nhl Game Recap
Hurricanes Fall 4-3 Against Toronto - Game Recap
Auston Matthews was the difference, potting a pair for Toronto on Monday as the Maple Leafs skated off with a 4-3 victory over the Hurricanes at Scotiabank Arena.
Bettors who backed the Maple Leafs were rewarded as -125 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.5.
Toronto got goals from Auston Matthews(2), and Mitchell Marner(2) in the victory. Matthews opened the scoring at 16:16 of the second period.
Petr Mrazek turned in a 28-save effort for the Maple Leafs.
Nino Niederreiter, Derek Stepan, and Tony DeAngelo scored for the Hurricanes, finding the net behind Petr Mrazek.
Frederik Andersen stopped 28 of 32 shots for the Hurricanes, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Toronto scored 1 times on 4 chances on the power play, while Carolina went 0-for-1 with the man advantage.
Carolina lost the shots on goal battle to Toronto by a margin of 32-31.
Toronto heads into a battle against the Flames. Carolina, meanwhile, will have their next action against Ottawa.