Toronto Maple Leafs trade chances with Carolina Hurricanes, but overtime swing decides at Scotiabank Arena

The Toronto Maple Leafs moved to 29-28-13 with 3 points after a 4-3 overtime result against the the Carolina Hurricanes, who came in at 44-19-6 with 4 points at Scotiabank Arena.

First period

The Maple Leafs opened the scoring with 1 goal in the first period while holding the Hurricanes to 0 in the frame.

The Leafs finished the night with 26 shots, and Joseph Woll logged 32 saves on 36 shots against in goal.

The Hurricanes recorded 36 shots and 20 hits, and the Maple Leafs countered with 21 hits.

Second period

The Hurricanes produced 3 goals in the second period to flip the game after the Leafs added 1 goal in the middle frame.

The Maple Leafs went 0-for-2 on the power play with 2 shots, while the Hurricanes went 1-for-5 with 9 shots on the man advantage.

The Leafs were tagged with 10 penalty minutes, and Carolina finished with 4 penalty minutes.

Third period

The Maple Leafs scored 1 goal in the third period and kept the Hurricanes off the board to force overtime at Scotiabank Arena.

John Tavares, who was named a game star, factored in with 1 goal on 3 shots in the previous game stat line provided for Toronto.

William Nylander had 1 goal on 4 shots in that same prior-game line, and Dakota Joshua posted 1 goal on 2 shots.

The Leafs posted a 52 percent faceoff win rate with 27 faceoffs won, while the Hurricanes finished at 48 percent with 25 wins on draws.

Overtime

Carolina ended it with the lone overtime goal after recording 1 overtime shot, which closes the Toronto Maple Leafs vs Carolina Hurricanes recap.

The Hurricanes also logged 23 blocked shot attempts, and the Maple Leafs finished with 21 blocked shots in the defensive lane work.

This Toronto Maple Leafs vs Carolina Hurricanes scoreline review includes Carolina’s 11 percent shooting rate on 36 shots and Toronto’s 12 percent on 26 shots.

For what went wrong for Toronto Maple Leafs, the game sheet showed 14 giveaways for the Leafs compared with 10 for the Hurricanes.

The Toronto Maple Leafs vs Carolina Hurricanes review also reflected Carolina getting 1 shorthanded goal on 1 shot while Toronto scored 0 shorthanded goals on 3 shots.

The Maple Leafs are scheduled to play the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa on 3/21/2026 at 7:00 PM EDT, with the broadcast listed on ESPN+.

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