No Auston Matthews? No problem for the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Turns out, the Leafs didn’t need the NHLs’ top goal scorer to beat the Carolina Hurricanes, taking a 3-2 victory behind rookie goalie Erik Kallgren, who quickly has Leafs fans salivating.
Kallgren blanked the Dallas Stars 4-0 on Tuesday, becoming the fourth goalie in Leafs history to have a shutout in his first career start. The Swede stopped nearly everything again against Carolina (41-14-5), making 35 saves and besting Canes goalie Frederik Andersen, who came into the game with 30 wins.