Burn baby Burns! Canes convert on the 5 on 3 power play to open the scoring. 🌪️
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Leafs fall 5-3 to Hurricanes on Saturday night: Game highlights
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The Leafs controlled the play for most of the game against the Hurricanes on Saturday night but Pyotr Kochetkov made 41 saves and Carolina took home the W 5-3. Below are the highlights from the game.
Toronto got into penalty trouble early and the Hurricanes capitalized on the 5-on-3 to open the scoring. Brent Burns beat Matt Murray glove side to put Carolina on top…
Jordan Stall doubled the Canes lead halfway through the first period. The puck came to him in the slot off a broken play and he swatted it top shelf…
Near the end of the period Jake McCabe created a scoring chance off a neutral zone draw. Sam Lafferty tried to put the rebound home but Pyotr Kochetkov shut the door…
McCabe breaks through off the draw Lafferty nearly scored on the rebound
Less than five minutes into the second Calle Jarnkrok got the Leafs on the board. He sniped a wrist shot from the top of the circle to get Toronto within one…
SWEDE SNIPE 😮💨
Midway through the middle frame Auston Matthews nearly tied it up with a scoring chance off the offensive zone draw. Kochetkov kept the Canes in front…
Matthews found the back of the net 12:41 into the second. He pounced on the puck at the top of the circle and ripped a wrist shot past Kochetkov to make it 2-2…
PAPI POTS IT 🏡
Just over eight minutes into the third period Stefan Noesen gave the Canes the lead again. Jesperi Kotkaniemi threw the puck on net and Noesen picked it up. He attempted a wrap-around then forced the puck into the net. 3-2 Canes…
UNREAL EFFORT
With less the three minutes to play Matthews double dipped and tied the game. The whistle sounded like it went before he scored but the goal would count. 3-3…
BUNTS IS JUST LIKE US FR
It didn’t stay tied for long. 32 seconds later Sebastian Aho scored the go ahead goal. Murray gave a big rebound on the Jaccob Slavin point shot and Aho cleaned it up. Teuvo Teravainen added an empty netter 5-3 Carolina final…
Just another day at the office for @SebastianAho. 💼
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