Sunday, February 19, 2017

Brown, Matthews power Maple Leafs past Hurricanes 4-0 (Yahoo Sports)

Carolina Hurricanes' Viktor Stalberg (25), of Sweden, tries to score as Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Curtis McElhinney (35), Morgan Rielly (44) and Nikita Zaitsev (22), of Russia, defend during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Connor Brown scored twice, Auston Matthews had a highlight-reel goal on a backhander as he was twirling down to the ice, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-0 on Sunday night. Jake Gardiner added a goal and two assists, James van Riemsdyk had two assists and Curtis McElhinney made 37 saves for the Maple Leafs to earn his first shutout since Jan. 2014. Toronto snapped a two-game skid and jumped into the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with the win.


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