Jooris scores twice as Hurricanes rip Maple Leafs
TORONTO -- Josh Jooris scored twice and Victor Rask notched the go-ahead goal in the second period as the Carolina Hurricanes went on to defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-3 on Thursday night.
Teuvo Teravainen, Elias Lindholm and Brock McGinn also scored for the Hurricanes (4-3-1), who had lost their two previous games. Teravainen and Haydn Fleury each added two assists.
Scott Darling made 31 saves for Carolina goal.
Auston Matthews, Zach Hyman and Dominic Moore scored for the Maple Leafs (7-3-0) and Frederik Andersen made 32 saves.
The Hurricanes struck for two goals within 33 seconds in the first three minutes.
Jooris snapped a one-timer for his first goal of the season at 2:20 of the first period and Teravainen scored from the slot for his third goal of the season.
The Maple Leafs cut the lead in half when Matthews scored his eighth goal of the season at 9:19 of the first while unchecked in the slot against a sloppy Carolina defense. Patrick Marleau made the pass.
Carolina regained its two-goal lead when Lindholm tipped in his second goal of the season from a faceoff at 16:08 of the first. The goal came after Andersen made a glove save that drew an ovation.
Carolina had a 16-15 advantage in shots on goal in the first period.
The Maple Leafs tied the game at 3 with goals 1:24 apart in the second period.
Moore scored his third of the season knocking in a rebound with a backhand at 5:47 and Hyman scored his fourth on a backhand from the low slot.
Carolina regained the lead when Rask notched his second goal of the season from the slot at 13:37 of the second.
McGinn buried a wrist shot from the left circle at 10:15 of the third and Jooris scored his second of the game at 12:19 to put Carolina ahead by three.
NOTES: Maple Leafs LW James van Riemsdyk (leg) was a game-time decision after missing the practice Wednesday and was in the lineup Thursday after testing the injury in the pregame skate. Carolina D Trevor van Riemsdyk is his brother. ... Toronto D Connor Carrick, C Eric Fehr and LW Josh Leivo were not in uniform for the game. Leivo has not played in a game this season. ... Carolina D Klas Dahlbeck and C Janne Kuokkanen did not dress for the game Thursday. ... The Hurricanes return home to play the St. Louis Blues on Friday and the Maple Leafs will host the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday.