TORONTO -- Frederik Andersen made it a point to relax and joke around with his teammates a bit more following Tuesday night's 7-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning.

The result was a calmer, more patient goaltender on Thursday as Andersen made 29 saves for just his second win of the season in a 3-2 victory over the Florida Panthers.

"I think I tried to have a bit more fun yesterday and this morning just to get my mind off everything," said Andersen, who improved to 2-1-3 on the season. "When you're able to relax, I think you have fun and you feel loose. That was probably the biggest difference."

Tyler Bozak scored twice, including the game-winner and James van Riemsdyk had the other for the Maple Leafs (2-2-3), who snapped a four-game losing streak with the win.

Andersen's struggles this season have been well documented. He entered his fifth start with a 4.29 G.A.A. and a poor .851 save percentage.

"(Andersen) was our best player," said Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock. "This would be as many good chances as we've given up all year probably and we turned the puck over as much as we have, period, but the goalie was good.

"It just goes to show you how important goaltending is. I'm real happy for Freddy."

Jonathan Marchessault scored twice for the Panthers (3-3-1) and Roberto Luongo stopped 25 shots.

Florida is now winless in three consecutive games and saw its four-game win streak in Toronto come to an end.

"It don't mean nothing if you don't win at the end. That's not good enough for our group," Marchessault said of his first career multi-goal game. "We had good pressure in the third period, but we cannot wait until the third period.

"We were giving them chances that we're not supposed to give. They have skilled players back there and they made us pay tonight."

Marchessault opened the scoring when he one-timed a Jaromir Jagr feed past Andersen at 6:55 of the first period. The assist gives the 44-year-old Jagr 78 points in 60 career games against the Maple Leafs.

Bozak responded for the Maple Leafs with 1:04 remaining in the opening period re-directing a Morgan Rielly shot up and over a sprawling Luongo for his second of the season.

"They've got some skilled players, but I think we gave 'em too much time and space tonight," said Reilly Smith, who finished a minus-1 in the loss. "I think we could've closed on them a little faster in the defensive zone, given them a little bit less. You let any team skate in this league; they're going to make you pay."

Marchessault struck again at 3:35 of the second period beating Andersen short side with a beautiful wrist shot.

Florida nearly made it 3-1 at the midway mark of second, but Andersen went cross-crease to rob Colton Sceviour of a glorious opportunity.

Thirty seconds later, van Riemsdyk picked up a Marner feed and beat Luongo between the legs with a backhand deke for his fourth of the season. Van Riemsdyk now has goals in three consecutive games matching the longest goal-scoring streak of his career.

"It definitely feels good when you make those saves and help the team out a little bit so it's cool to see we scored right after those saves and kind of took advantage of that momentum that's a good thing to have," Andersen said.

Bozak's second of the middle frame gave Toronto its first lead of the game as he tapped in a no-look feed from Marner at 16:03. It was Bozak's 14th career game with at least two goals.

"I was kind of expecting it actually," Bozak said of the Marner pass. "Just playing with him in practice and throughout the game, he knows where to throw the puck, he knows where you're going to be and I was kind of expecting it, he made a great play there."

NOTES: Panthers RW Jaromir Jagr passed Hall of Famer Scott Stevens for seventh on the NHL's all-time games played list (1,636) on Thursday night. The 44-year-old is now three games back of Dave Andreychuk for sixth (1,639). ... Florida C Nick Bjugstad (upper body), LW Jonathan Huberdeau (lower body) and LW Jussi Jokinen (lower body) missed the game against the Maple Leafs. ... Toronto C Peter Holland was a healthy scratch as RW Seth Griffith made his Maple Leafs debut. Griffith was claimed off waivers from the Boston Bruins earlier this month and started the game on a line with Matt Martin and Ben Smith. ... Toronto D Matt Hunwick missed the game with a lower-body injury and was replaced in the lineup by Martin Marincin.