Carolina Hurricanes: 5 takeaways from win over Maple Leafs

A huge 6-3 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs put the Carolina Hurricanes in good position to take on the St. Louis Blues the next day.

It was a big night for the Carolina Hurricanes on Oct. 26 by defeating the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-3. Considering how inconsistent the production had been from the Carolina offense during a two-game losing streak, this was a big step forward.

Previous to the win over the Leafs, the Canes lost the last matchup of a four-game road stretch, against the Dallas Stars. Carolina followed that up with a 5-1 defeat at the hands of the Tampa Bay Lightning. Although, that loss to the Bolts should not have come by four goals as the Canes kept it close up until the final minutes of the third period.

Toronto was a pretty heavy favorite entering this matchup at home. The Canes have been giving up goals in bunches and the Leafs led the league in goals per game coming into the matchup. However, Scott Darling came up big for Carolina between the pipes and Frederik Anderson did not for the Leafs.

This win over the Leafs moved Carolina’s record to 4-3-1 on the season. Meanwhile, the Leafs now have a record of 7-3-0. Toronto and Tampa still lead the Atlantic Division. Carolina is a long way off the Metropolitan Division leader, Pittsburgh Penguins, who also have seven wins.

Josh Jooris was the biggest part of the Canes win over the Leafs with his two goals. He was the only player on either team to score multiple goals. Victor Rask and Teuvo Teravainen also had big games with at least two points each.

Now, let’s take a look at 5 takeaways from the Carolina Hurricanes win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Oct. 26.