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Chip Alexander

Hurricanes find way past Maple Leafs to earn two big points as playoff race heats up

RALEIGH, N.C. — Maybe it’s simply the caliber of the competition, or fallout from Andrei Svechnikov’s injury, or some late-season doldrums, but the Carolina Hurricanes seemingly were on a slide.

But the Canes found a way to win Saturday, beating the Toronto Maple Leafs, 5-3, at PNC Arena as goalie Pyotr Kochetkov had 41 saves.

Sebastian Aho’s goal with 2:26 left in regulation gave the Canes a 4-3 lead after Auston Matthews had tied the score for the Maple Leafs with his second of the game with 2:58 left, and Teuvo Teravainen capped the scoring with an empty-netter with 1:17 to play.

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