Toronto Maple Leafs outlast Carolina Hurricanes in wild 14-goal thriller - Sporting News

There is hardly ever an NHL game in which a team goes on a five-goal run and fails to record a point in the standings, but that was the case for the Carolina Hurricanes when they lost to the Maple Leafs 8-6 in Toronto on Monday.

Filled with oohs and ahhs throughout, the 14-goal contest had roller coaster-like momentum swings between two playoff-caliber teams fighting like Stanley Cup contenders heading into the second half of the season.

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Everything was going Toronto's way early in the first period. They held a 3-0 lead just 5:10 into the game, with John Tavares setting a franchise record for fastest player to record three points to open a game by scoring a goal and recording two assists on the first three goals. By the end of the first, however, the Canes were able to pull back within reach at 3-2.

The second period began fairly even until the Hurricanes scored three goals in 64 seconds to tie and take a 5-3 lead courtesy of Martin Necas, Erik Haula and Andrei Svechnikov. They held the lead heading into the second intermission.

The Canes are SURGING!

Three goals in 6⃣4⃣ seconds and Carolina leads Toronto 5⃣-3⃣ after trailing 3⃣-0⃣ in the first period. 😳pic.twitter.com/OVmlXcG33R

— Sporting News Canada (@sportingnewsca) December 23, 2019

After trading goals to open the final frame, Leafs fans were feeling the pressure of the game slipping through their fingers at 6-4 with half of a period remaining. Fortunately, Toronto's young guns up big to complete the improbable comeback.

Mitch Marner — who tied his career-high five points in a game — pulled the contest within one when he netted a beautiful, cross-ice, no-look, spinning feed from Auston Matthews to make the game 6-5.

Less than one minute later, Tyson Barrie tied the game up with just over eight minutes to go. With momentum completely on their side, Marner robbed the Hurricanes straight off the ensuing face-off to take the lead just six seconds after Barrie knotted it up. One empty-net goal later and the Leafs completed the comeback, taking two points in the standings and sending the Hurricanes home with a loss just before the holiday break.

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