The mantle went from Ron Francis and Glen Wesley to Rod Brind’Amour to Eric Staal, and he carried it alone for a long time, until it was no longer a privilege.

Carolina Hurricanes dig out of early two-goal hole to double up the Maple Leafs behind a hat trick from captain Jordan Staal.

The Leafs need to find ways to ease Joseph Woll's workload or risk burning him out ahead of when they need him most: in the playoffs.

RALEIGH, N.C. — Jordan Staal scored a hat trick to lead the Carolina Hurricanes to a 6-3 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night. Eric Robinson, Jackson Blake and Seth Jarvis also scored for the Hurricanes while Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 30 shots for his first home win since Dec. 17.

Jordan Staal scored a hat trick and the Carolina Hurricanes overcame a two-goal deficit to defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-3 on Thursday night in Raleigh, N.C.

The Carolina Hurricanes have gotten used to life without goaltender Frederik Andersen, who has developed a reputation of being one of the more injury-prone goalies in the NHL today.

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The Toronto Maple Leafs are looking to keep a five-game win streak alive when they take on the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday at the Lenovo Center in Raleigh, North Carolina. Game time is 7:30 p.m. ET and you can watch it on ESPN+, which you can subscribe to as part of the Disney Bundle or sign up for separately for as low as $11.99/month.

Tavares won a key puck battle that led to a two-on-one chance one minute in, but Nylander hit the post. He was robbed on an A+ scoring chance in the early third, and looked dangerous once he was reunited with Marner.

The Carolina Hurricanes have recalled forward Juha Jaaska from the Chicago Wolves, the team announced Sunday. Jaaska, who hails from Helsinki, Finland, joined the Hurricanes during the offseason after spending parts of nine years playing in Liiga.

Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews shared his thoughts on facing Carolina Hurricanes veteran Jordan Staal following the Leafs' disappointing 6-3 loss on Thursday.