Carolina Hurricanes at Toronto Maple Leafs
Saturday, March 16, 2024, 7:00 PM ET
· Scotiabank Arena, Toronto · Regular Season · Final/SO
Final score
The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5–4 in a shootout on Saturday, March 16, 2024 on the road.
News about this game
Fri, Mar 15, 2024
Carolina Hurricanes (40-20-6) aim to continue their road win streak against the Maple Leafs (38-19-8) this Saturday. Leafs excel at home, but Hurricanes have a strong away record. Stars to watch: Matthews (TOR) and Guentzel (CAR).
Sat, Mar 16, 2024
Carolina Hurricanes re-sign goalie Spencer Martin for 1 year at $775k. Martin boasts a 4-0-1 record, 1.97 GAA, and .922 save rate with the team.
Sat, Mar 16, 2024
The Hurricanes made a comeback from two goals down to defeat the Maple Leafs 5-4 in a shootout. Guentzel scored the decisive goal; Aho got 2 goals.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Toronto Maple Leafs
Team
1st 1st period
2nd 2nd period
3rd 3rd period
OT Overtime
SO Shootout
Total
Carolina Hurricanes
0
2
2
0
1
5
Toronto Maple Leafs
0
3
1
0
0
4
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Toronto Maple Leafs
Team
1st 1st period
2nd 2nd period
3rd 3rd period
OT Overtime
SO Shootout
Total
Carolina Hurricanes
9
16
13
2
0
40
Toronto Maple Leafs
9
14
11
6
0
40
Three stars
J. Guentzel , Carolina Hurricanes (2 assists)
S. Aho , Carolina Hurricanes (2 goals, 1 assist)
J. Tavares , Toronto Maple Leafs (1 goal, 1 assist)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Toronto Maple Leafs. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period
Time
Team
Goal
Assists
Type
Score
2nd
04:47
Toronto Maple Leafs
John Tavares (21)
TJ Brodie (18)
Even strength
CAR 0, TOR 1
2nd
06:27
Toronto Maple Leafs
William Nylander (36)
Morgan Rielly (41)
Even strength
CAR 0, TOR 2
2nd
12:03
Toronto Maple Leafs
Nick Robertson (9)
John Tavares (27), Timothy Liljegren (17)
Even strength
CAR 0, TOR 3
2nd
13:27
Carolina Hurricanes
Jordan Martinook (12)
Brent Burns (24), Jesper Fast (12)
Even strength
CAR 1, TOR 3
2nd
19:57
Carolina Hurricanes
Seth Jarvis (22)
Jake Guentzel (32), Sebastian Aho (44)
Power play
CAR 2, TOR 3
3rd
02:55
Toronto Maple Leafs
David Kampf (6)
Morgan Rielly (42)
Even strength
CAR 2, TOR 4
3rd
18:28
Carolina Hurricanes
Sebastian Aho (26)
Jake Guentzel (33), Dmitry Orlov (17)
Power play
CAR 3, TOR 4
3rd
19:53
Carolina Hurricanes
Sebastian Aho (27)
Brent Burns (25), Evgeny Kuznetsov (12)
Even strength
CAR 4, TOR 4
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Shootout
Shootout attempts in order
Round
Team
Shooter
Result
1
Toronto Maple Leafs
William Nylander
Saved
1
Carolina Hurricanes
Evgeny Kuznetsov
Saved
2
Toronto Maple Leafs
Auston Matthews
Saved
2
Carolina Hurricanes
Andrei Svechnikov
Saved
3
Toronto Maple Leafs
Max Domi
Saved
3
Carolina Hurricanes
Jake Guentzel
Goal (winner)
Team stats
Team stats, Carolina Hurricanes at Toronto Maple Leafs
Stat
Carolina Hurricanes
Toronto Maple Leafs
Shots on goal
40
40
Power play
2 of 5
0 of 4
Penalty minutes
8
10
Hits
25
37
Blocked shots
15
16
Giveaways
11
16
Takeaways
11
5
Faceoffs won
31/64 (48.4%)
33/64 (51.6%)
Box score
Carolina Hurricanes
Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player
Pos Position
G Goals A Assists P Points +/- Plus/minus PIM Penalty minutes SOG Shots on goal HIT Hits BLK Blocked shots PPG Power-play goals FO% Faceoff percentage TOI Time on ice
Number 11 J. Staal
C
0
0
0
-1
2
2
2
2
0
50%
17:22
Number 20 S. Aho
C
2
1
3
+1
0
4
3
1
1
61.5%
25:15
