Maple Leafs visit the Hurricanes after shootout win

By  THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
 
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Toronto Maple Leafs (49-26-4, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (47-27-5, in the Metropolitan Division)

Raleigh, North Carolina; Sunday, 5 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Hurricanes -181, Maple Leafs +150; over/under is 6

BOTTOM LINE: The Carolina Hurricanes host the Toronto Maple Leafs after the Maple Leafs beat the Montreal Canadiens 1-0 in overtime.

Carolina has gone 31-8-1 at home and 47-27-5 overall. The Hurricanes have allowed 215 goals while scoring 258 for a +43 scoring differential.

Toronto has a 49-26-4 record overall and a 23-13-3 record on the road. The Maple Leafs have scored 255 total goals (3.2 per game) to rank ninth in league play.

Sunday’s game is the third time these teams meet this season. The Maple Leafs won the previous matchup 6-3. Pontus Holmberg scored two goals in the win.

TOP PERFORMERS: Seth Jarvis has 32 goals and 34 assists for the Hurricanes. Jackson Blake has six goals and four assists over the last 10 games.

William Nylander has 44 goals and 39 assists for the Maple Leafs. John Tavares has scored eight goals with five assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Hurricanes: 5-4-1, averaging 3.6 goals, 5.6 assists, 4.3 penalties and 13.1 penalty minutes while giving up three goals per game.

Maple Leafs: 7-2-1, averaging 3.4 goals, 5.4 assists, 3.7 penalties and 9.7 penalty minutes while giving up 2.1 goals per game.

INJURIES: Hurricanes: None listed.

Maple Leafs: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.