Final
Maple Leafs eye third straight win, face Hurricanes
Nov 2, 2008 - 2:00 PM Toronto (5-3-3) at Carolina (5-3-2), 5:00 pm EDTRALEIGH, North Carolina (Ticker) -- The Toronto Maple Leafs have become one of the most exciting teams in the NHL, even if their record might not suggest it.
Thanks to a string of impressive offensive efforts, the Maple Leafs will look to extend their winning streak to three on Sunday when they face the Carolina Hurricanes in the first game of a home-and-home series.
After scoring 11 goals in its first six games, Toronto recorded 20 in its last five contests, posting a 4-1-0 record in the process. The Maple Leafs' latest scoring parade came on Saturday when they erased a two-goal deficit and zapped the New York Rangers, 5-2, at the Air Canada Center.
Rookie John Mitchell netted his first and second NHL career tallies to highlight a five-goal rally in the third period as Toronto won for the fourth time in its last five after starting the season 1-2-3.
Starting his fifth consecutive contest, Vesa Toskala made 18 saves for the Maple Leafs.
The Hurricanes, however, have lost three of their last five and scoring woes have been the reason why. Following a 3-1-1 start, the team has registered only four goals in its past three games and nine in its last five.
A first-period tally by Ray Whitney was all Carolina could muster in its 3-1 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday. Cam Ward made 29 saves in his fourth straight start and may be rested in favor of Michael Leighton in this one.
- CORRECTION
NHL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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TORONTO 1 2 1 4
CAROLINA 0 4 2 6 FINAL
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: TOR - IAN WHITE 1 (JAMAL MAYERS, CARLO COLAIACOVO) 6:28
2ND PRD: CAR - (PP) JOE CORVO 2 (DENNIS SEIDENBERG, SERGEI SAMSONOV)
0:34
TOR - MIKHAIL GRABOVSKI 2 (NIKLAS HAGMAN, NIKOLAI KULEMIN)
7:41
TOR - MI
Nov 2 7:34 PM - NHL
TORONTO 4
CAROLINA 6
3RD PRD: CAR - (PP) ERIC STAAL 5 (RAY WHITNEY) 19:38
Maple Leafs 4, Hurricanes 6 End of Reg.Nov 2 7:34 PM - NHL
FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
TORONTO 1 2 1 4
CAROLINA 0 4 1 5 FINAL
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: TOR - IAN WHITE 1 (JAMAL MAYERS, CARLO COLAIACOVO) 6:28
2ND PRD: CAR - (PP) JOE CORVO 2 (DENNIS SEIDENBERG, SERGEI SAMSONOV)
0:34
TOR - MIKHAIL GRABOVSKI 2 (NIKLAS HAGMAN, NIKOLAI KULEMIN)
7:41
TOR - MIKHAIL GRABOVS
Nov 2 7:33 PM - NHL
TORONTO 4
CAROLINA 5
3RD PRD: TOR - NIKLAS HAGMAN 3 (TOMAS KABERLE, PAVEL KUBINA) 8:44
Maple Leafs 4, Hurricanes 5 3rd - 11:16Nov 2 7:06 PM - NHL
TORONTO 3
CAROLINA 5
3RD PRD: CAR - CHAD LAROSE 3 (DWIGHT HELMINEN, TUOMO RUUTU) 1:15
Maple Leafs 3, Hurricanes 5 3rd - 18:45Nov 2 6:54 PM - NHL
END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
TORONTO 1 2 3
CAROLINA 0 4 4 END OF THE 2ND
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: TOR - IAN WHITE 1 (JAMAL MAYERS, CARLO COLAIACOVO) 6:28
2ND PRD: CAR - (PP) JOE CORVO 2 (DENNIS SEIDENBERG, SERGEI SAMSONOV)
0:34
TOR - MIKHAIL GRABOVSKI 2 (NIKLAS HAGMAN, NIKOLAI KULEMIN)
7:41
TOR - MI
Nov 2 6:34 PM - NHL
TORONTO 3
CAROLINA 4
2ND PRD: CAR - TUOMO RUUTU 3 (UNASSISTED) 19:30
Maple Leafs 3, Hurricanes 4 2nd - 0:30Nov 2 6:32 PM - NHL
TORONTO 3
CAROLINA 3
2ND PRD: CAR - DWIGHT HELMINEN 1 (CHAD LAROSE, NICLAS WALLIN) 17:17
Maple Leafs 3, Hurricanes 3 2nd - 2:43Nov 2 6:30 PM - NHL
TORONTO 3
CAROLINA 2
2ND PRD: CAR - (PP) RAY WHITNEY 3 (ROD BRIND'AMOUR, ERIC STAAL) 16:10
Maple Leafs 3, Hurricanes 2 2nd - 3:50Nov 2 6:27 PM - NHL
TORONTO 3
CAROLINA 1
2ND PRD: TOR - MIKHAIL GRABOVSKI 3 (NIKOLAI KULEMIN, MIKE VAN RYN)
11:38
Maple Leafs 3, Hurricanes 1 2nd - 8:22Nov 2 6:19 PM - NHL
TORONTO 2
CAROLINA 1
2ND PRD: TOR - MIKHAIL GRABOVSKI 2 (NIKLAS HAGMAN, NIKOLAI KULEMIN)
7:41
Maple Leafs 2, Hurricanes 1 2nd - 12:19Nov 2 6:10 PM - NHL
TORONTO 1
CAROLINA 1
2ND PRD: CAR - (PP) JOE CORVO 2 (DENNIS SEIDENBERG, SERGEI SAMSONOV)
0:34
Maple Leafs 1, Hurricanes 1 2nd - 19:26Nov 2 6:00 PM - NHL
END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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TORONTO 1 1
CAROLINA 0 0 END OF THE 1ST
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: TOR - IAN WHITE 1 (JAMAL MAYERS, CARLO COLAIACOVO) 6:28
SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
TOR 10 10
CAR 5 5
GOALIES: TOR - CURTIS JOSEPH
CAR
Nov 2 5:41 PM - NHL
TORONTO 1
CAROLINA 0
1ST PRD: TOR - IAN WHITE 1 (JAMAL MAYERS, CARLO COLAIACOVO) 6:28
Maple Leafs 1, Hurricanes 0 1st - 13:32Nov 2 5:19 PM
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