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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
Jordan Martinook, LW Day-To-Day Dec 17
Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Matias Maccelli, LW Day-To-Day Dec 17
Anthony Stolarz, G Injured Reserve Dec 16
Chris Tanev, D Injured Reserve Dec 15
Marshall Rifai, D Injured Reserve Dec 12
Brandon Carlo, D Injured Reserve Dec 12

Game Information

Lenovo Center

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

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Detroit 19 13 41 3
Boston 20 14 40 0
Tampa Bay 18 12 39 3
Florida 18 13 38 2
Montreal 17 12 38 4
Toronto 15 12 35 5
Ottawa 15 13 34 4
Buffalo 14 14 32 4

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 22 9 46 2
NY Islanders 19 12 41 3
Philadelphia 17 9 40 6
Washington 18 11 40 4
New Jersey 19 14 39 1
Pittsburgh 14 9 37 9
NY Rangers 16 15 36 4
Columbus 14 13 34 6
Full Standings