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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
Shayne Gostisbehere, D Day-To-Day Mar 26
Pyotr Kochetkov, G Injured Reserve Mar 6
Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Auston Matthews, C Out Mar 19
Chris Tanev, D Injured Reserve Mar 4

Game Information

Lenovo Center

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

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Buffalo 44 20 96 8
Tampa Bay 44 21 94 6
Montreal 40 21 90 10
Boston 40 24 88 8
Ottawa 38 24 86 10
Detroit 38 25 84 8
Toronto 31 29 75 13
Florida 35 33 73 3

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 45 20 96 6
Pittsburgh 36 20 88 16
Columbus 38 23 87 11
NY Islanders 41 27 87 5
Philadelphia 35 24 82 12
Washington 36 28 81 9
New Jersey 37 32 76 2
NY Rangers 28 35 65 9
Full Standings