What – Game 15 (10-4-0)
When – 7 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 9
Where – Scotiabank Arena; Toronto, ON, Canada
How to Watch – FanDuel Sports Network South, TVAS, TSN4

The Carolina Hurricanes are up north for their first trip to Canada as they take on the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight on the second half of a back-to-back.

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The Canes are winners of their last three games in a row, most recently defeating the Buffalo Sabres 6-3 Saturday night at Lenovo Center.

The Hurricanes are inching back to full health, getting back both Eric Robinson and William Carrier on Saturday, and Shayne Gostisbehere looks to be just around the corner too.

Toronto is heading into tonight’s game also on the second half of a back-to-back, most recently falling 5-3 to the Boston Bruins.

The Maple Leafs have struggled with consistency a bit this season and currently sit outside of the playoff picture after capturing the Atlantic Division crown last season.

Streaks

Sebastian Aho (1g, 3a), Seth Jarvis (2g, 1a) and Nikolaj Ehlers (2g, 1a) have points in three straight games.

Andrei Svechnikov (2g, 1a) and K’Andre Miller (2a) have points in back-to-back games

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Milestone Watch

Jesperi Kotkaniemi is one point shy of 200 career points.

Shayne Gostisbehere is one game shy of 100 games played as a Hurricane.

Jordan Martinook is three goals shy of 100 career goals.

Eric Robinson is four games away from 400 career games played.

Sean Walker is four games away from 100 games played as a Hurricane

Charles Alexis Legault scored his first NHL goal Saturday night against the Buffalo Sabres.

Joel Nystrom also registered his first NHL point Saturday night against the Buffalo Sabres.

K’Andre Miller earned his 100th career assist Saturday night against the Buffalo Sabres.

Nikolaj Ehlers earned his 300th career assist Saturday night against the Buffalo Sabres.

Game Notes

Carolina is 72-47-11-6 all-time against Toronto and last year went 1-2-0 against the Maple Leafs.

Former Leafs in the Canes’ lineup include Frederik Andersen (2016-22)

Former Hurricanes in the Leaf’s lineup include Max Domi (2022), Steven Lorentz (2020-22) and Nicolas Roy (2017-19).

Projected Starting Goalies

Frederik Andersen: 5-3-0; 0.892 Sv%; 2.97 GAA

Anthony Stolarz: 6-5-1; 0.889 Sv%; 3.35 GAA

Leading Scorers

Goals – Seth Jarvis (9) / Auston Matthew & John Tavares (8)

Points – Sebastian Aho (15) / William Nylander (21)

Power PlayPenalty Kill

Andrei Svechnikov – Sebastian Aho – Seth Jarvis
Nikolaj Ehlers – Logan Stankoven – Jackson Blake
Jordan Martinook – Jordan Staal – William Carrier
Taylor Hall – Jesperi Kotkaniemi – Eric Robinson

K’Andre Miller – Sean Walker
Alexander Nikishin – Joel Nystrom
Mike Reilly – Charles Alexis Legault

Frederik Andersen
Brandon Bussi

Injuries and Scratches: Mark Jankowski, Gavin Bayreuther, Pyotr Kochetkov, Jaccob Slavin (LBI), Shayne Gostisbehere (midsection), Jalen Chatfield (LBI)

Matthew Knies – Auston Matthews – William Nylander
Nicholas Robertson – John Tavares – Bobby McMann
Dakota Joshua – Nicolas Roy – Matias Maccelli
Max Domi – Sammy Blais – Steven Lorentz

Morgan Rielly – Brandon Carlo
Oliver Ekman-Larsson – Jake McCabe
Simon Benoit – Philippe Myers

Anthony Stolarz
Dennis Hildeby

Injuries and Scratches: Calle Jarnkrok, Dakota Mermis, Scott Laughton (undisclosed), Joseph Woll (personal), Chris Tanev (UBI)

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