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Toronto Maple Leafs at Carolina Hurricanes

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Toronto Maple Leafs
13-11-3
Final
5 - 1
Carolina Hurricanes
16-8-2

Maple Leafs beat Hurricanes 5-1 to wrap up 6-game trip with 3rd straight victory

Bobby McMann tallies goal vs. Hurricanes

Auston Matthews, Scott Laughton and Matthew Knies also scored for Toronto.

Seth Jarvis scored for Carolina, and Frederik Andersen stopped 18 shots. Playing the fourth game of seven-game homestand, the Hurricanes had been off since beating Calgary 1-0 in overtime Sunday night for their second straight victory.

McMann opened the scoring at 53 seconds of the first on Toronto's first shot on goal, beating Andersen with a one-timer from the high slot. Laughton made it 2-0 with 8:15 left in the period.

Jarvis countered for Carolina with 2:15 left in the first, snapping a shot past Woll for his 16th goal of the season. Knies scored a backhander at 4:44 of the second to restore Toronto's two-goal lead.

Matthews made it 4-1 on a snap shot with 9:21 left in the second. He has 11 goals this season. McMann had an empty-netter in the third.

Up next Maple Leafs: Host Montreal on Saturday night to open a five-game homestand.

Hurricanes: Host Nashville on Saturday night.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 0:53 Bobby McMann Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Nicolas Roy (6), Jake McCabe (8)
Goal 1st Period 11:45 Scott Laughton Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Philippe Myers (1), Simon Benoit (3)
Goal 1st Period 15:45 Seth Jarvis Goal (16) Snap Shot, assists: Shayne Gostisbehere (16), Sebastian Aho (17)
Goal 2nd Period 4:44 Matthew Knies Goal (7) Backhand, assists: Max Domi (7), Morgan Rielly (17)
Goal 2nd Period 10:39 Auston Matthews Goal (11) Snap Shot, assists: Max Domi (8), Matthew Knies (21)
Goal 3rd Period 18:16 Bobby McMann Goal (8) Backhand, assists: Nicolas Roy (7)

Statistics

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20 Blocked Shots 4
20 Hits 18
5 Takeaways 6
24 Shots 33
0 Power Play Goals 0
2 Power Play Opportunities 3
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
35 Faceoffs Won 27
56.5 Faceoff Win Percent 43.5
18 Giveaways 13
3 Total Penalties 2
6 Penalty Minutes 4
Carolina Hurricanes Carolina Hurricanes Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jaccob Slavin, D Injured Reserve Dec 2
Pyotr Kochetkov, G Out Nov 30
Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Joseph Woll, G Injured Reserve Dec 6
Brandon Carlo, D Injured Reserve Dec 2

Game Information

Lenovo Center

Location: Raleigh, NC
Attendance: 18,299 | Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Tampa Bay 2 10 34 16
Boston 0 13 34 17
Montreal 3 9 33 15
Detroit 3 11 33 15
Toronto 4 11 30 13
Ottawa 4 11 30 13
Florida 2 12 28 13
Buffalo 4 13 26 11

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Washington 3 9 37 17
Carolina 2 8 36 17
NY Islanders 3 10 35 16
Pittsburgh 5 7 33 14
Philadelphia 3 8 33 15
New Jersey 1 12 33 16
NY Rangers 3 12 33 15
Columbus 6 9 32 13
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