nhl Game Recap
Carolina Falls 8-6 to Maple Leafs - Recap
Toronto earned a 8-6 victory over Carolina behind a 2-goal performance from Mitchell Marner on Monday at Scotiabank Arena.
Toronto was favored by -127 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
Mitchell Marner(2), Auston Matthews, Pierre Engvall, Jason Spezza, William Nylander, Tyson Barrie, and John Tavares each scored for the Maple Leafs in the victory. Spezza opened the scoring for Toronto.
Frederik Andersen turned in a 35-save effort for the Maple Leafs.
Carolina got goals from Martin Necas(2), Erik Haula(2), Brock McGinn, and Andrei Svechnikov in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Petr Mrazek stopped 27 of 31 shots for the Hurricanes, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Toronto scored 2 times on 4 chances on the power play, while Carolina went 1-for-3 with the man advantage.
Toronto lost the shots on goal battle to Carolina by a margin of 41-39.
Toronto looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Devils. The Hurricanes will aim to get back on the winning track at New York.