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Carolina Hurricanes: Takeaways From Each Period vs. Leafs

By Austin Blum

TORONTO, ON - APRIL 02: Carolina Hurricanes Goalie Petr Mrazek (34) celebrates the win after the NHL regular season game between the Carolina Hurricanes and the Toronto Maple Leafs on April 2, 2019, at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON, Canada. (Photo by Julian Avram/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON - APRIL 02: Carolina Hurricanes Goalie Petr Mrazek (34) celebrates the win after the NHL regular season game between the Carolina Hurricanes and the Toronto Maple Leafs on April 2, 2019, at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON, Canada. (Photo by Julian Avram/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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TORONTO, ON – APRIL 2: Dougie Hamilton #19 of the Carolina Hurricanes celebrates his goal against the Toronto Maple Leafs during the second period at the Scotiabank Arena on April 2, 2019 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Kevin Sousa/NHLI via Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON – APRIL 2: Dougie Hamilton #19 of the Carolina Hurricanes celebrates his goal against the Toronto Maple Leafs during the second period at the Scotiabank Arena on April 2, 2019 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Kevin Sousa/NHLI via Getty Images) /

2nd Period Takeaways

Power Play 

Dougie Hamilton broke through on the power play early in the second period. The power play has been trending upwards as the Hurricanes have a power play goal in the last three games. Also, when the Hurricanes get the defense involved on offense it always tends to lead to good things for the Hurricanes. But how good has Hamilton been since the start of 2019?

Penalty Kill (again) 

The penalty kill can only bail you out so much. Nino Niederreiter took a bad offensive zone penalty in the middle of the period. Very early in the power play, Mrazek made a save on the initial chance, but John Tavares buried the rebound to give the Maple Leafs a jolt. A couple minutes later, Mitch Marner broke in and had a scoring chance that was shut down by Justin Faulk.

Weathering the Storm

The Maple Leafs completely shifted the game in the second half of the second period. Whether it was Mrazek making saves, defenseman blocking shots, or even Jordan Staal having a goal saving play on Auston Matthews. The Hurricanes were able to escape the second period with their lead intact.

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