Bobby McMann scored two goals and Matthew Knies had a goal and an assist as the Toronto Maple Leafs won their third game in a row, beating the Carolina Hurricanes 5-1 on Thursday in Raleigh, N.C.
Scott Laughton and Auston Matthews also scored for the Maple Leafs, who won for the fourth time in the past five games. Ex-Carolina forward Max Domi and Nicolas Roy each had two assists.
McMann scored in the game’s opening minute and again with less than two minutes to play into an empty net, producing his first multi-goal game of the season.
The Maple Leafs needed to use multiple goalies as Joseph Woll departed with a lower-body injury stopping 22 of 23 shots through two periods. Dennis Hildeby turned aside all nine shots he faced in relief.
Seth Jarvis scored his team-leading 16th goal for the Hurricanes. Carolina goalie Frederik Andersen continued to struggle, yielding four goals on 22 shots in his first action in three games.
The Hurricanes went 0-for-3 on the power play. Carolina used an extra skater late in the game and failed to generate a goal.
It has been tough going for the Hurricanes in terms of converting on offense. They didn’t score in regulation in a 1-0 overtime triumph against the Calgary Flames on Sunday.
McMann scored 53 seconds into the game on the game’s first shot. Laughton made it 2-0 with 9:15 to play in the first period.
Jarvis got the Hurricanes on the board with 4:15 left in the opening period.
Knies and Matthews boosted the margin with second-period goals for the Maple Leafs, both off assists from Domi. Matthews scored for the second time in three games and has a four-game points streak (two goals, three assists).
Defenseman K’Andre Miller was out of the Carolina lineup because of an illness.
–Field Level Media
