Marner stays hot, gives Maple Leafs OT victory against Hurricanes
Mitchell Marner scored at 2:51 of overtime after tying it late in the third for the Toronto Maple Leafs, who won their sixth straight game with a 4-3 victory against the Carolina Hurricanes at Scotiabank Arena on Monday.
Marner won it after Hurricanes goalie Frederik Andersen kicked him the rebound of Morgan Rielly’s shot while falling down.
Marner has scored 10 goals during his eight-game goal streak, which is the longest in Toronto history since John Anderson had a 10-game streak in 1984-85.
Auston Matthews also scored twice for the Maple Leafs (30-10-3), who are 12-2-1 in their past 15 games. Petr Mrazek, who played the previous three seasons with the Hurricanes, made 28 saves.
Tony DeAngelo had a goal and an assist, and Andersen made 28 saves for the Hurricanes (31-9-3), who had won four in a row.
Nino Niederreiter put Carolina ahead 1-0 at 13:08 of the first period when he redirected a centering pass from Ian Cole in the slot.
Matthews scored his 30th of the season tied it 1-1 at 16:16 of the second period, jamming in a loose puck in the crease during a power play.
Matthews then gave Toronto a 2-1 lead at 19:37 with a one-timer in the high slot off a pass from Rielly.
DeAngelo scored eight seconds into the third period to tie it 2-2, shooting blocker side on Mrazek from just above the right face-off dot.
Derek Stepan gave Carolina a 3-2 lead at 9:23, knocking in a rebound near the left post, but Marner tied it 3-3 at 14:12 when he was left all alone in front and put in a rebound after Andersen mishandled Timothy Liljegren’s shot from the point.
Matthews left with 42 seconds remaining in the third period after he was hit in the head by Brett Pesce’s knee while falling back into the boards. He remained on the ice for several minutes but skated off under his own power.
Monday night lines#LeafsForever pic.twitter.com/s8kY9gnukU
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LEAFS WIN!!!
SIX STRAIGHT! #LeafsForever pic.twitter.com/VdTRYG5EPK
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The show continues 🍿#LeafsForever | @Molson_Canadian https://t.co/TQrC54De89 pic.twitter.com/yebXEFh2kN
— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) February 8, 2022
We have a tie game at Scotiabank Arena, thanks to @Marner93 and his eighth straight contest with a goal. #NHLStats: https://t.co/CpP1Jj4ab0 pic.twitter.com/iEXh24kUcI
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The @MapleLeafs required the fewest games in franchise history to reach 30 wins in a season, besting their mark set in 1934-35 and matched in 2020-21 (48 GP).#NHLStats: https://t.co/CpP1Jj4ab0 https://t.co/ejeLy7r7y8
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Only two players in @MapleLeafs franchise history have recorded more consecutive 30-goal seasons than @AM34: Darryl Sittler (8 from 1973-74 to 1980-81) and Rick Vaive (7 from 1980-81 to 1986-87).#NHLStats: https://t.co/CpP1JjlLzA https://t.co/O4GsPVZ6mU
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No. 3️⃣0️⃣ for 3️⃣4️⃣. #NHLStats: https://t.co/CpP1Jjmjp8 pic.twitter.com/aPjpyxkfmg
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