reimer.Game notesVan Riemsdyk has a team-leading eight goals and 17 points. ... Toronto rookie sensation Auston Matthews remained without a goal for the 11th consecutive game. The 19-year-old has only two assists in that span. ... Browns previous career high of three points also came against Florida late last season. ...UP NEXTPanthers: At Ottawa on Saturday night.Maple Leafs: At Montreal on Saturday night.Custom Sharks Jersey China . Newcastle dominated in the early stages but City weathered the storm and then raised its game in extra time. Negredo broke the deadlock from close range after a simple move in the 99th minute before Dzeko took the ball round goalkeeper Tim Krul to seal the victory in the 105th. Custom Sharks Jerseys . Manuel was offered a position the day he was fired. He accepted earlier this week and the team made the announcement Friday. http://www.customsharksjersey.com/ . 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Southampton (0-2-2), though, finally righted themselves in their Europa League group opener by brushing aside Sparta Prague 3-0 at home Thursday.Charlie Austin converted from the spot five minutes into the game and completed a brace just inside the half-hour. Jay Rodriguez fattened the score line in second-half stoppage time as the Saints matched their goal output from the first four league matches.We knew we didnt have the strongest of starts to the season, but look, we knew we needed to get a win and it didnt matter how it came, Austin told Southamptons official YouTube channel. Our team performance was second to none out there. We felt if we kept playing the results would come and it did.Puel was quite pleased with the effort considering he made seven changes to the lineup that dropped a 2-1 verdict to Arsenal last weekend.Its important to give chances to all the players, he said. We have young, international players and it is interesting to see them in these conditions and they produced a very good game, and this shows we can travel for the future.But, for now, it is important to stay concentrated on the next game against Swansea, which will be very difficult, because the players must play another game just two days off following this game.Its uncertain if midfielder Sofiane Boufal will make his Southampton debut. The pacy 22-year-old had 12 goals for Lille last season and signed prior to the deadline in a club-record ￡21 million transfer.Swansea City (1-1-2) head to the South Coast trying to build off last weekends 2-2 draw against Chelsea in which they settled for a point after conceding a goal on an overhead kick by Diego Costa nine minutes from time. Gylfi Sigurdsson and Leroy Fer scored three minutes apart earrlier in the second half to give the Swans the lead after Costa staked Chelsea to a lead on 18 minutes.ddddddddddddManager Francesco Guidolin astutely switched formations from a 3-5-2 to a 4-3-3 during the first half as Chelsea were dominating the run of play after taking the lead. The Italian gaffer has yet to decide what system he will use against Southampton, who are doing well to maintain possession using Puels diamond in the midfield approach.For me it is about working in a different way and shape, Guidolin explained at his Thursday news conference. In my opinion we have the right characteristics to play different ways. A lot of managers have made a change before halftime. Its not a good moment, and it wasnt an easy decision for me.What is important is mentality, not the players position. We could play with the same formation (on Sunday).With winger Nathan Dyer expected to miss at least two months due to an ankle injury, Guidolin is hoping record signing Barja Boston (￡15.5 million) will be available in some capacity Sunday. The former Atletico Madrid man is trying to overcome a thigh injury, and Guidolin is hesitant to throw him directly into the fire if hes not 100 percent healthy.I want to see him train with intensity and confidence, he said of the 24-year-old Baston, who scored 42 goals over the last two seasons for Zaragoza and Eibar in Spain. He is a good player but it is important in this period not to rush him if hes not ready.Guidolin also is unconcerned about Fernando Llorentes slow start, noting the strikers goals will come when we improve our way of playing. He added that if we play better with more opportunities to score, then Fernando or other players will score.Southampton did the double over Swansea last season and ran out comfortable 3-1 winners in the corresponding fixture. The Swans have just one win and three goals in eight top-flight matches (1-5-2) against the Saints since their promotion to the Premier League for the 2012-13 season. ' ' '