Hurricanes Carve Unusual Path to Victory Over Maple Leafs

Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images When you are in need of a clutch goal, rely on the defensemen. A strange reality, but one the Carolina Hurricanes have lived for two games in a row. Throughout the entire contest, the Hurricanes did not score a single natural goal.

Nonetheless, they still defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 in overtime in a truly unique game filled with personal milestones and achievements. One of those milestones was hit the moment Taylor Hall stepped on the ice. It was his 100th game as a member of the Carolina Hurricanes, after having been traded in the old three-team Mikko Rantanen deal .

In the first period, Dakota Joshua scored to put the Leafs ahead by one, but that was all she wrote for the early twenty minutes as both teams played back and forth with the puck. The Game Came Alive in the Second Period Early in the second frame, Andrei Svechnikov and ex-Hurricane Max Domi collided at the Leafs’ blue line. Svechnikov, who was shaken up, was briefly tended to by head athletic trainer Doug Bennett before making his way to the bench, and later, to the locker room.

However, he was able to return near the halfway mark. Andrei Svechnikov and Max Domi had a collision at the Toronto blue line, leaving Svechnikov on the ice He went to the bench and remained there for a bit, but has since left it #CarolinaCulture #LeafsForever #NHL pic. twitter.