nhl Game Recap
Carolina Hurricanes vs Toronto Maple Leafs Wrap - Toronto Wins 5-2
Zach Aston-Reese scored twice to lead the Maple Leafs over Carolina 5-2 on Friday at Scotiabank Arena.
Toronto was favored by -115 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
Zach Aston-Reese(2), Auston Matthews, Morgan Rielly, and Mitchell Marner each scored for the Maple Leafs in the victory. Aston-Reese opened the scoring for Toronto.
Ilya Samsonov turned in a 31-save effort for the Maple Leafs.
Carolina got goals from Martin Necas, and Brady Skjei in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 19 of 24 shots for the Hurricanes, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Toronto scored 1 times on 1 chances on the power play, while Carolina went 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Toronto lost the shots on goal battle to Carolina by a margin of 33-24.
Toronto looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Senators. The Hurricanes will aim to get back on the winning track at Philadelphia.