nhl Game Recap
Recap - Maple Leafs Defeat Carolina 6-3
Pontus Holmberg scored a pair of goals against the Hurricanes as Toronto handed Carolina a 6-3 defeat on Saturday at Scotiabank Arena.
Bettors who backed the Maple Leafs were rewarded as +100 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.0.
Toronto got goals from Pontus Holmberg(2), Auston Matthews, John Tavares, Alex Steeves, and David Kampf in the victory. Steeves opened the scoring at 2:50 of the first period.
Anthony Stolarz stopped 31 of 34 Carolina shots in the victory.
Jaccob Slavin, Shayne Gostisbehere, and Andrei Svechnikov scored for the Hurricanes, finding the net behind Anthony Stolarz.
Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 17 of 21 shots for the Hurricanes, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Toronto scored 0 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Carolina went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Toronto lost the shots on goal battle to Carolina by a margin of 34-23.
Next game, Toronto takes its act on the road to face Chicago looking for another win. For Carolina, they head on the road to face Montreal.