Maple Leafs hang out for upset win in Carolina

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RALEIGH – The Maple Leafs are one of the worst offenders in the NHL when it comes to hanging opponents they can beat, and they hung one in the Hurricanes on Sunday night.

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We knew our fuel gauge would be in the red, so we played less than 24 hours to reach the third period, tying with the home team resting with a record of 8-2-1, adding two to go 3-1. won the victory.

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Mitch Marner wielded the stick with one hand to give Jon Tavares a team-high eighth goal, with William Nylander providing the insurance.

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In his pre-match comments, coach Sheldon Keef referred to the club’s two wins at home against Carolina last year, showing that his side can keep up in the always noisy PNC Arena.

It was a test of resilience after a 2–1 win over Boston, and Toronto’s third win since their Western outing. After it became clear that the first line was not at full speed, Keough redistributed Ouston Matthews’ winger to the other line and Matthews tied up Jesper Fast in a tied goal sitting there.

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However, he excelled at easing the pressure, starting the game in David Kamp’s fourth unit between Zach Aston Reese and Dennis Malgin. Finally, the third line broke through and made it 1-1.

Defenseman Justin Hall was taken down by a hard blow, but kept the puck alive and Pierre Engvall was able to get into center on Jarlungkrok Street. He found his corner tops in his Andersen blocker Farr of his Andersen blocker Frédéric, former Lief, who has won five, and aimed for a wire-his-to-his-wire this season without sustaining a major injury.
At the net, Eric Kalgren ended the game with an injured Ilya Samsonov goal for the Bruins, and was beaten from the back of the net with Stefan Noesen’s powerplay bank shot, but also by Keynes’ forecheck. I handled the opportunities that came my way.

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Carolina’s goal came after Timothy Liljegren was upset with a lower-body powerplay shot block the day after he returned from hernia surgery.

Nosen made a one-game stop as a leaf two years ago as part of a three-way trade with Nick Foligno. The penalty stopped Carolina’s only good chance.

Andersen didn’t get much work at first, taking only eight shots, mostly from the perimeter, midway through the game.

Rod Brind’Amour’s 300^th In NHL games, seasoned coaches kept their focus when given video board cameos and standing ovations.

The Leafs maintained their early home-side push for as long as they could, and Marner rushed back for a Calvin de Haan stick check when it opened up in the slot.

Players will have a day off before hosting the NHL Ironman Phil Kessel and the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday at Scotiabank.

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