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Toronto Maple Leafs at Carolina Hurricanes

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Woll makes 25 saves to help the Maple Leafs top the slumping Hurricanes 4-1

John Tavares nets goal for Maple Leafs

Pontus Holmberg, Auston Matthews, William Nylander and John Tavares scored for Toronto, which has won three straight and seven of its last eight overall. Morgan Rielly had three assists.

Toronto has 104 points, and Tampa Bay, which began the day four points back, could equal that mark at best.

Sebastian Aho scored on a third-period power play, but the Hurricanes have lost five of their last six games. Frederik Andersen, who stopped 16 shots, lost his third consecutive game.

The Maple Leafs scored on their fourth and sixth shots of the game. They had only 12 shots on goal through two periods.

Takeaways Maple Leafs: Nylander’s team-leading 45th goal was his first since he scored twice in a victory against Columbus on April 5. Toronto won two of three meetings with Carolina, which is also playoff-bound.

Hurricanes: It’s the third time in their last five games when they failed to score more than one goal.

Key moment The Maple Leafs were stuck with one shot on goal more than 18½ minutes into the game. Holmberg knocked in a rebound to make it 1-0 with 17 seconds left in the first.

Key stat The Hurricanes finished the regular season with a 31-9-1 home record, holding the top mark in home points in the Eastern Conference despite the end of a four-game home winning streak.

Up next The Maple Leafs play their road finale Tuesday night at Buffalo. The Hurricanes visit Montreal on Wednesday night.

Regular Season Series

TOR wins series 2-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 19:43 Pontus Holmberg Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Morgan Rielly (32), Brandon Carlo (11)
Goal 2nd Period 10:20 Auston Matthews Goal (31) Slap Shot, assists: Morgan Rielly (33), Mitch Marner (73)
Goal 3rd Period 1:25 William Nylander Goal (45) Tip-In, assists: Max Domi (24), Simon Benoit (9)
Goal 3rd Period 7:58 Sebastian Aho Goal (29) Slap Shot, assists: Seth Jarvis (35), Brent Burns (23)
Goal 3rd Period 15:43 John Tavares Goal (38) Wrist Shot, assists: Max Domi (25), Morgan Rielly (34)

Statistics

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18 Blocked Shots 5
18 Hits 27
3 Takeaways 8
20 Shots 26
0 Power Play Goals 1
2 Power Play Opportunities 4
0.0 Power Play Percentage 25.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
30 Faceoffs Won 23
56.6 Faceoff Win Percent 43.4
16 Giveaways 16
4 Total Penalties 2
8 Penalty Minutes 4
Carolina Hurricanes Carolina Hurricanes Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jalen Chatfield, D Day-To-Day Apr 18
Seth Jarvis, C Day-To-Day Apr 18
Jackson Blake, RW Day-To-Day Apr 18
Jordan Staal, C Day-To-Day Apr 18
Jordan Martinook, LW Day-To-Day Apr 18
Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Oliver Ekman-Larsson, D Day-To-Day Apr 18
Jake McCabe, D Day-To-Day Apr 18
David Kampf, C Day-To-Day Apr 18
Jani Hakanpaa, D Injured Reserve Feb 1

Game Information

Lenovo Center

Location: Raleigh, NC
Attendance: 18,905 | Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Toronto 52 26 108 4
Tampa Bay 47 27 102 8
Florida 47 31 98 4
Ottawa 45 30 97 7
Montreal 40 31 91 11
Detroit 39 35 86 8
Buffalo 36 39 79 7
Boston 33 39 76 10

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Washington 51 22 111 9
Carolina 47 30 99 5
New Jersey 42 33 91 7
Columbus 40 33 89 9
NY Rangers 39 36 85 7
NY Islanders 35 35 82 12
Pittsburgh 34 36 80 12
Philadelphia 33 39 76 10
Full Standings