Number 23 S. Noesen
R
0
0
0
-2
0
0
0
1
0
50%
07:27
Number 24 S. Jarvis
R
1
0
1
-1
0
2
1
3
1
50%
22:42
Number 28 B. Lemieux
L
0
0
0
-1
0
0
2
0
0
06:09
Number 37 A. Svechnikov
R
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
100%
19:33
Number 48 J. Martinook
L
1
0
1
-1
2
3
1
0
0
14:10
Number 59 J. Guentzel
C
0
2
2
0
2
5
1
0
0
20:22
Number 71 J. Fast
R
0
1
1
0
2
1
4
1
0
100%
13:23
Number 82 J. Kotkaniemi
C
0
0
0
-2
0
0
0
0
0
66.7%
08:42
Number 88 M. Necas
C
0
0
0
+1
0
6
1
0
0
20:07
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov
C
0
1
1
+1
0
3
1
0
0
23.1%
16:57
Number 5 J. Chatfield
D
0
0
0
-1
0
4
0
0
0
13:08
Number 7 D. Orlov
D
0
1
1
-1
0
2
4
0
0
17:02
Number 8 B. Burns
D
0
2
2
0
0
1
2
1
0
24:57
Number 22 B. Pesce
D
0
0
0
-1
0
1
0
1
0
19:47
Number 74 J. Slavin
D
0
0
0
-2
0
2
1
2
0
21:08
Number 76 B. Skjei
D
0
0
0
+1
0
2
2
3
0
25:06
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie
SA Shots against SV Saves GA Goals against SV% Save percentage TOI Time on ice DEC Decision
Number 52 P. Kochetkov
40
36
4
.900
61:26
Win
Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs skaters
Player
Pos Position
G Goals A Assists P Points +/- Plus/minus PIM Penalty minutes SOG Shots on goal HIT Hits BLK Blocked shots PPG Power-play goals FO% Faceoff percentage TOI Time on ice
Number 11 M. Domi
C
0
0
0
+1
0
7
0
0
0
55.6%
15:55
Number 18 N. Gregor
L
0
0
0
+1
0
1
4
1
0
09:43
Number 23 M. Knies
L
0
0
0
+2
2
1
2
0
0
11:51
Number 24 C. Dewar
C
0
0
0
+1
2
2
4
1
0
13:28
Number 29 P. Holmberg
R
0
0
0
-1
0
0
1
1
0
11:52
Number 34 A. Matthews
C
0
0
0
-1
0
7
1
1
0
55.6%
23:47
Number 59 T. Bertuzzi
L
0
0
0
-1
0
1
0
0
0
15:42
Number 64 D. Kampf
C
1
0
1
+1
2
1
2
0
0
33.3%
16:58
Number 74 B. McMann
C
0
0
0
0
0
5
3
0
0
17:31
Number 88 W. Nylander
R
1
0
1
0
0
3
0
1
0
50%
21:11
Number 89 N. Robertson
L
1
0
1
+2
0
2
2
0
0
11:08
Number 91 J. Tavares
C
1
1
2
+1
2
3
1
0
0
64.7%
17:18
Number 20 J. Edmundson
D
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
0
18:47
Number 22 J. McCabe
D
0
0
0
+1
2
0
4
2
0
21:33
Number 37 T. Liljegren
D
0
1
1
+2
0
5
2
1
0
20:53
Number 44 M. Rielly
D
0
2
2
+3
0
2
2
2
0
23:26
Number 46 I. Lyubushkin
D
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
2
0
15:49
Number 78 T. Brodie
D
0
1
1
-2
0
0
0
0
0
22:23
Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie
SA Shots against SV Saves GA Goals against SV% Save percentage TOI Time on ice DEC Decision
Number 35 I. Samsonov
40
36
4
.900
65:00
OT loss
Penalties
Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Toronto Maple Leafs
Period
Time
Team
Player
Infraction
Minutes
1st
11:39
Carolina Hurricanes
Jesper Fast
Hooking
2
1st
12:56
Toronto Maple Leafs
John Tavares
Holding
2
1st
15:41
Carolina Hurricanes
Jordan Staal
Holding
2
1st
18:02
Toronto Maple Leafs
Connor Dewar
Holding
2
2nd
09:20
Toronto Maple Leafs
Matthew Knies
Holding
2
2nd
18:51
Toronto Maple Leafs
Jake McCabe
Tripping
2
3rd
05:16
Carolina Hurricanes
Jordan Martinook
High sticking
2
3rd
17:06
Toronto Maple Leafs
David Kampf
Hooking
2
OT
02:13
Carolina Hurricanes
Jake Guentzel
Slashing
2
Game information
Carolina Hurricanes head coach
Rod Brind'Amour
Toronto Maple Leafs head coach
Sheldon Keefe
Referees
Dan O'Rourke, Steve Kozari
Linesmen
Steve Barton, Tyson Baker, Mark Shewchyk
Carolina Hurricanes scratches
Frederik Andersen, Teuvo Teravainen, Tony DeAngelo, Jack Drury
Toronto Maple Leafs scratches
Ryan Reaves, Martin Jones, Mitch Marner, Conor Timmins, Simon Benoit
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