Carolina Hurricanes at Toronto Maple Leafs
· Scotiabank Arena, Toronto · Regular Season · Final/OT
Final score
The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 in overtime on Friday, March 20, 2026 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Toronto Maple Leafs
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Carolina Hurricanes |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Toronto Maple Leafs
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Carolina Hurricanes |
8 |
17 |
10 |
1 |
36 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs |
4 |
11 |
11 |
0 |
26 |
Three stars
- A. Nikishin, Carolina Hurricanes (1 goal)
- K. Miller, Carolina Hurricanes (1 goal)
- J. Tavares, Toronto Maple Leafs (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Toronto Maple Leafs. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
11:48 |
Toronto Maple Leafs |
Dakota Joshua (9) |
Bo Groulx (2), Matias Maccelli (20) |
Even strength |
CAR 0, TOR 1 |
| 2nd |
05:57 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Jordan Staal (17) |
Seth Jarvis (27), Sebastian Aho (46) |
Power play |
CAR 1, TOR 1 |
| 2nd |
12:35 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Eric Robinson (12) |
Unassisted |
Even strength, Penalty shot |
CAR 2, TOR 1 |
| 2nd |
13:47 |
Toronto Maple Leafs |
John Tavares (24) |
Calle Jarnkrok (2), Jake McCabe (18) |
Even strength |
CAR 2, TOR 2 |
| 2nd |
17:40 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
K'Andre Miller (6) |
Unassisted |
Shorthanded |
CAR 3, TOR 2 |
| 3rd |
13:50 |
Toronto Maple Leafs |
William Nylander (24) |
Matias Maccelli (21) |
Even strength |
CAR 3, TOR 3 |
| OT |
00:41 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Alexander Nikishin (10) |
Seth Jarvis (28), Sebastian Aho (47) |
Even strength |
CAR 4, TOR 3 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Carolina Hurricanes at Toronto Maple Leafs
| Stat |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Shots on goal |
36 |
26 |
| Power play |
1 of 5 |
0 of 2 |
| Penalty minutes |
4 |
10 |
| Hits |
20 |
21 |
| Blocked shots |
11 |
21 |
| Giveaways |
10 |
14 |
| Takeaways |
5 |
5 |
| Faceoffs won |
25/52 (48.1%) |
27/52 (51.9%) |
Box score
Carolina Hurricanes
Carolina Hurricanes skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 J. Staal |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
44% |
18:03 |
| Number 20 S. Aho |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
18:47 |
| Number 22 L. Stankoven |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
40% |
16:32 |
| Number 24 S. Jarvis |
R |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
17:56 |
| Number 27 N. Ehlers |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:00 |
| Number 28 W. Carrier |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
09:32 |
| Number 37 A. Svechnikov |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:36 |
| Number 48 J. Martinook |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:31 |
| Number 50 E. Robinson |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
08:25 |
| Number 53 J. Blake |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:07 |
| Number 71 T. Hall |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:39 |
| Number 77 M. Jankowski |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
54.5% |
10:40 |
| Number 5 J. Chatfield |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
22:07 |
| Number 6 M. Reilly |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:07 |
| Number 19 K. Miller |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
23:58 |
| Number 21 A. Nikishin |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:23 |
| Number 26 S. Walker |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
20:42 |
| Number 74 J. Slavin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
23:58 |
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 32 B. Bussi |
26 |
23 |
3 |
.885 |
60:41 |
Win |
Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 M. Domi |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
37.5% |
15:36 |
| Number 18 S. Lorentz |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
50% |
12:18 |
| Number 19 C. Jarnkrok |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
14:46 |
| Number 23 M. Knies |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
20:01 |
| Number 26 J. Quillan |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
10:12 |
| Number 29 B. Groulx |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
15:53 |
| Number 53 E. Cowan |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:21 |
| Number 63 M. Maccelli |
L |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
12:59 |
| Number 81 D. Joshua |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:25 |
| Number 88 W. Nylander |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
20:39 |
| Number 89 N. Robertson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
10:39 |
| Number 91 J. Tavares |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
64.7% |
16:12 |
| Number 2 S. Benoit |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
21:28 |
| Number 22 J. McCabe |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:55 |
| Number 25 B. Carlo |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:24 |
| Number 28 T. Stecher |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
21:41 |
| Number 44 M. Rielly |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
18:33 |
| Number 95 O. Ekman-Larsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:01 |
Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 60 J. Woll |
36 |
32 |
4 |
.889 |
60:41 |
OT loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Toronto Maple Leafs
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
03:07 |
Toronto Maple Leafs |
Oliver Ekman-Larsson |
Tripping |
2 |
| 1st |
14:16 |
Toronto Maple Leafs |
Nick Robertson |
Tripping |
2 |
| 1st |
14:39 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Alexander Nikishin |
Slashing |
2 |
| 2nd |
01:57 |
Toronto Maple Leafs |
Brandon Carlo |
High sticking double minor |
4 |
| 2nd |
12:35 |
Toronto Maple Leafs |
Troy Stecher |
Ps hooking on breakaway (penalty shot) |
0 |
| 2nd |
16:14 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Sean Walker |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
10:10 |
Toronto Maple Leafs |
Easton Cowan |
Tripping |
2 |
Game information
- Carolina Hurricanes head coach
- Rod Brind'Amour
- Toronto Maple Leafs head coach
- Craig Berube
- Referees
- Wes McCauley, Pierre Lambert
- Linesmen
- Matt MacPherson, David Brisebois
- Carolina Hurricanes scratches
- Nicolas Deslauriers, Shayne Gostisbehere, Jesperi Kotkaniemi
- Toronto Maple Leafs scratches
- Philippe Myers, Auston Matthews, Michael Pezzetta
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Sources and further reading
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